Microsoft Word for Office 365 (Desktop or Online): Part 1

Description

In this course, you will learn fundamental Word skills.

You will:

  • Navigate and perform common tasks in Word, such as opening, viewing, editing, saving, and printing documents, and configuring the application.
  • Format text and paragraphs.
  • Perform repetitive operations efficiently using tools such as Find and Replace, Format Painter, and Styles.
  • Enhance lists by sorting, renumbering, and customizing list styles.
  • Create and format tables.
  • Insert graphic objects into a document, including symbols, special characters, illustrations, pictures, and clip art.
  • Format the overall appearance of a page through page borders and colors, watermarks, headers and footers, and page layout.
  • Use Word features to help identify and correct problems with spelling, grammar, readability, and accessibility.

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

Topic A: Navigate in Microsoft Word

Topic B: Create and Save Word Documents

Topic C: Edit Documents

Topic D: Work with Word for the Web

 

Lesson 2: Formatting Text and Paragraphs

Topic A: Apply Character Formatting

Topic B: Control Paragraph Layout

Topic C: Align Text Using Tabs

Topic D: Display Text in Bulleted or Numbered Lists

Topic E: Apply Borders and Shading

 

Lesson 3: Working More Efficiently

Topic A: Make Repetitive Edits

Topic B: Apply Repetitive Formatting

Topic C: Use Styles to Streamline Repetitive Formatting Tasks

Topic D: Customize the Word Environment

 

Lesson 4: Managing Lists

Topic A: Sort a List

Topic B: Format a List

 

Lesson 5: Adding Tables

Topic A: Insert a Table

Topic B: Modify a Table

Topic C: Format a Table

Topic D: Convert Text to a Table

 

Lesson 6: Inserting Graphic Objects

Topic A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters

Topic B: Add Images to a Document

 

Lesson 7: Controlling Page Appearance

Topic A: Apply a Page Border and Color

Topic B: Add Headers and Footers

Topic C: Control Page Layout

Topic D: Add a Watermark

 

Lesson 8: Preparing to Publish a Document

Topic A: Check Spelling, Grammar, and Readability

Topic B: Preview and Print Documents

Topic C: Use Research Tools

Topic D: Check Accessibility

Topic E: Dictate Text in a Document

Topic F: Save a Document to Other Formats

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