Description
Microsoft Word for Office 365 (Desktop or Online): Part 1
These days, most people take electronic word processing for granted. While we may still write out our grocery lists with pen and paper, we expect to use a computer to create the majority of our documents. It’s impossible to avoid word-processing software in many areas of the business world. Managers, lawyers, clerks, reporters, and editors rely on this software to do their jobs. Whether you are an executive secretary or a website designer, you’ll need to know the ins and outs of electronic word processing.
Microsoft® Word is designed to help you move smoothly through the task of creating professional-looking documents. Its rich features and powerful tools can make your work easy, and even fun. In this course, you’ll learn how to use Word on the desktop to create and edit simple documents; format documents; add tables and lists; add design elements and layout options; and proof documents.
Note: Most Office 365 users perform the majority of their daily tasks using the desktop version of the Office software, so that is the focus of this training. The course material will also enable you to access and effectively utilize many web-based resources provided with your Office 365 subscription. This includes brief coverage of key skills for using Word for the Web and OneDrive. Helpful notes throughout the material alert you to cases where the online version of the application may function differently from the primary, desktop version.
This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help you prepare for the Word Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-100 and Word Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-101 certification exams.
This course is the first part of a three-course series that covers the skills needed to gain a foundational understanding of Word.
– Microsoft Word for Office 365 (Desktop or Online): Part 1 (this course)
– Microsoft Word for Office 365 (Desktop or Online): Part 2
– Microsoft Word for Office 365 (Desktop or Online): Part 3
Completion of this course will earn 0.575 CEUs.
- Dates: Sep 6, 2022
- • Times: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm (EST)
- • Location: Virtual
- • Seats: 10
- • Price: $295
Introduction
Course Objectives:
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.
Target Student:
This course is intended for those with a basic understanding of Microsoft® Windows® and who need to learn basic Word skills, such as creating, editing, and formatting documents; inserting simple tables and creating lists; and employing a variety of techniques for improving the appearance and accuracy of document content.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, you should have end-user skills with any current version of Windows, including being able to start and close applications, navigate basic file structures, manage files and folders, and access websites using a web browser. To obtain this level of skills and knowledge, you can take any one or more of the following Logical Operations courses:
Using Microsoft® Windows® 10
Microsoft® Windows® 10: Transition from Windows® 7
Outline
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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
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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
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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
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Lesson 4: Managing Lists
- Topic A: Sort a List
- Topic B: Format a List
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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
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Lesson 6: Inserting Graphic Objects
- Topic A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters
- Topic B: Add Images to a Document
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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
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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: Save a Document to Other Formats
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Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to Word Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-100
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Appendix B: Mapping Course Content to Word Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-101
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Appendix C: Microsoft® Word Common Keyboard Shortcuts
Course-specific Technical Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
Hardware
- 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- CD-ROM drive
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
- Projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen
Software
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Microsoft® Office Professional
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Microsoft® Windows® 8
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word
Topic A: Identify the Components of the Word Interface
Topic B: Create a Word Document
Topic C: Help
Lesson 2: Editing a Document
Topic A: Navigate and Select Text
Topic B: Modify Text
Topic C: Find and Replace Text
Lesson 3: Formatting Text and Paragraphs
Topic A: Apply Character Formatting
Topic B: Align Text Using Tabs
Topic C: Display Text as List Items
Topic D: Control Paragraph Layout
Topic E: Apply Borders and Shading
Topic F: Apply Styles
Topic G: Manage Formatting
Lesson 4: 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 5: Managing Lists
Topic A: Sort a List
Topic B: Renumber a List
Topic C: Customize a List
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 a Watermark
Topic C: Add Headers and Footers
Topic D: Control Page Layout
Lesson 8: Proofing a Document
Topic A: Check Spelling and Grammar
Topic B: Other Proofing Tools
Topic C: Check Accessibility
Lesson 9: Customizing the Word Environment
Topic A: Customize the Word Interface
Topic B: Additional Save Options
Appendix A: Microsoft Office Word Exam 77-418
Appendix B: Microsoft Office Word Expert Exam 77-419
Appendix C: Microsoft Word Common Keyboard Shortcuts
Duration
All classes begin at 8:30 am. Actual class duration may vary depending on how quickly the individual or group is picking up the presented material. Once the material has been completely presented, participants are encouraged to ask questions so they leave with a full understanding of the course topics.
We also permit participants to re-take the course at no additional charge if they feel they would benefit. All course retakes must be completed within a 3-month time period from the original course. All course retakes must be taken at a time when the same public course is scheduled to run. The 3-month retake window may be modified if a student desires a retake and the scheduled public course is either canceled or full. We will work with you to schedule a retake date to ensure you obtain the information you need from the course.
