Microsoft Word 2016 - Level 1 EssentialsIT Short Courses

Introduction

Microsoft Word has become the quintessential word processing program now. Foundation stone in the Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Word is now the de facto standard in document processing.

Key Takeaways

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to;

• Use Microsoft Word to create efficient documents and properly formatted
• Gain confidence in using these features to create and manage a wide variety of document types, relevant to the corporate or business world

Who Should Attend

Beneficial to all who need to produce corporate-standard documents.

Programme Outline

Module 1: Starting Up & Using Word

• Understanding the Basics of Word
• Knowing about the New Features of Word
• Familiarising with the Word screen interface
  • Title Bar
  • Quick Access Toolbar
  • The Ribbon
  • File Tab
  • Status Bar
  • Scroll Bars
  • View & Zoom Controls
  • Ruler & Document Window
• Setting up certain Word Options Settings to your advantage
• Introducing the New Help feature in Word
• Experience Opening & Viewing an Existing Saved Document
• Understanding the Purpose of the Different View Modes

Module 2: Entering, Editing & Formatting Text in Word

• Creating & Saving a New Document
• Saving an Existing Document as
  • Another Filename
  • Another File Type
• Experience navigating around a document quickly
• Perform different selection techniques to text
• Inserting, deleting, moving & copying text
• Applying Undo & Redo actions
• Finding & Replacing Text
• Formatting Text by
  • Character Formatting
  • Changing Case
• Formatting Paragraphs by
  • Tab Stops
  • Indentation
  • Alignment
• Enhance paragraphs through the use of Borders & Shading
• Emphasizing key points by applying appropriate Bullets or Numbering

Module 3: Incorporating Tables in Word document

• Creating a Table
• Modifying the Table Structure
• Formatting the Table
• Sorting Data in a Table
• Drawing a Table

Module 4: Enhancing A Document’s Appearance by applying Pre-Defined Themes

Module 5: Applying Document Layout Options

• Setting Margins appropriately
• Choosing the correct Paper Size & Orientation
• Applying Page Breaks & Pagination Options
• Inserting/Editing Headers & Footers
• Inserting/Editing & Formatting Page Numbering

Module 6: Proof Reading your Documents

• Performing Spelling & Grammar Check
• Taking advantage of using Thesaurus

Module 7: Working with Illustrations

• Inserting & Modifying Images
  • Pictures versus Online Pictures
  • Adjusting Images
  • Cropping & Resizing Images
  • Rotating Images
  • Wrapping Text around Images
• Drawing & Modifying Shapes
• Creating & Modifying SmartArt Diagrams

Module 8: Working with Templates

• Using Pre-defined Templates
• Creating & Saving your Template

Module 9: Printing a Document

• Understanding the Print Settings options
• Previewing & Adjusting Page Layout

Methodologies

No foreknowledge of Word is required as the course builds from the ground up.
A combination of lectures, explicit teaching, practical demonstrations and peer teaching is applied to this course.