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Microsoft Word - The Essentials (WRDL1)

  • Length 1 day
  • Price  NZD 415 exc GST
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Why study this course

This course is intended for students who want to learn basic Microsoft 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 documents.

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What you’ll learn

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Navigate and perform common tasks in Word such as opening, viewing, editing, saving, and printing documents, and configuring the application

  • Format text and paragraphs; apply bullets and numbering lists; apply borders and shading to paragraphs

  • Perform repetitive operations efficiently using tools such as Find and Replace, Format Painter, and Styles

  • Enhance lists by sorting, renumbering, and customising 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 colours, watermarks, headers and footers, and page layout

  • Use Word features to help identify and correct problems with spelling, grammar, readability, and accessibility


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Who is the course for?

This course is intended for beginners to Microsoft Word who want to learn basic skills and techniques in this powerful document processing program.


Course subjects

Getting Started with Microsoft Word

  • Navigate in Microsoft Word

  • Create and Save Word Documents

  • Manage Your Workspace

  • Edit Documents

  • Preview and Print Documents

  • Customise the Word Environment

Formatting Text and Paragraphs

  • Apply Character Formatting

  • Control Paragraph Layout

  • Align Text Using Tabs

  • Display Text in Bulleted or Numbered Lists

  • Apply Borders and Shading

Working More Efficiently

  • Make Repetitive Edits

  • Apply Repetitive Formatting

  • Use Styles to Streamline Repetitive Formatting Tasks

Managing Lists

  • Sort a List

  • Format a List

Adding Tables

  • Insert a Table

  • Modify a Table

  • Format a Table

  • Convert Text to a Table

Inserting Graphic Objects

  • Insert Symbols and Special Characters

  • Add Images to a Document

Controlling Page Appearance

  • Apply a Page Border and Colour

  • Add Headers and Footers

  • Control Page Layout

  • Add a Watermark

Preparing to Publish a Document

  • Check Spelling, Grammar, and Readability

  • Use Research Tools

  • Check Accessibility

  • Save a Document to Other Formats


Prerequisites

To maximise your success in this course, you should have end-user skills with any current version of Windows, including being able to start programs, switch between programs, locate saved files, close programs, and access websites using a web browser.


Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.


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