Microsoft Word Introduction

Designed for those who have little or no previous knowledge of using a computerised word processing software program and are intending to use Microsoft Word in order to produce documents

Pre-requisites
You should have basic pc awareness skills including knowledge of how to use a keyboard and a mouse.

Objectives
By attending this workshop, you will learn –

• How to produce, edit, print and enhance the appearance of documents
• Quick ‘tips and tricks’ and the use of key features in Word and their benefits in different situations
• The intricacies of when, and how to use tabs and/or indents which are commonly the most confusing aspect of getting to grips with Word in the initial stages

Content

• The Word Environment
• Moving around a document using a mouse or keyboard
• Enhancing Text
• Inserting/deleting Page Breaks
• Opening/Saving/Closing Documents
• Different Views
• Selecting Text with the Mouse or Keyboard
• Formatting Characters and Paragraphs
• Using Format Painter
• Deleting/Inserting Text
• Undo and Redo
• Changing Case
• Text Alignment
• Line Spacing
• Borders
• Tabs including Leaders
• Inserting Symbols
• Using the Highlighter
• Automatic Numbering and Bullets
• Spelling/Thesaurus/Grammar Checking
• Cut/copy/paste
• Zoom Magnification
• Inserting Automatic Dates
• Headers and Footers
• Automatic Page Numbering
• Page Setup Options including changing Margins and Orientation
• Printing Options
• Tips & Tricks
• Screenshot
• Customising the Toolbars
• Search
• Quick Parts
• Replace
• Creating and Using Styles
• Section Breaks
• Headers and Footers in different sections
• AutoCorrect
• Creating and Using Themes and Document Forms
• Outlining
• Tables including using Tabs in Tables, Calculating and Sorting