Microsoft Word 2010: Introduction for Beginners Level 1

Course Overview

You will create, edit, and enhance standard business documents using Microsoft® Office Word 2010.

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• Microsoft Word 2010: Intermediate
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• Microsoft Word 2010: Advanced Tables, Templates and Documents
• Microsoft Word 2007/2010: Advanced
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Audience

This course is intended for individuals who want to gain basic knowledge of working with Word.

Prerequisites

To be successful in this course, you should be familiar with using personal computers and you should have used the mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on the computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. To ensure your success, we recommend you have equivalent skills and knowledge to the following:

• Use a mouse
• Type and use a keyboard
• Navigate through Windows files and folders
• Work with Windows - minimise, maximise, open and close

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Word Document

• Topic 1A: Identify the Elements of the User Interface
• Topic 1B: Customize the Word Environment
• Topic 1C: Enter Text in a Document
• Topic 1D: Save a Document
• Topic 1E: Open a Document in Different View Modes
• Topic 1F: Print a Document
• Topic 1G: Obtain Help in Word

Lesson 2: Editing a Word Document

• Topic 2A: Navigate Through a Document and Select Text
• Topic 2B: Modify Text
• Topic 2C: Undo Text Changes
• Topic 2D: Find and Replace Text

Lesson 3: Formatting Text in a Word Document

• Topic 3A: Change Font Styles
• Topic 3B: Highlight Text in a Document

Lesson 4: Formatting Paragraphs in a Word Document

• Topic 4A: Set Tabs to Align Text
• Topic 4B: Modify the Layout of a Paragraph
• Topic 4C: Create Lists
• Topic 4D: Apply Borders and Shading
• Topic 4E: Apply Styles
• Topic 4F: Manage Formatting

Lesson 5: Inserting Tables in a Word Document

• Topic 5A: Create a Table
• Topic 5B: Modify a Table
• Topic 5C: Format a Table
• Topic 5D: Convert Text to a Table

Lesson 6: Inserting Special Characters and Graphical Objects

• Topic 6A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters
• Topic 6B: Insert Illustrations in a Document

Lesson 7: Controlling the Appearance of the Pages in a Word Document

• Topic 7A: Control the Layout of a Page
• Topic 7B: Apply a Page Border and Color
• Topic 7C: Add Watermarks
• Topic 7D: Add Headers and Footers

Lesson 8: Proofreading a Word Document

• Topic 8A: Check Spelling and Grammar
• Topic 8B: Use the Thesaurus
• Topic 8C: Customize the AutoCorrect Options