Microsoft Word For Beginners

Perfect course for anyone who wants to create, edit and format any type of professional document!

What you'll learn

Create, edit and format documents in Microsoft Word.

Utilize Microsoft Word's built in report writing tools.

Work with Microsoft Word's editing and reviewing tools.

Create, format, and edit illustrations and objects in Microsoft Word.

Requirements

No prior word processing knowledge required. Must have Microsoft Word version 2007 or later.

Description

Microsoft Word for Beginners is an introductory word processing course.  The target audience for this course is anyone with little or no experience using Microsoft Word.  Lesson content will be explained and presented in a way that is easy to understand and follow.  This class includes 5 lessons:  Orientation & Basics, Formatting, Report Writing Tools, Reviewing and Editing Tools, Working with Illustrations.  With each lesson you will be provided with Microsoft Word learning files, a PDF for each lesson, a video that explains and demonstrates each concept in the lesson, an optional activity for each lesson and a 10 question multiple choice quiz.  Upon completion of this course you will be able to create, edit and format documents while effectively utilizing Word's built in report writing, editing, reviewing and illustration tools.    Learning Microsoft Word will provide a solid foundation for learning other word processing programs such as:  Google Doc's, Pages, WordPerfect, Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice.   Microsoft Word is the most widely used word processing software according to a user tracking system built into the software. Microsoft estimates that roughly half a billion people use the Microsoft Office suite, which includes Word.As our world becomes more and more digitally driven, it is necessary to develop skills that enable us to better create, edit and format digital information. 

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction & Resources

Section 2: Lesson 1: Orientation & Basics

Lecture 2 Word Elements and Navigation

Lecture 3 View Options

Lecture 4 Zoom Options

Lecture 5 Window Options

Lecture 6 Show Options

Lecture 7 Getting Ready to Write

Lecture 8 Save and Password Protect

Lecture 9 Printing

Section 3: Lesson 2: Formatting Documents

Lecture 10 Formatting Data

Lecture 11 Themes and Document Formatting

Lecture 12 Alignment

Lecture 13 Bullets and Numbering

Lecture 14 Sorting

Lecture 15 Borders and Shading

Lecture 16 Watermarks

Lecture 17 Hyperlinks

Lecture 18 Bookmarks

Lecture 19 Page Break

Lecture 20 Columns

Section 4: Lesson 3: Report Writing Tools

Lecture 21 Citations & Works Cited

Lecture 22 Cover Page

Lecture 23 Table of Contents

Lecture 24 Page Numbering and Section Breaks

Lecture 25 Headers and Footers

Lecture 26 Footnotes and Endnotes

Lecture 27 Captions and Table of Figures

Lecture 28 Index

Section 5: Reviewing and Editing

Lecture 29 Restrict Editing

Lecture 30 Templates

Lecture 31 Quick Parts

Lecture 32 Find & Replace

Lecture 33 Comments

Lecture 34 Track Changes

Lecture 35 Compare & Combine

Lecture 36 Thesaurus

Lecture 37 Spelling & Grammar

Lecture 38 Editor

Lecture 39 Draw Tools

Section 6: Working with Illustrations & Objects

Lecture 40 Pictures (Images)

Lecture 41 Shapes

Lecture 42 3D Models

Lecture 43 WordArt

Lecture 44 SmartArt

Lecture 45 Charts

Lecture 46 Tables

Lecture 47 Screenshots

Lecture 48 Objects

Lecture 49 Online Video

Lecture 50 Signature Line

Entry level users who what to learn how to create, edit, and format documents in Microsoft Word.,Entry level users who what to learn how to create professionally formatted reports utilizing Microsoft Word's built in report writing tools, charts, diagrams, and illustrations.