Essentials of Microsoft Word

3 Hours

Course Overview

This instructor-led course covers the essential skills needed to create documents, manipulate text, apply bold, italics, underline and other attributes; change line spacing, margins, headers, and footers; and insert page numbers in Microsoft Word.

Course Objectives

Create, edit, and spell check documents
Create and print an envelope for a letter
Apply formatting, copy and move information
Apply paragraph formatting - alignment, borders, and bullets
Apply document/page formatting - margins, page numbers, headers, footers

Course Outline

Understanding the Word Environment

Important Screen Elements
Microsoft Office Button
Quick Access Toolbar
Title Bar
Ribbon
Insertion Point
Click and Type Mouse Pointer
Scroll Bars
Navigation Buttons
Status Bar
Opening Existing Documents
Using Draft and Print Layout Views
Creating Documents
Navigating Through Text
Inserting the Current Date
Inserting and Deleting Text
Undoing and Redoing Commands
Saving Information
Naming the Document
Resaving a Document

Creating New Documents

Closing a Document and/or Word
Starting a Document Based on a Template
Switching Between Multiple Documents
Using Microsoft Office Help

Editing and Finalizing Documents

Checking for Spelling and Grammar Errors
Using Shortcuts to Select Text
Copying and Moving Information
Previewing and Printing Documents
Previewing Documents
Printing Documents

Character Formatting

Important Character Formatting Concepts
Applying Bold, Italic, and Underline
Changing the Font and Size of Text

Paragraph Formatting

Important Paragraph Formatting Concepts
Left, Center, and Right Aligning Text
Changing Line Spacing
Changing Paragraph Spacing
Using Indents
Using Automatic Bullets and Numbering

Section/Document Formatting

Important Section/Document Formatting Concepts
Changing Margins and Orientation
Changing Paper Size
Inserting Automatic Page Numbers
Inserting Headers and Footers

Cost and Delivery Format Options

We offer the above listed class as a private group class in the following delivery formats. Any two 3-hour Microsoft classes must be scheduled on the same day to receive pricing (9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm).

Private Group Class: Live Virtual
1-4 students	$850
5-8 students	$1000
9-12 students*	$1100
*$35 per additional student

Private Group Class: At Your Location
1-4 students	$1100
5-8 students	$1250
9-12 students*	$1350
*$35 per additional student

Private Group Training

Private group classes are cost effective when you have a group of students who need the same course. Volume discounts of 5% to 20% are available when five or more training days are scheduled. For classes conducted at your location, you are responsible for the classroom setup which should include:

A computer for each student (with the appropriate software installed), and
An instructor workstation connected to a visual display (e.g., projector, smartboard, etc.).

Customization

Softek can easily customize a training course that covers the specific topics you require and integrate examples relevant to your work environment. Course customization is billed at $150 per hour and covers time needed to meet, discuss, prepare, and incorporate any specific examples into the training program. Once we have a better idea of what you have in mind, we will be glad to provide a specific price quote for the customization.