Beginners (Level 1) Word Course

This beginners Word course will show you how to create a good looking document, such as a letter, guide, resume or flyer from scratch, even if you're starting at zero

Course Description

This 1 day beginners Word course is designed to get you started in Microsoft Word.

If you have never used Microsoft Word (or have used it very little) then you'll discover how to put together a simple but well presented document that taps into powerful Word tools such as text editing, images, tables and bullets and numbered lists.

You'll master techniques to achieve quick results and produce simple documents that look good.

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Duration

Corporate group training: 1 day.
Private 1-on-1 training: 3-4 hours.

Prerequisites

Participants should be familiar with the Windows operating system and comfortable using a keyboard and mouse.

Versions Taught

Our computers are always installed with the latest version of Office. The current version is Word 365 (desktop).

If you have an earlier or Word such as Word 2016 or Word 2013 we will explain any key differences during the training.

Still using Word 2010 or earlier? It's time to say goodbye to an old friend and upgrade! Microsoft don't support this version any more.

Related Courses

Level 2 (Intermediate) Word course

Level 3 (Advanced) Word course

what you get

Here's what you'll learn in this course

Getting Acquainted with Microsoft Word

Learning your way around the screen
Using the tabs and ribbons
Using the keyboard and mouse with Microsoft Word
Working with documents
Creating, saving, closing and opening documents
Updating your document
Working with several documents at once
An overview of some of the newer features of Word

Where to find help

Where to go for help
Using the Word Help
Asking Microsoft Word a question

Editing a Document

Lots of ways to select text using the mouse and keyboard
Finding your way around a document
Using Delete and Backspace
Checking your spelling and grammar
Choosing a synonym
Editing techniques
Copying and moving text
Finding a piece of text and replacing it with another
Using Undo and Re-do
Second

Formatting Words

Setting the font, font size and font colour
Making a word bold or italic
Adding underline
Time-saving techniques
Making a word upper or lower case
Using the menu, toolbar and keyboard
Using the Font dialog box

Formatting Paragraphs

In-dents and Out-dents
Spacing out your paragraph

Bullets & Numbering

One-click bullets
One-click numbers
Using symbol or image bullets

Formatting Pages

Setting the margins
Changing the paper size
Changing from portrait to landscape
Adding page numbers
Adding headers and footers
Positioning items in the header and footer
Inserting the data and time
A picture paints a thousand words
Adding clipart and photos to your document

Working with Multiple Documents

Working on more than one document at a time
Moving between documents
Copying text between documents
Moving and resizing windows
Closing several documents at once

Getting Started with Tables

Creating a table using the menu or toolbar
Moving around a table
Selecting a cell, row or column
Inserting an extra row or column
Deleting a row or column
Formatting a table quickly

Printing your Documents

Previewing your document
Printing your document or parts of your document