Definition & Purpose
In our Introduction to Word class you’ll learn how to create and edit documents, set margins, indent paragraphs, underline, bold, italicize, change fonts, apply borders and shading, move and copy text, create numbers and bullets, use the format painter, use templates and print.
Course OutlineChapter One: The Fundamentals
- Starting Word
- What’s New in Word 2007?
- Understanding the Word Screen
- Using Menus
- Using Toolbars and Creating a New Document
- Filling Out Dialog Boxes
- Keystroke and Right Mouse Button Shortcuts
- Closing a Document, Creating a New Document, and Entering Text
- Inserting and Deleting Text
- Selecting and Replacing Text
- Opening a Document
- Saving a Document
- Getting Help
- Changing the Office Assistant and Using the “What’s This” Button
- Printing and Previewing a Document and Exiting Word
Chapter Two: Working with and Editing Text
- Saving a Document with a Different Name
- Navigating through a Document
- Viewing a Document
- Working with Multiple Documents and Windows
- Cutting and Pasting Text
- Copying and Pasting Text and Comparing Documents Side by Side
- Moving and Copying Text with Drag and Drop
- Finding and Replacing Text
- Collecting and Pasting Multiple Items
- Correcting Your Spelling and Grammar
- Understanding Smart Tags
- Using Thesaurus, Word Count, and Research Pane
- Inserting Symbols and Special Characters
- Using Undo, Redo and Repeat
- Using Click and Type
- File Management
- Advanced Printing Options
- Recovering Your Documents
Chapter Three: Formatting Characters and Paragraphs
- Formatting Characters Using the Toolbar
- Using the Format Painter
- Using the Font Dialog Box
- Changing Paragraph Alignment
- Indenting Paragraphs
- Special Indents
- Setting Tab Stops with the Ruler
- Adjusting and Removing Tabs, and Using the Tabs Dialog Box
- Formatting Paragraph Line Spacing
- Formatting Spacing Between Paragraphs
- Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
- Adding Borders to Your Paragraphs
- Adding Shading and Patterns
Chapter Four: Formatting Pages
- Adjusting Margins
- Creating Headers and Footers
- Changing the Paper Orientation and Size
- Previewing a Document
- Controlling Where the Page Breaks
- Working with Section Breaks and Multiple Page Formats
- Creating and Working with Envelopes
- Arranging Text in Multiple Columns
Hours: 8
Price: $249