MS Word Level 1

Schedule Information

• TBD - If you may be interested in this course, then please contact us at [email protected].

This course is intended for students who want to learn basic Word 2021 skills, such as creating, editing, and formatting documents; inserting simple tables and creating lists; and employing a variety of techniques for improving the appearance and accuracy of document content.

Objectives

• Navigate and perform common tasks in Word, such as opening, viewing, editing, saving, and printing documents, and configuring the application.
• Format text and paragraphs.
• Perform repetitive operations efficiently using tools such as Find and Replace, Format Painter, and Styles.
• Enhance lists by sorting, renumbering, and customizing list styles.
• Create and format tables.
• Insert graphic objects into a document, including symbols, special characters, illustrations, pictures, and clip art.
• Format the overall appearance of a page through page borders and colors, watermarks, headers and footers, and page layout.
• Use Word features to help identify and correct problems with spelling, grammar, readability, and accessibility.

Outline

• Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word 2021
• Topic A: Navigate in Microsoft Word
• Topic B: Create and Save Word Documents
• Topic C: Manage Your Workspace
• Topic D: Edit Documents
• Topic E: Preview and Print Documents
• Topic F: Customize the Word Environment

• Lesson 2: Formatting Text and Paragraphs
• Topic A: Apply Character Formatting
• Topic B: Control Paragraph Layout
• Topic C: Align Text Using Tabs
• Topic D: Display Text in Bulleted or Numbered Lists
• Topic E: Apply Borders and Shading

• Lesson 3: Working More Efficiently
• Topic A: Make Repetitive Edits
• Topic B: Apply Repetitive Formatting
• Topic C: Use Styles to Streamline Repetitive Formatting Tasks
• Lesson 4: Managing Lists
• Topic A: Sort a List
• Topic B: Format a List

• Lesson 5: Adding Tables
• Topic A: Insert a Table
• Topic B: Modify a Table
• Topic C: Format a Table
• Topic D: Convert Text to a Table

• Lesson 6: Inserting Graphic Objects
• Topic A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters
• Topic B: Add Images to a Document

• Lesson 7: Controlling Page Appearance
• Topic A: Apply a Page Border and Color
• Topic B: Add Headers and Footers
• Topic C: Control Page Layout
• Topic D: Add a Watermark

• Lesson 8: Preparing to Publish a Document
• Topic A: Check Spelling, Grammar, and Readability
• Topic B: Use Research Tools
• Topic C: Check Accessibility
• Topic D: Save a Document to Other Formats

Host or Publisher CPTC Continuing Education