Word - Level 1

Course Description

Learn to create, edit, format, insert simple tables and create lists. Employ a variety of techniques for improving the appearance and accuracy of document content.

Participant Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• 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, and clip art.
• Format the overall appearance of a page through page borders and colours, watermarks, headers and footers, and page layout.
• Use Word features to help identify and correct problems with spelling, grammar, readability, and accessibility.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

• 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 Colour
• 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