Course Outline

Word 2010 - Level 1
Spending too much time struggling with simple documents? Want to eliminate time-consuming workarounds and create documents quickly? Learn techniques to professionally format and edit your Word docs! Use tabs and indents to prevent alignment issues. Create visual impact with tables. Solve the mystery of headers and footers. Insert graphics, borders, colors and watermarks to add pizzazz! 6 hours

Creating a Basic Word Document

  • Identify the Elements of the User Interface
  • Customize the Word Environment
  • Enter Text in a Document
  • Save a Document
  • Open a Document in Different View Modes
  • Print a Document
  • Obtain Help in Word

Editing a Word Document

  • Navigate Through a Document and Select Text
  • Modify Text
  • Undo Text Changes
  • Find and Replace Text

Formatting Text in a Word Document

  • Change Font Styles
  • Highlight Text in a Document

Formatting Paragraphs in a Word Document

  • Set Tabs to Align Text
  • Modify the Layout of a Paragraph
  • Create Lists

    Apply Borders and Shading
  • Apply Styles
  • Manage Formatting

Inserting Tables in a Word Document

Inserting Special Characters and Graphical Objects

  • Insert Symbols and Special Characters
  • Insert Illustrations in a Document

Controlling the Appearance of the Pages in a Word Document

  • Control the Layout of a Page
  • Apply a Page Border and Color
  • Add Watermarks
  • Add Headers and Footers

Proofreading a Word Document

  • Check Spelling and Grammar
  • Use the Thesaurus
  • Customize the AutoCorrect Options
Prerequisites:  Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer.

Revised 8/15/2011
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