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Introduction to Microsoft Word Training (WRD365.1)

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Word 365 for Beginners - Microsoft Authorized Classes - Learn how to use Word with helpful, supportive instructors online classrooms or at your office!

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Course Overview

Build a practical foundation in Microsoft Word for Microsoft 365. This introductory course guides learners through the Microsoft 365 environment, document creation and file management, the Word interface, Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar customization, templates, printing, and essential collaboration features such as AutoSave, sharing, and version history.

Through guided instruction and hands-on exercises, learners will format and edit documents, work with fonts, lists, styles, themes, hyperlinks, margins, tabs, headers, footers, and page numbers, and use Microsoft Editor to improve document quality and accessibility. The course also introduces Microsoft Copilot features for drafting, revising, highlighting, and working with document content more efficiently.

Course Benefits

  • Navigate Microsoft Word and the Microsoft 365 environment with confidence.
  • Create, save, open, share, collaborate on, print, and manage Word documents.
  • Customize the Ribbon, Microsoft Search box, and Quick Access Toolbar.
  • Create documents from blank files and templates for common workplace needs.
  • Format text, fonts, lists, styles, themes, margins, tabs, and page backgrounds.
  • Insert hyperlinks, special characters, WordArt, and text from other files.
  • Edit content efficiently with Find and Replace, search tools, and the Clipboard.
  • Finalize documents with page numbers, headers, footers, spelling and grammar checks, accessibility features, and document properties.
  • Practice essential Word tasks through guided, hands-on exercises.
  • Use Copilot in Word to review, revise, and work with document content.

Delivery Methods

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Course Outline

  1. Microsoft Office Basics
    1. Logging in to Microsoft 365
    2. Installing Applications
    3. Creating New Files and AutoSaving
    4. Protected View
    5. File Sharing
    6. File Collaboration
    7. Version History
    8. Getting Updates
    9. Mac Versions
  2. Creating a Microsoft Word Document
    1. Starting Microsoft Word
    2. Creating a Document
    3. Saving a Document
    4. The Status Bar
    5. Closing a Document
    6. Create a Microsoft Word Document (Exercise)
    7. Opening Documents
  3. The Ribbon
    1. Tabs
    2. Groups and Commands
    3. Microsoft Search Box
    4. Customizing the Ribbon
  4. The Backstage View (The File Menu)
    1. Introduction to the Backstage View
    2. Opening a Document
    3. Open a Document (Exercise)
    4. New Documents and Word Templates
    5. Write a Thank You Letter Using a Template Letter (Exercise)
    6. Configuring Documents to Print
    7. Print a Document (Exercise)
    8. Adding Your Name to Microsoft Word
    9. Adding Values to Document Properties
  5. The Quick Access Toolbar
    1. Getting Started
    2. Adding Common Commands
    3. Adding Additional Commands with the Customize Dialog
    4. Adding Ribbon Commands or Groups
    5. Customize the Quick Access Toolbar (Exercise)
  6. Formatting Microsoft Word Documents
    1. Entering Text (Exercise)
    2. Selecting Text
    3. Fonts
    4. Working with Fonts (Exercise)
    5. Working with Lists
    6. Adding Lists to a Document (Exercise)
    7. Inserting a Hyperlink in a Document
    8. Inserting a Hyperlink (Exercise)
    9. Using Styles
    10. Applying and Creating Custom Styles (Exercise)
    11. Using Themes
    12. Using the Ruler
    13. Indentation
    14. Using Tabs (Exercise)
    15. Setting Margins
    16. Setting Margins (Exercise)
    17. Special Characters
    18. WordArt
    19. Page Background Elements
  7. Editing Documents
    1. Find
    2. Find and Replace
    3. Using Find and Replace (Exercise)
    4. Using the Clipboard
    5. Using the Clipboard (Exercise)
    6. Search Options
    7. Inserting Text from Another File
  8. Finalizing Microsoft Word Documents
    1. Adding Page Numbers
    2. Adding Page Numbers (Exercise)
    3. Headers and Footers
    4. Using Headers and Footers (Exercise)
    5. Microsoft Editor
    6. Checking Spelling and Grammar
    7. Checking Spelling and Grammar (Exercise)
    8. Internationalization and Accessibility
  9. Using Copilot in Microsoft Word
    1. Copilot in Microsoft 365 Word
    2. Highlighting Existing Text
    3. Copilot Sidecar
    4. Temporary Chat
    5. Practical ways to use Copilot
    6. Explore Copilot in Microsoft Word 365 (Exercise)

Class Materials

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this Microsoft Word class:

  • Familiarity with using a personal computer, mouse, and keyboard.
  • Comfortable in the Windows environment.
  • Ability to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

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