Microsoft On-Demand

Introduction to Microsoft Word Training On-Demand (WRD365.1)

9 hours
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Learn Microsoft Word 365 essentials for creating, formatting, editing, sharing, printing, finalizing documents, and using Copilot features effectively.

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$49.00
  • On-demand access, 24/7
  • Readings, videos, and exercises
  • Quizzes to check your knowledge
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Course Overview

Build a practical foundation in Microsoft Word 365. This introductory course covers the Microsoft 365 environment, document creation and file management, the Word interface, templates, printing, and collaboration features such as AutoSave, sharing, and version history.

Through guided instruction and hands-on exercises, you will format, edit, and finalize professional documents using fonts, lists, styles, themes, hyperlinks, margins, tabs, headers, footers, page numbers, and Microsoft Editor. You will also explore Microsoft Copilot features for reviewing, revising, and working with document content more efficiently.

Course Benefits

  • Navigate Microsoft Word and the Microsoft 365 environment confidently.
  • Create, save, open, share, collaborate on, print, and manage Word documents.
  • Customize the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar and use Microsoft Search.
  • Create documents from blank files and templates.
  • 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, Microsoft Editor, accessibility tools, and document properties.
  • Use Microsoft Copilot to review, revise, and work with document content.

Course Outline

  1. Microsoft 365 Basics
    1. Logging in to Microsoft 365
    2. Installing applications
    3. Creating new files and using AutoSave
    4. Protected View
    5. Sharing files
    6. Collaborating on files
    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. Using the status bar
    5. Closing a document
    6. Creating a Microsoft Word document exercise
    7. Opening documents
  3. The Ribbon
    1. Tabs
    2. Groups and commands
    3. Microsoft Search
    4. Customizing the Ribbon
  4. Backstage View and the File Menu
    1. Introduction to Backstage view
    2. Opening a document
    3. Opening a document exercise
    4. Creating documents and using Word templates
    5. Writing a thank-you letter from a template exercise
    6. Configuring documents for printing
    7. Printing 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 commands with the Customize dialog
    4. Adding Ribbon commands or groups
    5. Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar exercise
  6. Formatting Microsoft Word Documents
    1. Entering text exercise
    2. Selecting text
    3. Working with fonts
    4. Working with fonts exercise
    5. Working with lists
    6. Adding lists to a document exercise
    7. Inserting hyperlinks
    8. Inserting a hyperlink exercise
    9. Using styles
    10. Applying and creating custom styles exercise
    11. Using themes
    12. Using the ruler
    13. Setting indentation
    14. Using tabs exercise
    15. Setting margins
    16. Setting margins exercise
    17. Inserting special characters
    18. Using WordArt
    19. Adding page background elements
  7. Editing Documents
    1. Using Find
    2. Using Find and Replace
    3. Using Find and Replace exercise
    4. Using the Clipboard
    5. Using the Clipboard exercise
    6. Using search options
    7. Inserting text from another file
  8. Finalizing Microsoft Word Documents
    1. Adding page numbers
    2. Adding page numbers exercise
    3. Adding headers and footers
    4. Using headers and footers exercise
    5. Using 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 Word 365
    2. Working with highlighted text
    3. Using the Copilot sidecar
    4. Using temporary chat
    5. Practical uses for Copilot
    6. Exploring Copilot in Microsoft Word 365 exercise

Course Prerequisites

Required experience

  • Basic familiarity with using a personal computer, mouse, and keyboard.
  • Comfort working in a Windows environment.
  • Ability to open and close applications, locate information on a computer, and manage files and folders.

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