Microsoft Word Training Courses
Take a look below for the contents which we would typically cover on a Microsoft Word course.
Remember, every course we offer is tailored individually to your requirements. No one has exactly the same needs from their training as you. So the timings shown below are just a guide - we may take a little longer, or a little less time on a topic. And every course we create for you:
- Is put together to meet your exact requirements
- Runs at your pace, in your office so that you're at home in your own surroundings
- Is geared towards the work you actually do – if you have a specific project, let’s work on that and make the day even more productive!
If you don’t see what you need below, just give us a call – we’re always happy to create something a bit unique for you.
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| Topic | Suggested time |
|---|---|
| Creating a Basic Document | 1.5 hours |
| Explore the User Interface | |
| Open and View a Document | |
| Customize the Word Environment | |
| Obtain Help | |
| Enter Text | |
| Save a Document | |
| Preview and Print a Document | |
| Editing a Document | 45 mins |
| Navigate and Select Text in a Document | |
| Insert, Delete, or Rearrange Text | |
| Undo Changes | |
| Search and Replace Text | |
| Formatting Text | 45 mins |
| Change Font Appearance | |
| Highlight Text | |
| Formatting Paragraphs | 2 hours |
| Set Tabs to Align Text | |
| Control Paragraph Layout | |
| Add Borders and Shading | |
| Apply Styles | |
| Create Lists | |
| Manage Formatting | |
| Adding Tables | 1 hour |
| Create a Table | |
| Modify the table structure | |
| Format a Table | |
| Convert Text to a Table or Tables to Text | |
| Inserting Graphic Objects | 45 mins |
| Add Visual Effects Using Symbols and Special Characters | |
| Insert Illustrations | |
| Controlling Page Appearance | 1 hour |
| Control Page Layout | |
| Apply a Page Border and Colour | |
| Add Watermarks | |
| Add Headers and Footers | |
| Proofing a Document | 45 mins |
| Check Spelling, Grammar, and Word Count | |
| Enhance Textual Meaning Using the Thesaurus | |
| Customize AutoCorrect Options | |
| Managing Lists | 45 mins |
| Sort a List | |
| Renumber a List | Customize Lists |
| Customizing Tables and Charts | 1.5 hours |
| Sort Table Data | Control Cell Layout | Perform Calculations in a Table | Create Charts |
| Customizing Formatting with Styles and Themes | 1 hour |
| Create or Modify a Text Style | Create a Custom List or Table Style | Apply Default and Customized Document Themes |
| Modifying Pictures | 45 mins |
| Resize a Picture | |
| Adjust Picture Appearance Settings | |
| Wrap Text Around a Picture | |
| Creating Customized Graphic Elements | 1 hour |
| Create Text Boxes and Pull Quotes | |
| Draw Shapes | |
| Add WordArt and Other Special Effects to Text | |
| Create Complex Illustrations with SmartArt | |
| Inserting Content Using Quick Parts | 1 hour |
| Insert Building Blocks | |
| Create Building Blocks | |
| Modify Building Blocks | |
| Insert Fields Using Quick Parts | |
| Controlling Text Flow | 1 hour |
| Control Paragraph Flow | |
| Insert Section Breaks | |
| Insert Columns | |
| Link Text Boxes to Control Text Flow | |
| Using Templates to Automate Document Creation | 45 mins |
| Create a Document Based on a Template | |
| Create a Template | |
| Automating Mail Merges | 1 hour |
| Perform a Mail Merge | |
| Mail Merge Envelopes and Labels | |
| Use Word to Create a Data Source | |
| Using Macros to Automate Tasks | 45 mins |
| Perform a Task Automatically Using a Macro | |
| Create a Macro | |
| Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 with Other Programs | 1 hour |
| Link to a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Worksheet | |
| Link a Chart to Excel Data | |
| Send a Document Outline to Microsoft Office PowerPoint | |
| Extract Text from a Fax | |
| Send a Document as an Email Message | |
| Collaborating on Documents | 1.5 hours |
| Modify User Information | |
| Send a Document for Review | |
| Review a Document | |
| Compare Document Changes | |
| Merge Document Changes | |
| Review Track Changes and Comments | |
| Managing Document Versions | 45 mins |
| Create a New Version of a Document | |
| Compare Document Versions | |
| Merge Document Versions | |
| Adding Reference Marks and Notes | 1.5 hours |
| Insert Bookmarks | |
| Insert Footnotes and Endnotes | |
| Add Captions | |
| Add Hyperlinks | |
| Add Cross-References | |
| Add Citations and a Bibliography | |
| Making Long Documents Easier to Use | 2 hours |
| Insert Blank and Cover Pages | |
| Insert an Index | |
| Insert Table of Figures | |
| Insert Table of Authorities | |
| Insert Table of Contents | |
| Create a Master Document | |
| Automatically Summarize a Document | |
| Securing a Document | 1.5 hours |
| Update a Document’s Properties | |
| Hide Text | |
| Remove Personal Information from a Document | |
| Set Formatting and Editing Restrictions | |
| Add a Digital Signature to a Document | |
| Set a Password for a Document | |
| Restrict Document Access |