Word Essentials

1. An Introduction to Microsoft Word

   Starting and Exiting Word
   Getting to know the Ribbon
   Using the Quick Access Toolbar
   Add shortcuts to the Quick Access Toolbar
2. Screen Options

   Zooming in and out
   Changing the view options for Word
   Different views of same document (Print/Full screen)
   Status Bar
3. Documents

   Creating a new document including using a template
   Saving a document for the first time
   Saving a document with a different name or location
   AutoRecover settings
   Opening and closing a document already created
   Saving the document as a PDF file
   Password protecting a document
4. Starting a Document

   Moving around the screen
   Entering text
   Working with multiple documents
   Selecting text using the mouse and keyboard
   Deleting text
   Undoing your last action and undoing many actions
   Redoing a recently undone action
   Inserting a space or line
   Inserting a new line within the same paragraph
   Overwriting text
   Inserting and removing a manual page break
5. Formatting

   Removing all manual character formats
   Character formats, case changing and font size
   Using strike through, subscript and superscript
   Changing the font colour
   Highlighting text using the highlighter, bold and italics
   Paragraph formatting and text alignment
   Indenting text, decreasing the indent of text
   Line and paragraph spacing
   Using the Format Painter
   Borders
   Background colours on Paragraphs
6. Styles

   What are Styles and why use Styles?
   Character and paragraph styles
   Applying a character and paragraph style
7. Bullets and Numbering

   Applying bullets and numbers to an existing list
   Changing the bullet shape or a different number style
   Removing bullets or numbering
   Starting a new list and have it automatically number itself
   Turning off this automatic feature
8. Copying & Moving Text

   Moving text using drag and drop
   Cut, Copy and Paste text
   Accessing the clipboard
   Paste special
   Find and Replace text
9. Proofing

   Checking the spelling of a document
   Switching the spell check on as you type
   How to correct the spelling as you type
   Final inspection of your completed document
   Using the thesaurus
10. Columns & Breaks

    Convert text to columns
    Remove columns
    Inserting and deleting a column break
    Insert and remove a line break
11. Page Set-up

    Controlling hyphenation options
    Adding a built in watermark
    Changing the page background colour
    Adding a border to each page
    Cover Pages
12. Tabs

    Inserting and deleting tabs (Print layout and draft view)
    Changing the unit of measure on the ruler
    Clearing all tabs
    Inserting tab leaders
13. Header & Footers

    Creating and editing a Header and a Footer
    Different Header and Footer on the first page of a document and odd and even pages
    Adding Page Numbers and the date to either a Header or a Footer
14. Tables

    Inserting and deleting a table
    Inserting and deleting rows and columns
    Increasing and decreasing column and row widths and heights
    Adding text above a table
    Centring a table on a page
    Adding shading to cells, rows, columns and tables
    Adding and editing table cell borders
    Using the Table Style options and the available styles
    Editing the table properties
    Setting and removing a heading row
    Splitting rows across pages
    Sort data in tables
15. Charts

    Inserting a chart
    Editing the chart type and options
    Editing the data source
    Applying a different chart style
    Activate or deactivate the legend
    Editing the titles for axis
    Deleting the chart
    Wrapping it to existing text
16. Using SmartArt, Pictures and Screenshots

    Create SmartArt diagrams e.g. Flow Diagrams, Hierarchy Structures etc.
    Modify the diagrams and add extra information
    Insert Pictures and use the new modifications tools such as Crop, Pictures Styles etc
    Insert Screenshots from other windows and programs
17. Automatic Features

    Autocorrect overview
    Creating and Undoing an Autocorrect entry
    Adding misspellings to the autocorrect list
    Turning on and off some of the autocorrect options
18. Quick Parts

    Creating and storing a new Quick Parts
    Inserting a Quick Part as desired
    Deleting a Quick Part
    Editing the contents of a Quick Part

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