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Microsoft® Word Stage 1 for Beginners course
Fast track from Absolute Beginner to a Confident, Super Productive user of Microsoft Word
Duration: 3 hours
Word Essentials for Beginners - Stage 1
About this course
This course has been designed as an introduction to creating Microsoft® Word documents. The aim is to ensure you gain a good grounding in all skills needed to create documents that are both professional in look and design.
Is this course suitable for you or your team?
This course will suit anybody who will be creating or modifying Word documents in a business environment. The course content is designed for the non-technical user. This course is for you if:
- You have never used Word before and would like to
- You would like to feel confident opening and making minor modifications to existing documents
- You haven’t used Word for a while and need a refresher
- You need to create simple documents from scratch
Learning outcomes
This hands-on course guides you through the fundamental skills required to be able to create, modify, format and print Word documents.
Course pre-requisites
This course is designed for users who are proficient at using the Microsoft® Windows environment, a mouse and keyboard.What you will learn...
Word can be a little overwhelming and bit intimidating when you first get into the application. In this module you will learn how to start Word and work with only the areas you need at this stage of your learning journey.
TOPICS COVERED
Introducing Word
Starting Word
Word screen components
The tabs you will need at this level of your learning
Controlling the Show/Hide and Ruler options
Document creation is easy when you know how. Trying to work it out yourself can cause all kinds of problems. In this module you will learn the tips and tricks of creating a new doucment, entering and updating text, and how to avoid text entry frustrations.
TOPICS COVERED
Create a new blank document
Entering text & Autocorrect
Use the Undo and Redo commands
Control Spelling & Grammar
Adjust the paragraph alignment
Save and Save to PDF
Learn how to give your document a professional edge using formatting tools.
TOPICS COVERED
Modify paragraph and line spacing
Number and bullet paragraphs
Change the Font settings
Use the Format Painter tool
Remove formatting from paragraphs
Learn how to insert images into your document, resize and place them exactly where you want them, and a super simple way to take screen snips and place them into any document.
TOPICS COVERED
Insert picture files, e.g. png, jpg
Anchor and wrap text around images
Insert images using Snipping tools
Tables are used to organise and align information into columns and rows. They are brilliant for organising information into a grid type layout. You can further enhance your Table using pre-set formats to add borders and shading
TOPICS COVERED
Insert and format a basic Table
Insert and adjust columns and rows
View Table gridlines
Align Table text
Learn the quickest and easiest ways to open and make minor edits to an existing document.
TOPICS COVERED
Open an existing file and make minor updates/edits
Use ‘Save As’ to create a new document based on an existing one
Find and Replace text
Cut, Copy and Paste blocks of text
Adjust margin and page orientation settings
Insert and delete page breaks
Insert automatic Page Numbering
You have your document laid out beautifully, your paragraphs are all 'on-point'. It's now time to print and share. Learn how to print your masterpiece with ease!
TOPICS COVERED
Previewing your work before printing
Setting up the document for printing
Print a single page, a range of pages or an entire document
What you will get...
A copy of our super popular step-by-step workbook along with file downloads for every exercise we cover together. Perfect to follow along with during the training, and to refer to after the training.
Capped class size to ensure you have the hands-on time required and your questions answered.
Need proof of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? On completion of the workshop, by request, we will send you a “Certificate of Attendance” confirming your participation and the duration of the training session.
For onsite workshops only
Please note: we are currently running onsite workshops in the Christchurch region only.
The exercise files used during the onsite session will be emailed to our onsite contact prior to the session. Each participant receives a printed copy of the workbook for this course.
If required we can bring along training laptops, for a small rental fee. We have 5 to share. Please let us know how many you will require when you make your booking. All are thoroughly sanitised before and after use.
For online sessions only
We use the latest version of Zoom or Microsoft Teams to deliver this course live online. If you would like to follow along with your trainer please ensure you have the desktop version of Microsoft Word available. Having a webcam and headphones available ensures you can enjoy interacting with your trainer and fellow participants. Please ensure your browser software is up to date too. For the best experience we would recommend using Microsoft Chromium Edge or Google Chrome as your browser.
Details on how to connect to the session, along with your workbook and exercise files will be emailed to you prior to your session. Having a printed copy of the workbook handy during your learning will be extremely beneficial to your learning.
$ Prices for Online Live Workshops
Any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
Onsite training for your team
Need a quote for an onsite workshop for your team?
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Available in Christchurch only
This training is for the Windows version of Word and may not be suitable for Mac users
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I feel so much more at ease now with the application and I'm ready to start playing around with the tools more!
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