Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007

 

Duration:                12 hours

 

Description:           This is an introduction to word processing using Microsoft Word. Students get hands-on computer experience on a personal computer to explore the basic features and capabilities of the program. It is recommended that students have previous training or experience in Windows.

 

Objective:               The student will learn to enter and edit a document and cover methods for formatting text, saving, and printing.

 

Course Content:

 

Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A: The Word window
Topic B: New documents
Topic C: Word Help

Unit 2: Navigation and selection techniques
Topic A: Document navigation
Topic B: Selection techniques

Unit 3: Editing text
Topic A: Working with text
Topic B: Using the Undo and Redo commands
Topic C: Cutting, copying, and pasting text

Unit 4: Formatting text
Topic A: Character formatting
Topic B: Tab settings
Topic C: Paragraph formatting
Topic D: Paragraph spacing and indents
Topic E: Automatic formatting

Unit 5: Tables
Topic A: Creating tables
Topic B: Working with table content
Topic C: Changing table structure

Unit 6: Page layout
Topic A: Headers and footers
Topic B: Margins
Topic C: Page breaks

Unit 7: Proofing and printing documents
Topic A: Checking spelling and grammar
Topic B: Using AutoCorrect
Topic C: Finding and replacing text
Topic D: Printing documents

Unit 8: Graphics
Topic A: Adding graphics and clip art
Topic B: Working with graphics