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Course Length:
1 Day
Course Description:
This course will provide students with the basic concepts required to create, edit, and enhance simple documents. This is one of a series of courses that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist skill sets. The Office Specialist program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. Certification candidates must pass one or more product proficiency exams in order to earn Office Specialist certification.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for persons interested in learning how create, edit, format, lay out, and print standard business documents and for those pursuing Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft® Word 2003.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Create a basic document.
  • Edit documents by locating and modifying text.
  • Format text.
  • Format paragraphs.
  • Use Word tools to make your documents more accurate.
  • Add tables to a document.
  • Add graphic elements to a document.
  • Control a document's page setup and its overall appearance.
Prerequisites:
Students should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to manage information on a computer. They should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. Windows XP Professional: Level 1, Level 2, or Introduction or equivalent knowledge is required.
Course Outline:
  • Chapter 1: Creating A Basic Document
    1. The Word Environment
    2. Getting Help Using Word
    3. Entering Text
    4. Saving a New Document
    5. Previewing a Document
    6. Printing a Document
  • Chapter 2: Editing A Document
    1. Navigating in a Document
    2. Inserting Text
    3. Selecting Text
    4. Creating an AutoText Entry
    5. Moving and Copying Text
    6. Deleting Blocks of Text
    7. Undoing Changes
    8. Finding and Replacing Text
  • Chapter 3: Formatting Text
    1. Changing Font and Size
    2. Applying Font Styles and Effects
    3. Changing Text Color
    4. Highlighting Text
    5. Copying Formats
    6. Clearing Formatting
    7. Finding and Replacing Text Formatting
  • Chapter 4: Formatting Paragraphs
    1. Setting Tabs
    2. Changing Paragraph Alignment
    3. Indenting Paragraphs
    4. Adding Borders and Shading
    5. Applying Styles
    6. Creating Lists
    7. Changing Spacing Between Paragraphs and Lines
  • Chapter 5: Proofing A Document
    1. Using the Thesaurus
    2. Checking Spelling and Grammar
    3. Creating a New Default Dictionary
    4. Checking Word Count
    5. Modifying a Document in Print Preview
  • Chapter 6: Adding Tables
    1. Creating a Table
    2. Entering Data in a Table
    3. AutoFormatting a Table
    4. Converting Text into a Table
  • Chapter 7: Inserting Graphic Elements
    1. Inserting Symbols and Special Characters
    2. Inserting a Clip Art Picture
    3. Adding a Watermark
  • Chapter 8: Controlling Page Appearance
    1. Setting Page Orientation
    2. Changing Page Margins
    3. Applying a Page Border
    4. Adding Headers and Footers
    5. Inserting a Page Break
  • Appendix A: Microsoft Office Specialist Program