This course is for the new user of Word and assumes no experience with the application. In this course you learn to create, revise, and save documents for printing and future retrieval. You also learn to apply attributes to font and paragraphs, apply bullets, set tab stops, set line spacing and use the spelling and grammar checker along with the thesaurus.

Prerequisites

A knowledge of personal computer fundamentals, experience in working within the Microsoft Windows environment, a reasonable degree of keyboard proficiency and experience in using a mouse.

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Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Start Word
• Use the Word menu system, Word toolbars and Word task panes
• Display Help information
• Reset the working folder
• Enter text into a document
• Save and print a document
• Insert and delete text
• Reverse an edit operation
• Find and replace text in a document
• Move and copy a text block
• Change the zoom level of a document
• Apply attributes to text
• Apply a new font and font size to text
• Indent a paragraph
• Reset line and paragraph spacing in a document
• Reset paragraph alignment in a document
• Reset the margins of a document
• Set and clear tab stops in a document
• Create a bulleted/numbered list
• Use the Spelling and Grammar Checker
• Use the Thesaurus and Translation dictionary
• Define and insert an AutoText entry
• Use a template to create a document
• Insert symbols and special characters into a document
• Preview and save a document as a Web page

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Course Materials

The courseware (book) and student data files are included with the class. The courseware is Microsoft Approved Courseware. The courseware has been reviewed and approved to satisfy Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam standards.

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