Course Description

Overview

I designed this course for current users of Microsoft Office/365 and Word.  Also, this course is for the technical writer, novelist, and those responsible for creating/maintaining large documents, such as employee orientation, methods and procedures, and other types of manuals/books.

Prerequisite: Current Microsoft Office/365 and Word user. Comfortable with the Windows Operating system. This is not an introductory nor basic Word class and is at an intermediary level of using Word.

Learning Objectives

After completing this program, participants will be able to:

• Know how to customize Word’s options and Quick Access Toolbar,
• Increase productivity with shortcuts and tips and tricks,
• Best practices for creating/maintaining large documents,
• Creating and editing Word themes, colors, and fonts,
• Save time and typing with custom AutoCorrect and AutoText entries,
• Use Styles and headings to create an outline and structure of a large manual,
• Insert and modify a Title Page, Table of Contents, Index, Headers/Footers, and other elements,

Course Content

• Lesson 1: Word Options, Quick Access Toolbar, and Shortcuts
  • Setting Word options for photos, copy/paste, and return address,
  • Customizing and using the Quick Access Toolbar and the Ribbon for ease of use and important commands,
  • Navigating with ease in a large document with keyboard and mouse shortcuts,
  • Selecting small and large areas of text and graphics to move, copy, or format,
  • Best practices for large manuals and books,
  • Using the Show/Hide and Reveal Formatting tools.
• Lesson 2: AutoCorrect, AutoText, Proofing and Spelling/Grammar
  • Creating, editing, and incorporating AutoCorrect and AutoText entries for your Word documents,
  • Proofreading your document with Speak/Read Aloud to have Word read your document,
  • Using the Readability, Proofing and Spelling/Grammar tools,
  • Help with a dictionary, synonyms, and thesaurus.

• Lesson 3: Paragraphs, Bullets, and Numbering
  • Modifying paragraph line spacing and spacing between paragraphs,
  • Creating custom bullets and using bullets,
  • Incorporating numbering schemes.

• Lesson 4: Themes, Styles and Headings
  • Creating and editing a Theme for fonts, colors, and objects to use in Word and across the Microsoft Office Suite,
  • Designing  your own styles and using the Styles gallery for text, quotes, and headings,
  • Using Headings 1, 2, 3 and so on to create a structure and outline.

• Lesson 5: Title Page, Table of Contents, Watermarks, and an Index
  • Designing, saving, and reusing a Title or Cover Page
  • Inserting and modifying a Table of Contents
  • Marking entries and incorporating an Index at the end of the document
  • Adding custom Watermarks to a document

• Lesson 6: Headers and Footers
  • Adding and editing headers and footers,
  • Inserting page numbers, logos, titles, and other elements for each document’s pages,
  • Saving headers and footers.

Register for your class here. Thank you!