Duration
1 day
Overview
This one-day instructor led training is intended for information workers who are interested in learning more about Microsoft Word 2013. In this course, students will learn how to use Microsoft Word to create and edit documents for use in their organization. This course also covers the Microsoft Office Specialist exam 77-418 so users wanting to take this exam, can use this course as preparation material.
Audience profile
This course is intended for both novice and experienced user of Microsoft Word 2013. For novice users, no prior experience with Microsoft Word is assumed. For experienced users, this course serves as an exam preparation reference and training guide.
At course completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Create and manage documents
- Navigate through documents
- Apply formatting to text and paragraphs
- Work with document layout in sections
- Create tables and lists
- Apply references in a document with endnotes, footnotes, and citations
- Insert and format various objects such as SmartArt, images, and shapes
Module 1: Creating, Formatting, and Managing Documents
This module explains how to create new documents in Microsoft Word using new blank documents or templates. It also describes how to import files that are non-native Word files such as PDF, .txt, and other file types. The module also describes how to format a document using page setup for orientation, applying themes, changing style sets, and working with headers, footers, page numbering, and watermarking.
Documents often need to printed or saved for later use so the module discusses how to configure documents for printing. The topics also include coverage on saving in alternate formats, saving to remote location, password protecting, and dealing with backward compatibility.
Customizing the document view covers aspects related to zoom levels, document properties, customizing the ribbon and quick access toolbar. Topics around creating and using macros are also covered.
Lessons
- Creating and Opening Documents
- Navigate Through a Document
- Format a Document
- Customize Options and Views for Documents
- Configure Documents for Printing or Saving
Lab : Creating and Managing Documents
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create and manage documents
- Navigate through documents
- Apply formatting to text and paragraphs
- Work with document layout in sections
- Create tables and lists
- Apply references in a document with endnotes, footnotes, and citations
- Insert and format various objects such as SmartArt, images, and shapes
Module 2: Formatting Text, Paragraphs, and Sections
This module explains how to format the text in a Word document to provide visual appeal to a document. It will also cover how to insert and format text and paragraphs as well as sections in the document.
Lessons
- Insert Text and Paragraphs
- Format Text and Paragraphs
- Order and Group Text and Paragraphs
Lab : Formatting Word Documents
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Insert content into a Word document
- Find an replace text within a document
- Modify the document layout
Module 3: Create Tables and Lists
This module explains how to structure the content in a Word document by using tables and lists. Often times, the content in a document is best represented in a table format to show relations between content types or items may be best represented as a list, either bulleted or numbered. Word supports the ability to structure content in a document using tables with different formatting and lists styles.
Lessons
- Create Tables
- Format and Modify Tables
- Create and Modify Lists
Lab : Creating Tables and Lists in Word
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create Tables
- Format and Modify Tables
- Create and Modify Lists
Module 4: Apply References
This module explains how to provide references in a Word document through the use of footnotes, endnotes, citations to external sources that are quoted in the document, and to provide captions as well. Often times, the Word document is written to support research or for legal purposes and references form an important part of the document. Students will learn how to manage the different types of references supported by Microsoft Word.
Lessons
- Create Endnotes, Footnotes, and Citations
- Create Captions
Lab : Creating Reference Information in a Word Document
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Create Endnotes, Footnotes, and Citations
- Create Captions
Module 5: Insert and Format Objects
This module explains how to create professional looking documents through the use of document building blocks such as headers, footers and watermarks. Students will also learn how to insert graphical elements into the document by using SmartArt, shapes and images.
Lessons
- Insert and Format Document Building Blocks
- Insert and Format Shapes and SmartArt
- Insert and Format Images
Lab : Inserting and Formatting Objects
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Insert and Format Document Building Blocks
- Insert and Format Shapes and SmartArt
- Insert and Format Images
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Experience using a personal computer
- Experience with Microsoft Windows
- Experience working with files
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.