COMP B7722 - Microsoft Word 2019 - Basic

Course Description

Microsoft® Word 2019 is designed to help you move smoothly through the task of creating professional-looking documents. Its rich features and powerful tools can make your work easy, and even fun. In this workshop, you will learn fundamental Word 2019 skills. You will start by becoming acquainted with the Word user interface, creating a new document, and finding help.  You will learn how to create and edit simple documents; format documents; add tables and lists; add design elements and layout options; and proof documents. Finally, you will customize the Word environment to better suit your individual work habits, and learn additional methods of saving documents.  This class covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help you prepare for the Word Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-100 and Word Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-101 certifications.

Course Outline

1: Getting Started with Word

Topic A: Navigate in Microsoft Word

Topic B: Create and Save Word Documents

Topic C: Manage Your Workspace

Topic D: Edit Documents

Topic E: Preview and Print Documents

Topic F: Customize the Word Environment

2: Formatting Text and Paragraphs

Topic A: Apply Character Formatting

Topic B: Control Paragraph Layout

Topic C: Align Text Using Tabs

Topic D: Display Text in Bulleted or Numbered Lists

Topic E: Apply Borders and Shading

3: Working More Efficiently

Topic A: Make Repetitive Edits

Topic B: Apply Repetitive Formatting

Topic C: Use Styles to Streamline Repetitive Formatting Tasks

4: Managing Lists

Topic A: Sort a List

Topic B: Format a List

5: Adding Tables

Topic A: Insert a Table

Topic B: Modify a Table

Topic C: Format a Table

Topic D: Convert Text to a Table

6: Inserting Graphic Objects

Topic A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters

Topic B: Add Images to a Document

7: Controlling Page Appearance

Topic A: Apply a Page Border and Color

Topic B: Add Headers and Footers

Topic C: Control Page Layout

Topic D: Add a Watermark

8: Preparing to Publish a Document

Topic A: Check Spelling, Grammar, and Readability

Topic B: Use Research Tools

Topic C: Check Accessibility

Topic D: Save a Document to Other Formats

Learner Outcomes

Upon completion of this workshop, students will know how to:

· Navigate and perform common tasks in Word, such as opening, viewing, editing, saving, and printing documents, and configuring the application.

· Format text and paragraphs.

· Perform repetitive operations efficiently using tools such as Find and Replace, Format Painter, and Styles.

· Enhance lists by sorting, renumbering, and customizing list styles.

· Create and format tables.

· Insert graphic objects into a document, including symbols, special characters, illustrations, pictures, and clip art. · Format the overall appearance of a page through page borders and colors, watermarks, headers and footers, and page layout. · Use Word features to help identify and correct problems with spelling, grammar, readability, and accessibility.

Notes

Materials Required:

Handouts will be provided by the instructor.