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Microsoft Word Level I

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Learn essential shortcuts and techniques in this hands-on Microsoft Word class. Gain skills for improving productivity and efficiency, including mass emails, formatting fixes, and time-saving shortcuts. No prior Word experience needed.

What's included with live classes

  • Microsoft Office (1 month)
  • Free course retake within one year to refresh the material and gain practice.
  • Class recordings

Overview

Learn everyday functions used in firms throughout New York City in this Microsoft Word class. Microsoft Word offers a range of features and tools, including templates, grammar and spell check, and collaboration tools that make it easy to create professional documents and work with others on a project. Because Word is widely used in both personal and professional settings, learning how to use it can be a valuable skill for anyone looking to improve their productivity and efficiency in a variety of tasks.

In this one-day class, you'll learn Microsoft Word's essential shortcuts and techniques, including:

  • How to prepare and send mass emails, letters, and labels with one click.
  • How to eliminate formatting issues with bullets and page numbers.
  • How to use shortcuts that save hours on daily tasks and optimize your time in Microsoft Word.

No prior experience with Word is required to join this beginner class.


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$299
Course length
6 hours

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Self-paced tuition & enrollment

Learn through recorded lessons on your own schedule.

Tuition
$299
Course length
6 hours
Format
Self-paced online

This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.

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Curriculum

What you'll learn

  • Navigating through documents
  • How to format documents
  • Working with text and paragraphs
  • Tables in Word
  • Lists
  • Endnotes, footnotes, and citations
  • Adding images to Word documents

Course syllabus

The Word Interface

  • Quick Access Toolbar
  • The Ribbon
  • Views
  • Zoom Options
  • Navigation Pane

File Management

  • New File
  • Save As
  • Close a file
  • Open a File
  • Save

Creating a Document

  • Using Templates
  • Entering Content
  • Copy & Paste
  • Cut & Paste
  • Paste Options

Text Formatting (Font Group)

  • Bold/Italics/Underline
  • Font Color
  • Change Case
  • Small Caps Effect
  • Text Effects

Paragraph Formatting (Paragraph Group)

  • Alignment
  • Indentation
  • Non-printing formatting marks
  • Shading
  • Line Spacing
  • Tabs

Bulleted and Numbered Lists

  • Format Text as a Bulleted List
  • Custom Bullets
  • Numbered List

Using Borders and Shading

  • Text Border
  • Paragraph Border
  • Paragraph Shading
  • Horizontal line

Find/Replace

  • Find
  • Replace Text
  • Replace Formatting
  • Go To
  • Applying Quick Styles
  • Create a New Style
  • Modify a Style

Working with Lists

  • Sorting a list
  • Multi-level Sort

Working with Images

  • Inserting Pictures from a File
  • Picture Color
  • Picture Border
  • Inserting Pictures from Online Sources
  • Artistic Effects
  • Picture Effects
  • Crop to Shape
  • Inserting Pictures from Stock Images
  • Picture Styles
  • Picture Size
  • Picture Position
  • Other Graphics

Creating a Chart

  • Inserting a Chart
  • Quick Layout
  • Chart Styles

Formatting a Chart

  • Edit Data
  • Change Chart type
  • Chart Object outline
  • Change the size of the Chart
  • Save Chart as Template

Working with Tables

  • Inserting Tables

Table Styles

  • Table Style Options

Table Layout

  • Rows and Columns
  • Merge Cells
  • AutoFit
  • Alignment
  • Formulas
  • Convert to Text

Creating Organizational Pages

  • Cover Page
  • Insert Blank Pages
  • Table of Contents
  • Update Table of Contents
  • Modify Listing of Table of Contents

Using Hyperlinks

  • Hyperlink to webpage
  • Hyperlink to a place in the document
  • Hyperlink to an email address

Page Layouts

  • Section Breaks
  • Margins
  • Columns

Headers and Footers

  • Headers & Footers

Page Borders and Colors

  • Page Border
  • Page Color
  • Watermark

Reviewing a Document

  • Spelling, Grammar, and Writing suggestions
  • Word Count
  • Thesaurus
  • Comments

Self-paced course

Learn through recorded lessons on your own schedule.

This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.

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Learn to efficiently use Microsoft Word, a powerful tool for both personal and professional tasks. This self-paced class covers essential features like templates, spell check, and collaboration tools. You’ll also master Microsoft Word's shortcuts and time-saving techniques, enabling you to create professional documents quickly and eliminate common formatting issues.

By the end of this course, you'll know how to create professional documents with tables, lists, and images and streamline your workflow with helpful keyboard shortcuts. No prior experience is required, making it ideal for beginners looking to boost their productivity.

Self-paced curriculum

What you'll learn self-paced

  • Navigating and organizing documents
  • Formatting text and documents
  • Managing text and paragraphs
  • Inserting and formatting tables
  • Creating and managing lists
  • Using endnotes, footnotes, and citations
  • Inserting and editing images in Word documents
Self-paced syllabus

The Word Interface

  • Quick Access Toolbar
  • The Ribbon
  • Views
  • Zoom Options
  • Navigation Pane

File Management

  • New File
  • Save As
  • Close a file
  • Open a File
  • Save

Creating a Document

  • Using Templates
  • Entering Content
  • Copy & Paste
  • Cut & Paste
  • Paste Options

Text Formatting (Font Group)

  • Bold/Italics/Underline
  • Font Color
  • Change Case
  • Small Caps Effect
  • Text Effects

Paragraph Formatting (Paragraph Group)

  • Alignment
  • Indentation
  • Non-printing formatting marks
  • Shading
  • Line Spacing
  • Tabs

Bulleted and Numbered Lists

  • Format Text as a Bulleted List
  • Custom Bullets
  • Numbered List

Using Borders and Shading

  • Text Border
  • Paragraph Border
  • Paragraph Shading
  • Horizontal line

Find/Replace

  • Find
  • Replace Text
  • Replace Formatting
  • Go To
  • Applying Quick Styles
  • Create a New Style
  • Modify a Style

Working with Lists

  • Sorting a list
  • Multi-level Sort

Working with Images

  • Inserting Pictures from a File
  • Picture Color
  • Picture Border
  • Inserting Pictures from Online Sources
  • Artistic Effects
  • Picture Effects
  • Crop to Shape
  • Inserting Pictures from Stock Images
  • Picture Styles
  • Picture Size
  • Picture Position
  • Other Graphics

Creating a Chart

  • Inserting a Chart
  • Quick Layout
  • Chart Styles

Formatting a Chart

  • Edit Data
  • Change Chart type
  • Chart Object outline
  • Change the size of the Chart
  • Save Chart as Template

Working with Tables

  • Inserting Tables

Table Styles

  • Table Style Options

Table Layout

  • Rows and Columns
  • Merge Cells
  • AutoFit
  • Alignment
  • Formulas
  • Convert to Text

Creating Organizational Pages

  • Cover Page
  • Insert Blank Pages
  • Table of Contents
  • Update Table of Contents
  • Modify Listing of Table of Contents

Using Hyperlinks

  • Hyperlink to webpage
  • Hyperlink to a place in the document
  • Hyperlink to an email address

Page Layouts

  • Section Breaks
  • Margins
  • Columns

Headers and Footers

  • Headers & Footers

Page Borders and Colors

  • Page Border
  • Page Color
  • Watermark

Reviewing a Document

  • Spelling, Grammar, and Writing suggestions
  • Word Count
  • Thesaurus
  • Comments

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