Microsoft Word 2016 – Part 1

Course subjects

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Word

TOPIC A: Identify the Components of the Microsoft Word Interface

• Microsoft Office Word 2016

• Word Documents

• The Word Application Window

• The Ribbon

• The Backstage View

• Task Panes

• Galleries

• Document Views

• Window Views

• Zoom Options

TOPIC B: Create a Word Document

• Creating a Blank Document

• Default Typing Options

• Formatting Marks

• Save Options

• Sharing a Document

• Preview and Print Options

TOPIC C: Help

• Using Tell Me

• Accessing Advanced Help Options

Lesson 2: Editing a Document

TOPIC A: Navigate and Select Text

• Scroll Bars

• Keyboard Navigation

• Text Selection

TOPIC B: Modify Text

• Text Editing Options

• The Clipboard Task Pane

• Paste Options

• Live Preview

• The Undo Command

• The Redo Command

TOPIC C: Find and Replace Text

• The Navigation Pane

• The Find and Replace Dialog Box

• Find Options

• Find and Replace with Wildcards

Lesson 3: Formatting Text and Paragraphs

TOPIC A: Apply Character Formatting

• Fonts

• The Mini Toolbar

• Font Options

• Text Highlighting Options

• The Format Painter

TOPIC B: Align Text Using Tabs

• Tabs

• Rulers

• Tab Stops on a Ruler

• The Tabs Dialog Box

TOPIC C: Display Text as List Items

• Lists

• Bulleted Lists

• Numbered Lists

TOPIC D: Control Paragraph Layout

• Margins

• Paragraph Alignment Options

• Indents

• Indent Markers

• Indentation Options

• Spacing Options

• Hyphenation

TOPIC E: Apply Borders and Shading

• Borders

• Types of Borders

• Shading

• The Borders and Shading Dialog Box

TOPIC F: Apply Styles

• Word Styles

• Style Sets

• The Styles Task Pane

• Applying Styles

TOPIC G: Manage Formatting

• The Reveal Formatting Task Pane

• Clear Formatting Options

• Find and Replace Text Formatting Options

Lesson 4: Adding Tables

TOPIC A: Insert a Table

• Tables

• Using Tables to Control Page Layout

• Table Creation Options

• Quick Tables

• Inserting Excel Data

• Table Navigation Methods

TOPIC B: Modify a Table

• Table Selection Methods

• The Table Tools – Layout Contextual Tab

• The Table Properties Dialog Box

• Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns

• Moving and Resising Rows and Columns

• Customising Cell Margins

• Setting Table Titles

TOPIC C: Format a Table

• Table Styles

• Table Fonts

• The Table Tools – Design Contextual Tab

TOPIC D: Convert Text to a Table

• The Convert Text to Table Dialog Box

• The Convert Table to Text Dialog Box

Lesson 5: Managing Lists

TOPIC A: Sort a List

• Sort Types

• Sort Fields

• Sorting text

TOPIC B: Renumber a List

• Renumbering Options

TOPIC C: Customise a List

• Multilevel Lists

• Increasing and Decreasing List Levels

• List Styles

• The Multilevel List Gallery

• List Appearance Customisation Options

• List Appearance Formatting Options

Lesson 6: Inserting Graphic Objects

TOPIC A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters

• Symbols

• Special Characters

TOPIC B: Add Images to a Document

• Illustrations

• Local Pictures

• Online Pictures

• The Picture Tools – Format Contextual Tab

Lesson 7: Controlling Page Appearance

TOPIC A: Apply a Page Border and Colour

• Page Borders

• Border Options

• Page Colour Options

TOPIC B: Add a Watermark

• Watermarks

• The Printed Watermark Dialog Box

TOPIC C: Add Headers and Footers

• Inserting Page Numbers

• Headers and Footers

• The Header and Footer Tools – Design Tab

TOPIC D: Control Page Layout

• Margin Options

• Page Orientation

• Vertical Alignment Options

• The Paper Size Option

• Page Breaks

• The Page Setup Dialog Box

Lesson 8: Proofing a Document

TOPIC A: Check Spelling and Grammar

• Spelling and Grammar Check Options

• The Dictionary

• The Insights Pane

• The Readability Statistics Dialog Box

• The Word Count Dialog Box

TOPIC B: Other Proofing Tools

• The Thesaurus

• The Thesaurus Task Pane

• The Translation Feature

• The Research Options Dialog Box

TOPIC C: Check Accessibility

• Accessibility

• Section 508

• Accessibility Checker

• Adding Alternative Text to Objects

Lesson 9: Customising the Microsoft Word Environment

TOPIC A: Customise the Word Interface

• The Word Options Dialog Box

• Customising the Ribbon

• Customising the Quick Access Toolbar

• The AutoCorrect Dialog Box

• The AutoCorrect Tab

TOPIC B: Additional Save Options

• Word 2016 File Formats

• Compatibility Checker

• AutoSave

• AutoRecover

• Recovering an Unsaved Document

TOPIC C: Manage Additional File Types

• Opening Non-Native Files in Microsoft Word

• Importing Files

• Opening and Editing PDF Documents

• Appending Text to a Document

• Linking to Other Documents