Microsoft Word 2013 Beginners Class

Subject
Using Microsoft Word to create and edit documents

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Unit Standards
116938 Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based word processor to create and edit documents (4 Credits) Level 1

Pre-requisites
Prior knowledge and skills to:
Read, write, communicate and comprehend at least at GET level
Operate a personal computer system
Use generic functions in a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-environment

Level
Basic

 

Duration
1 Day

Outcomes
Word Processing Principles
What is word processing
What are some of the benefits
What are the names of some word processing programmes

Starting with Word
Starting the Microsoft Word Program
Understanding the Window
Understanding the Microsoft Word screen
Typing Text
Spelling and Grammar
Navigating
Simple changes

Working with File commands
Saving a document
Closing a document
Opening an existing document
Starting a new blank document
Saving changes to a document
Saving a document with a Different Name
Saving a Word file in a different file format
Deleting an Word document file

Editing Tools
Selecting text for editing
Copy and Paste text
Using the clipboard
Find and replace text
Checking spelling
AutoCorrect while typing
Inserting Symbols

View settings
Using the Zoom
Changing the View
Displaying the Ruler

Formatting text
Font formatting
Format Painter
Text Alignment
Line and Paragraph Spacing
Setting Indents
Formatting with Bullets
Formatting with Numbering
Auto Format as you type

Page Layout and Printing
Hyphenating a Document
Page Breaks
Previewing the document
Margins
Orientation
Paper Size
Printing a document