What You Will Learn In This Course:
Using Microsoft Word 1 Modules
CLC 0101(Beginner)

Document Properties in Microsoft Word

Document Properties help you keep track of the documents you have created and provide specific details about when and where the document was opened.  In this tutorial we will look at document properties and take you through the process of adding basic and advanced properties to Word documents.

Creating Tables and SmartArt in Microsoft Word 

Choosing a table style and formatting the table to fit the information you’re presenting lends a lot to the professionalism of documents. Similarly, choosing the right SmartArt to accomplish the task at hand goes a long way in ensuring your document reaches its full potential. In this tutorial you will be led through the process of creating and formatting tables and SmartArt.

Spelling & Grammar Checker and the Help Feature in Microsoft Word

Spelling and Grammar are crucial elements of writing a professional document. In this tutorial we show how to use the Spelling and Grammar Checker to find synonyms for words, fix misspelled words, and correct sentence structure mistakes. The video will also show how to use the Help feature to find any formatting tool for a document.

Applying Styles and Themes and Inserting a Table of Contents in Microsoft Word

Adding Styles and Themes can be a great way to enhance the look and feel of a document. In this tutorial you will be taught how to apply styles to text to create titles and headings. Using those headings you will then learn how to generate an automatic table of contents and update the table of contents. Finally, you will be taught how to apply a theme and use theme colors and fonts throughout the document.

Margins, Page Orientation, and Page Borders

Formatting tools can help achieve different appearances to suit a document's contents. In this tutorial you will be taught how to insert page margins, change page orientation, and apply different page borders.

Headers, Footers, and Backgrounds

Headers, Footers, and Backgrounds aid both in functionality and overall appearance of a document. In this tutorial you will learn how to insert these elements into a document and then how to further format them in order to achieve a desired look.

Saving and Printing in Microsoft Word

There are many different formats and settings when it comes to saving and printing documents. It's important to understand these formats and settings to be able to fit the different uses of the document. In this tutorial we will teach you how to save a Microsoft Word document as a .docx file and as a PDF. We will also teach you how to change your print settings to get certain results.

Page and Section Breaks, Page Numbers, and Columns

Understanding certain formatting tools can greatly improve the appearance and functionality of a document. In this tutorial we will dive into some of the finer details of page formatting which will include page and section breaks, in-depth page numbering, and adjusting columns.

Images, Shapes, Text Boxes, and WordArt

Images, shapes, graphics, and text-boxes are useful tools that help illustrate a document's contents allowing the reader to more easily understand the information provided on that document. This tutorial will demonstrate how to insert Images, Shapes, Text Boxes, and WordArt to improve a document's comprehensiveness.

Formatting

Formatting tools can enhance a page's overall appearance, making a document easier to read and navigate. This video will demonstrate how to use some of these formatting tools which include line spacing, changing letter case, and how to add and remove formatting using format painter.

Date, Time, Inserting Hyperlinks, and Removing Hyperlinks

There are many cases where it's important to use date, time, and hyperlinks in your documents. In this module we will show you how to insert the date and time into a Word document. We will also go over adding and removing hyperlinks in a document.

Creating Tables

Choosing a table style and formatting the table to fit the information you’re presenting lends a lot to the professionalism of documents. In this tutorial you will be led through the process of creating and formatting tables.

Creating SmartArt

Choosing the right SmartArt to accomplish the task at hand goes a long way in ensuring your document reaches its full potential. In this tutorial you will be led through the process of creating and formatting SmartArt.

Bulleted Lists, Tabs, Cut, Copy, and Paste

In this tutorial you will learn to use a variety of tools to help you quickly organize and format your documents. We will cover how to add a bulleted list to a document, how to set tabs, and how to use the cut, copy and paste functions to speed up your workflow.

Formatting a Cover Letter

Microsoft Word is a powerful tool for creating professional job applications. In this video, we'll use tab stops, borders, and other Word features to create a cover letter similar to the one found in the Cover Letter Guide published by WSU Career Services.

Formatting a Resume

Microsoft Word is a powerful tool for creating professional job applications. In this video, we'll use tab stops, borders, and other Word features to create a resume similar to the one found in the Resume Guide published by WSU Career Services.

Index and Find/Replace

Indexes are valuable to the organization of your documents. In this module you will use the index feature inside Word to help direct readers to specific portions of a document. Next, you will use the find/replace tool to quickly edit specific text in a document.

Flowcharts

Flowcharts are graphical representations of processes. They are used to simply convey how things are, or ought to be, in an organization so that the organization’s practices can be optimized. This is why they are called “flowcharts”: they help people see and document the “flow” of a process. In this tutorial, we use three different methods—each with their own strengths—to create flowcharts in Microsoft Word.

Mail Merge

Mail Merge can be used to easily personalize multiple documents at once. In this tutorial, we use Mail Merge to create letters, envelopes, and labels.

Creating an Infographic

In this video you will create an Infographic using Microsoft Publisher or Word.

Make Documents Accessible

In this tutorial, we will discuss what an accessible document is and why they are important, make images and tables accessible by adding alternative text, insert headers, make hyperlinks accessible by creating descriptive embedded links, and create a tagged PDF.