Free Online Microsoft Word for Beginner Training Course

This free online Microsoft Word for Beginners training course will teach you about how you can get the most of Word 2013. Microsoft Word is the go-to word processor for businesses and governments around the world. If you’re looking for employment in an office, chances are you’ll be using Word. However, a lot of people aren’t aware of many of its most useful features. In this course, you will learn how to become proficient in using Microsoft Word.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

Introduction to Word 2013

In this module learn about how you can acquire Word 2013. It also covers topics such as how to identify what features are new in Word 2013 in comparison to previous versions, such as New Read Mode, Object Zoom and Resume Reading, and how to use Touch Mode in Word 2013.

Getting Started in Word

In this module you’ll learn how to create a blank document. It also outlines how to save and close a Word document, and explains how to use the Backstage View in Word Workspace. You’ll learn how online and offline help can be accessed by using either the menu options or F1 keyboard shortcut, and how you can customize settings and preferences in Word 2013.

Word Options

In this module you’ll learn how to use the command buttons featured in the Ribbon and their functions. Other topics show you how to locate the Quick Access Toolbar and how the customize its default commands. You’ll learn about the use of the Mini Toolbar options in Word 2013, and why it is important to keep external back up copies of Word documents.

Entering and Editing Data

In this module you’ll learn how to type, edit and delete text in Word, and where the status bar is located and how to customize its settings. It also covers topics such as how text wrapping works in Word and how to make a selection text. You’ll learn how to insert symbols, and date and time into a Word document.

Navigation and Find

In this module learn about the different uses of the Navigation Pane in Word 2013, and how to use the Find and Replace dialog. It also covers the most commonly used Keyboard Shortcuts and Key Tips for Word 2013.

Views

In this module you’ll learn how to use different views in Word 2013 such as Print Layout, Web Layout, Draft Views, Ruler and Guidelines, and Split and Switch windows. It also covers how to use the Zoom function in Word 2013 and identify how you can adjust the Zoom settings, and how to use and customize the Read Mode in Word 2013.

Spell Checker

In this module you’ll learn about the three different methods of using spell check in Word 2013, and how to enable AutoCorrect in Word 2013. Other topics cover how to access and adjust your Proofing Settings and Language Settings in Word 2013.

Formatting

In this module you’ll learn how to use different text formatting options such as font styles, text effects and text highlighting. The module shows you how to use different methods of paragraph formatting options such as alignment, line and paragraph spacing. Other topics show how you can set up an indent in a paragraph, use fill/shading, border tabs and format painter in Word, and insert bulleted or numbered and multi-level lists in Word.

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