Microsoft Word Comprehensive

Hours: 32 / Access Length: 7 Weeks / Delivery: Monthly, Mentor Supported

Retail Price: $375.00

Course Overview:

This class will give students a thorough understanding of the features of Microsoft Word. Students will be able to create, edit, format and print Word documents that include outlines, tables, styles and sections. Other essential topics including printing, saving and retrieving files are also covered. Students will create a newsletter that uses columns, drawings, and object linking and embedding. Students will create web pages using Word and learn how to create a website. Students will learn how to use the Workgroups features of Word, how to create Forms, Master Documents and Macros. Students will need a basic understanding of Windows to complete this class. Students will need a copy of Office. A 60-day trial version is available.

ATTENTION: This course has a strict start and end date.  When a student enrolls into this course, they will need to work with one of our Training Assessment Managers (TAMs) to choose a start date before they can be enrolled in their course.

Course Outline:

• Students will identify uses of Microsoft Word for business and personal use.
• Students will edit and format text and paragraphs in a Word document.
• Students will format text, paragraphs and themes in a Word document.
• Students will use Microsoft Word to present and manipulate information in columns and tables.
• Students will add graphics, equations and charts to their Word documents.
• Students will create a table of contents and an index in their long documents. Students will create footnotes and hyperlinks.
• Students will learn to create form letters, E-Mail messages and labels through mail merge features.
• Students will use the Track Changes features to make edits to documents.
• Students will learn to create documents to be used in other programs.
• Students will learn to add customization to the Word program.

All necessary materials are included.

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:

• Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system.  This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections.   Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 4 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher.  1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating System Requirements:

• Windows 7 or higher.
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions
  

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.