Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Identify the MS Word user interface components.
• Create, save, open, close, and print documents.
• Use the proofing tools.
• Insert and edit text using find/replace; cut, copy and paste; format painter.
• Format text and paragraphs by applying font and paragraph formatting options; applying, modifying and creating styles, creating and modifying numbered or bulleted lists.
• Format documents by modifying page setup, inserting headers, footers, and page numbers.
• Control document layout with column and page breaks, section breaks, and formatting text into multiple columns.
• Insert, modify and format table layouts and design.
• Insert and format graphic elements, shapes, pictures and SmartArt graphics.
• Link and embed external data using object linking and embedding.
• Add references to documents: table of contents, footnotes / endnotes, citations and bibliography, captions, index and create cross-references.
• Use the collaborative features in MS Word: comments, track changes, and compare documents.
• Use a mail merge to create and personalize form letters, envelopes or mailing labels.
• Create templates and electronic forms to automate document creation.
• Use navigation techniques, shortcuts, macros, and building blocks efficiently.
• Customize the MS Word environment.

Effective as of Fall 2020