Microsoft Word 2010 Online Class

Level 1 Introductory Skills

$59.99

5 Weekly Lessons - Open Entry (Join Anytime) Your login to E-Lab will be emailed to you upon enrollment

Enrollment Options

This Microsoft Word online course is designed to take 5 weeks although you have up to 6 months from the date of enrollment to complete the course. With our anytime, anywhere policy, you can complete the assignments at a time and place that is convenient for you. This course is hosted on E-Lab. Upon enrollment, you will receive your class URL, Course Code, and login details for the course.

DESCRIPTION

Microsoft® Word 2010: Level 1 provides thorough introductory training of Word 2010. This text covers beginning-level skills, and is ideal for the newer computer user who wants to become well versed in Word. Topics introduced include the Ribbon interface, working with text, printing, using proofreading tools, creating bulleted and numbered lists, tables, and more. After completing this course, students can successfully face the challenges presented in Microsoft Word 2010: Level 2 course that will be offered at a later date on Officeskills.org.

Pre-Requisites

Knowledge of Keyboarding..

Requirements:

• You will need Microsoft Office 2010. 60 Day Free Trials are available at the following link: Microsoft Office 2010 Free Trials. Please note: Depending on the course(s) you are enrolled in, this may not be long enough to complete your course.
• Adobe Flash Player so you can view the Video Lessons. You can download the latest version at the following link: Adobe Flash Player.
• Adobe Reader to view pdf presentation files is available at the following link: Adobe Reader Download

Recommended Books:.

FastCourse Microsoft Word 2010: Level 1 By Judy Mardar . This book is available through the publisher and also very limited copies may be available on Amazon.com.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Use the Ribbon
• Navigate in a document
• Type a professional business letter
• Preview a document
• Insert dates and symbols
• Work with formatting features
• Create appropriate report formats
• Apply borders and shading
• Insert a table in a document
• Perform calculations in tables
• Much, much more!

DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE

LESSON 1: WORKING WITH WORD BASICS

• Presenting Word 2010
• Starting Word
• Opening Documents
• Opening Older Word Documents
• Storing Your Exercise Files
• Working with the Word 2010 Interface
• The Ribbon, the Quick Access Toolbar and The Mini Toolbar
• Navigating in a Word Document
• Closing Documents
• Starting a New, Blank Document
• Getting Help in Word 2010, Exiting from Word 20

  LESSON 2: CREATING AND EDITING BUSINESS LETTERS

• Defining Typical Business Letter Styles - Block Style, Modified Block Style and Standard Format
• Indented Paragraphs
• Inserting Text
• AutoComplete
• Using the Enter Key
• Showing Formatting Marks
• Spacing in Letters
• Word Wrap
• Creating an Envelope
• Saving Your Work using the Save Command
• Word’s DOCX File Format
• Selecting Text and Selection Techniques
• Editing Text and Inserting and Deleting Text
• Using Undo and Redo
• Working with AutoCorrect, AutoCorrect Options Smart Tag and Setting AutoCorrect Options
• Copying and Moving Text and Working with the Clipboard
• Editing with Drag and Drop
• Switching Between Documents and Viewing Open Documents on the Taskbar
• Using Page Layout Options including Setting Margins and Setting the Page Orientation
• Setting the Paper Size and Working with Combined Print and Print Preview

  LESSON 3: CREATING A MEMORANDUM AND A PRESS RELEASE

• Typing a Memorandum
• Introducing Default Tabs
• Inserting and Formatting the Date
• Inserting Symbols
• Working with Page Breaks including Removing Manual Page Breaks
• Working with Proofreading Tools
• Using the Spelling Checker and the Grammar Checker
• Using the Thesaurus to Find a Synonym
• Formatting Text including Working with Fonts and Themes
• Changing the Font Case
• The Format Painter
• Working with Find and Replace and using the Find and Replace Dialog Box
• Searching with the Navigation Pane

  LESSON 4: CREATING A SIMPLE REPORT

• Formatting Reports using Paragraph Formatting
• Paragraph Formatting Compared to Character Formatting
• Using Paragraph Alignment including setting Alignments and Setting Line Spacing
• Indenting Text including adjusting Indents and setting Custom Indents on the Ruler
• Using Custom Tab Stops including setting Custom Tab Stops with the Ruler
• Working with the Tabs Dialog Box and Modifying Tab Stops with the Ruler
• Using Bulleted and Numbered Lists and Converting Text to Lists
• Promoting and Demoting List Items and Turning Off Bullets and Numbering
• Using Borders and Shading including the Borders Button and the Shading Button
• The Borders and Shading Dialog Box

  LESSON 5: WORKING WITH TABLES

• Introducing Tables and viewing Gridlines
• Navigating in a Table
• Inserting Tables including Using Table Tools
• Exploring the Layout and Design Tabs
• Selecting Data in a Table
• Aligning Data in a Table
• Merging and Splitting Cells
• Adding Borders and Shading to a Table
• Sorting Data in a Table
• Inserting Rows and Columns and Moving Rows and Columns
• Performing Calculations in Tables and Constructing Formulas
• Sizing Rows and Columns
• Dragging to Adjust Row Heights and Column Widths
• Distributing Rows and Columns
• Using Table Styles to Format a Table