Course Objective: You will create, edit, and enhance standard business documents using Microsoft® Office Word 2010.

Target Student: This course is intended for individuals who want to gain basic knowledge of working with Word.

Prerequisites: To be successful in this course, you should be familiar with using personal computers and you should have used the mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on the computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. To ensure your success, we recommend you first take one of Element K's introductory Windows courses, such as either of the following, or have equivalent skills and knowledge:

Course Objectives

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

• create a basic Word document.
• edit a document.
• format text.
  format paragraphs.
• insert a table.
  insert special characters and graphical objects.
• control the page setup and appearance of a Word document.
• proofread documents for accuracy.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Word Document

Topic 1A: Identify the Elements of the User Interface  Topic 1B: Customize the Word Environment  Topic 1C: Enter Text in a Document  Topic 1D: Save a Document  Topic 1E: Open a Document in Different View Modes  Topic 1F: Print a Document  Topic 1G: Obtain Help in Word

Lesson 2: Editing a Word Document

Topic 2A: Navigate Through a Document and Select Text  Topic 2B: Modify Text  Topic 2C: Undo Text Changes  Topic 2D: Find and Replace Text

Lesson 3: Formatting Text in a Word Document

Topic 3A: Change Font Styles  Topic 3B: Highlight Text in a Document

Lesson 4: Formatting Paragraphs in a Word Document

Topic 4A: Set Tabs to Align Text  Topic 4B: Modify the Layout of a Paragraph  Topic 4C: Create Lists  Topic 4D: Apply Borders and Shading  Topic 4E: Apply Styles  Topic 4F: Manage Formatting

Lesson 5: Inserting Tables in a Word Document

Topic 5A: Create a Table  Topic 5B: Modify a Table  Topic 5C: Format a Table  Topic 5D: Convert Text to a Table

Lesson 6: Inserting Special Characters and Graphical Objects

Topic 6A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters  Topic 6B: Insert Illustrations in a Document

Lesson 7: Controlling the Appearance of the Pages in a Word Document

Topic 7A: Control the Layout of a Page  Topic 7B: Apply a Page Border and Color  Topic 7C: Add Watermarks  Topic 7D: Add Headers and Footers

Lesson 8: Proofreading a Word Document

Topic 8A: Check Spelling and Grammar  Topic 8B: Use the Thesaurus  Topic 8C: Customize the AutoCorrect Options

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