Microsoft® Office Word Online
These days, most people take electronic word processing for granted. While we may still write out grocery lists with pen and paper, we expect to use a computer to create the majority of our documents. It's impossible to avoid word-processing software in many areas of the business world. Managers, lawyers, clerks, reporters, and editors rely on this software to do their jobs. Whether you are an executive secretary or a website designer, you'll need to know the ins and outs of electronic word processing.
Microsoft® Office Word Online is designed to help you move smoothly through the task of creating professional-looking documents. Its rich features and powerful tools can make your work easy, and even fun. In this course, you'll learn how to use Word Online to create and edit simple documents; format documents; add tables and lists; add design elements and layout options; and proof documents.
In this course, you will use Word Online to create, modify, and manage documents. You will:
- Navigate and perform common tasks in Word.
- Format text, paragraphs, and lists.
- Use Word tools such as Find and Replace, Format Painter, and Styles to work efficiently.
- Create and format tables.
- Insert graphic objects into a document.
- Add document references and links.
- Collaborate on documents.
- Proofread and prepare documents for publishing.
To ensure your success in this course you should have experience with any current version of Windows, including being able to start and close applications, navigate basic file structures, and manage files and folders, as well as use a web browser using multiple tabs to access websites. You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking either one of the following United States Career Campus LLC courses, or any similar course in general Microsoft Windows skills:
- Using Microsoft® Windows® 10
- Microsoft® Windows® 10: Transition from Windows® 7
- Microsoft Windows® 10 (any edition)Although this course was developed using Microsoft Windows 10 Pro as the operating system, it should be possible to present the course using Windows 8 or other earlier versions of Windows with only minor keying variations. However, Logical Operations did not key through the course in other environments and does not guarantee specific outcomes if you alter the setup.
- Microsoft Office 365 licenses (You can use any of these: Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Premium, or Office 365 Business Essentials.)The Office 365 plan you use depends on the licensing available in your environment. If you wish to use a trial version for testing, Office 365 Business and Office 365 Business Premium are acceptable. At the time of writing, there was no trial edition available for Office 365 Business Essentials.
- If necessary, software for viewing the course slides. (Instructor machine only.)
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- CD-ROM drive (if installing any software from a CD-ROM)
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- 1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Lesson 1: Getting Started
with Word Online
Topic A: Navigate
in Word Online
Topic B: Create
and Save Word Documents
Topic C: Edit
Documents
Topic D: Preview
and Print Documents
Lesson 2: Formatting Text
and Paragraphs
Topic A: Apply
Character Formatting
Topic B: Control
Paragraph Layout
Topic C: Display
Text in Bulleted or Numbered Lists
Lesson 3: Working More
Efficiently
Topic A: Use
Find and Replace to Edit
Topic B: Apply
Repetitive Formatting
Topic C: Use
Styles to Streamline Formatting
Lesson 4: Adding Tables
Topic A: Insert
a Table
Topic B: Modify
a Table
Topic C: Format
a Table
Lesson 5: Inserting
Graphic Objects
Topic A: Insert
Symbols and Emojis
Topic B: Add
Images to a Document
Topic C: Format
Pictures
Lesson 6: Adding Document
References and Links
Topic A: Add
Hyperlinks
Topic B: Add
Headers and Footers
Topic C: Insert
Footnotes and Endnotes
Lesson 7: Collaborating on Documents
Topic A: Share
Documents
Topic B: Manage
Comments
Lesson 8: Preparing to
Publish a Document
Topic A: Check
Spelling and Grammar
Topic B: Check
Accessibility
Topic C: Save a
Document to Other Formats
Appendix A: Desktop Features Not Available in Microsoft® Office Word Online