Word
Professional documents, formatting and templates
Go from zero to professional documents in Word: type, edit and format text, and keep long documents in order with styles, lists and an automatic table of contents. By the end you will add tables and pictures, set up pages, review documents with others, run a mail merge and get a file ready to print and share.
Course content
Word basics
BeginnerThe Word window, saving documents, typing and editing text, and character formatting.
- 1The Word window: creating and saving documentsGet to know the parts of the Word window, switch views and zoom, and save a document as `.docx` or PDF.12 min
- 2Typing and editing textLearn to type text correctly, select it quickly, cut, copy and paste, undo mistakes, and fix a whole document at once with `Find and Replace`.14 min
- 3Character formatting: fonts, size and colourChoose fonts and sizes, apply bold, italic, underline, colour and highlighting, copy formatting with `Format Painter` and clear what you don't need.13 min
Paragraphs, styles and structure
BeginnerAlignment, spacing, indents and lists, plus heading styles, the Navigation pane and an automatic table of contents.
- 4Paragraph formatting: alignment, spacing and listsLearn to align paragraphs, set line and paragraph spacing, indents and tab stops, and build bulleted, numbered and multilevel lists.15 min
- 5Styles, headings and an automatic table of contentsLearn to apply and modify heading styles, move around a long document with the Navigation pane, and create a table of contents that updates with one click.15 min
Tables, graphics and page layout
IntermediateTables, pictures, shapes and SmartArt, margins, sections, headers, footers and page numbers.
- 6Tables in WordLearn to insert a table, manage rows and columns, merge and split cells, style the table and repeat the header row on every page of a long table.14 min
- 7Pictures, shapes, icons and SmartArtLearn to add pictures, shapes, icons and SmartArt diagrams, change their size and look, and choose how text flows around them.14 min
- 8Page layout: margins, sections, headers and footersSet margins, orientation, paper size, columns and breaks, and add headers, footers, page numbers and a watermark.15 min
Review, automation and sharing
AdvancedFootnotes and citations, proofing, comments and Track Changes, templates, mail merge, printing and sharing.
- 9References and review: footnotes, Editor, comments and Track ChangesAdd footnotes and source citations, check spelling and count words, and review a document with others using comments and Track Changes.16 min
- 10Templates, mail merge, printing and sharingCreate documents from templates, turn an Excel list into dozens of personalised certificates, print, share a document and check its accessibility, and learn time-saving shortcuts.18 min