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Microsoft Word provides a wide range of tools and features that are designed to be used when creating longer documents.

Whether you need to learn how to control formatting efficiently, manage tables and graphics or manipulate large quantities of text, this course will show you how. You will also learn how to create referencing content such as a table of contents and figures, work with footnotes and endnotes, captions, cross-references and indexes.

Other topics will cover how to use sections to control formatting so that you can effectively combine portrait and landscape pages, and to utilise changing headers, footers and page numbers throughout a document. You will also see how using mail merge and tracked changes can benefit your workflow.

Use of mouse and keyboard
Ability to navigate the Windows environments
Open and Close programs
This course is suitable for anyone using Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365. If you’re attending at a QA location, the course will be delivered on Word 2019.

Dual monitor setup is required for when attending this course via the QA Attend from Anywhere delivery method.

Work more effectively by using Quick Parts and customising the Word interface, as well as utilise shortcuts
Work with tracking to assist in document collaboration
Work with tables and graphics to control and manage them
Use mail merge to automate document creation
Format and control text and resolve common formatting issues
Work with document sections to control page setup, headers/footers and page numbering
Create, apply and manage styles to format documents
Incorporate referencing tools such as tables of contents and figures; captions, cross referencing and indexes; and use footnotes and endnotes

Module 1: Working effectively

Navigating a document
Using non breaking characters to control text wrapping
Working with AutoText and document property Quick Parts
Using Find and Replace options
Customising Word

Module 2: Collaborating with others

Setting up for collaboration
Comments
Tracking changes

Module 3: Working with tables and graphics

Controlling table positioning
Working with rows and columns
Modifying table properties

Module 4: Mail merge

An introduction to mail merge
Starting the merge
Creating the main document
Previewing and finishing the merge

Module 5: Formatting text

Character and paragraph formatting
Automatic selection techniques
Using the Reveal Formatting pane
Controlling paragraphs with formatting

Module 6: Formatting a document using sections

Creating section breaks
Combining page setup and orientation in a document
Newspaper columns
Using sections to control headers, footers, and page numbering

Module 7: Using styles

Using styles to format text
Creating and modifying styles
View styles with the Styles Area
Printing styles

Module 8: Reference tables and tools

Creating and managing a table of contents
Inserting captions and tables of figures
Cross referencing
Working with footnotes and endnotes
Inserting and modifying an index

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

12 August 2024