Introduction to Microsoft Word 365 (Self-Guided)

Getting to Know Word

This lesson introduces you to the basics of Microsoft Word, helping you get comfortable with the interface, Ribbon, and essential tools. You'll learn how to open, navigate, and view documents, as well as type and format text. By the end of this lesson, you'll have a solid foundation to start creating and working with documents in Word.

Managing Files

Here, you'll discover how to efficiently create, save, and organize your Word documents. You'll explore the benefits of templates, how to manage metadata, and different saving options, including OneDrive for cloud storage. Additionally, you'll learn how to protect your documents with passwords, version history, and backups to keep your work safe and accessible.

Editing Your Document

Editing is an essential part of working in Word, and this lesson will teach you how to add, remove, copy, move, and replace text with ease. You'll explore tools like drag-and-drop editing, the Office Clipboard, and advanced Find and Replace options to help you quickly refine your content.

Working with Multiple Documents

Sometimes, you need to work with more than one document at a time. In this lesson, you'll learn how to view multiple documents side by side, switch between them efficiently, and share text between files. You'll also explore linking and embedding content from other applications to create dynamic, interconnected documents.

Applying Basic Font Formatting

Make your text stand out with formatting tools! This lesson covers changing fonts, adjusting text size, applying bold, italics, and underline, and choosing text colors. You'll also learn how to format paragraphs using alignment, spacing, indentation, and lists, as well as apply and manage basic styles for a consistent look.

Going Further with Formatting

Take your formatting skills to the next level with advanced text effects, custom colors, and highlighting. You'll learn how to modify and manage styles, work with tabs and tab stops, and create custom bullet and numbered lists. This lesson will help you fine-tune the appearance of your documents for a polished, professional finish.

Formatting a Document

Formatting isn't just about text—it's about the whole document! In this lesson, you'll explore page orientation, margins, headers, footers, and themes to enhance the layout of your document. Whether you're preparing a formal report or a creative project, you'll learn how to structure your pages beautifully and effectively.

Proofing and Printing Documents

Before sharing or printing your work, it's important to check for errors. This lesson covers spell check, grammar tools, the thesaurus, word count, and accessibility checks to ensure your document is polished and professional. You'll also learn essential printing settings, including custom paper sizes, double-sided printing, and envelope printing.

Collaborating with Others

Word makes teamwork easy, and this lesson shows you how! You'll learn to track changes, add and respond to comments, and work with shared documents in OneDrive. You'll also explore how to save documents in different formats, check compatibility, and share your work efficiently with others.

Working with Graphics

Enhance your documents with images, shapes, and visual elements! This lesson teaches you how to insert, resize, and position pictures, as well as apply artistic effects, add text to shapes, and group objects for a professional and visually appealing document layout.

Page, Section, and Column Breaks

Enhance your documents with images, shapes, and visual elements! This lesson teaches you how to insert, resize, and position pictures, as well as apply artistic effects, add text to shapes, and group objects for a professional and visually appealing document layout.

Tables

Tables are great for organizing information, and in this lesson, you'll learn how to create, modify, and format tables to make your data clear and easy to read. You'll also explore additional design elements like watermarks, page borders, and WordArt to add extra flair to your documents.

Instructor-Moderated: A new session of each course begins each month. Please refer to the session start dates for scheduling.​

Self-Guided: Your course begins immediately after you enroll.​

Instructor-Moderated: Once a course session starts, two lessons will be released each week for the 6 week duration of your course. You will have access to all previously released lessons until the course ends. You will interact with the instructor through the online discussion area. There are no live sessions or online meetings with the instructor.

Self-Guided: You have 3 months of access to the course. After enrolling, you can learn and complete the course at your own pace, within the allotted access period. You will have the opportunity to interact with other students in the online discussion area.

Instructor-Moderated: The interactive discussion area for each lesson automatically closes two weeks after each lesson is released, so you're encouraged to complete each lesson within two weeks of its release. However, you will have access to all lessons from the time they are released until the course ends.​

Self-Guided: There is no time limit to complete each lesson, other than completing all lessons within the allotted access period. Discussion areas for each lesson are open for the entire duration of the course.

Instructor-Moderated: Students enrolled in a six-week online class benefit from a one-time, 10-day extension for each course. No further extensions can be provided beyond these 10 days.​

Self-Guided: Because this course is self-guided, no extensions will be granted after the start of your enrollment.