Computer E-Learning

Welcome to the Microsoft Word 2013 Essentials workshop. Word is a powerful word processing application. However, it does much more than create simple documents. It includes several desktop publishing features to make your documents look great. With Office 2013, you can work on your documents from different computers or even a tablet running Windows 8. And now, it’s easier than ever to share your work.

In this module, you will learn how to open Word, where you’ll first encounter the Recent list and other ways you can start a document. You’ll learn how to open files and how to create a blank document or a document from a template.

In this module, we’ll introduce you to the Word 2013 interface, which uses the Ribbon from the previous two versions of Word. You’ll get a closer look at the Ribbon, as well as the Navigation pane and the Status bar. You’ll also learn how to manage your Microsoft account right from a new item above the Ribbon. This module introduces you to the Backstage view, where all of the functions related to your files live. You’ll learn how to save files. Finally, we’ll look at closing files and closing the application.

In this module, you will create your first document. You will learn how to type text and select it with a mouse or keyboard. With text selected, you can edit or delete text, or you can use the mouse to drag and drop text to a new location. You’ll also learn how to insert symbols and numbers. Finally, this module will cover how to start a new page.

The Word 2013 editing tools make editing your document a breeze. This module covers how to cut, copy and paste text, as well as how to undo and redo tasks. It explains how to find and replace text, such as when you want to change a word or phrase throughout your document. It introduces the Word Options dialog box to set default paste options. Finally, it explains how to check your spelling.

Word 2013 allows you to enhance your text in many ways. In this module, we’ll discuss the different types of formatting, as well as cover the most basic types of formatting your words. This includes the font face, size, and color, as well as highlighting and enhancing the text.

Paragraph formatting controls the look and feel of an entire paragraph. In this module, we’ll discuss how to change the spacing of your text, both the line spacing and the space in between paragraphs. We’ll also address setting the alignment and using tabs and indents. We’ll also practice using bullets and numbering the document and learn how to add borders and shading to the text. Finally, we’ll take a look at the Paragraph dialog, where you can format many aspects of your paragraph at once.

This module introduces some of the more advanced formatting tasks for formatting your text in Word 2013. This module covers changing the case (capitalization) of words. You’ll also learn to use the format painter, to quickly format words to match others. This module introduces the Font dialog box for formatting several properties of your font at once. Finally, you’ll learn how to clear your formatting choices if you change your mind about the formatting.

Styles are a powerful formatting tool to take your Word 2013 document to the next level. Styles help provide consistency. They are also useful if you want to use certain advanced features like generated tables of contents. This module introduces styles and themes to help make your documents look great.

You have your text and paragraphs looking great, but what about the page? This module covers the basics of page formatting. You’ll learn how to format text into columns, how to change the orientation from portrait to landscape, how to add a page color or border, and how to add headers and footers.

Now that your document is ready, it’s time to share it! First, you’ll learn how to preview and print your document. When you have saved your document to the cloud, you can invite people, which sends a link so that you can share the document. You can also get a link to share the document with large groups of

Although this workshop is coming to a close, we hope that your journey to improve your Word skills is just beginning. Please take a moment to review and update your action plan. This will be a key tool to guide your progress in the days, weeks, months, and years to come. We wish you the best of luck on the rest of your travels!