Word 2016 Essential Training

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Free Online Course: Word 2016 Essential Training provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 6 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Word 2016 Essential Training is taught by David Rivers.

Overview
  • Learn how to create, format, share, and print a wide variety of documents in Word 2016.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    1. Getting Started with Word 2016
    • Launching Word and touring the interface
    • Opening, closing, and reading documents
    • Using the Tell Me assistant
    • Creating new documents
    • Saving documents
    • Opening and editing PDF documents
    • Printing your documents
    2. Editing Text
    • Inserting new text
    • Selecting text with the mouse or keyboard
    • Rearranging text with Cut, Copy, and Paste
    • Finding and replacing text
    • Undoing and redoing actions
    3. Formatting Text
    • Introduction to fonts
    • Changing font formatting
    • Changing text case
    • Adding pizzazz with special text effects
    4. Using Paragraph Formatting
    • Changing paragraph alignment and justification
    • Adjusting line spacing
    • Keeping text together across page breaks
    • Applying paragraph shading and borders
    • Using tab stops and indents
    5. Formatting Pages
    • Changing page size, margins, and orientation
    • Using headers, footers, and page numbering
    • Organizing a document with sections
    • Adding page backgrounds, borders, and watermarks
    6. Formatting Efficiently with Styles and Themes
    • Applying themes and Quick Styles to a document
    • Creating styles and Quick Styles
    • Using the Navigation pane with heading styles
    • Creating your own themes and style sets
    • Restricting formatting to a selection of styles
    7. Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
    • Creating bulleted and numbered lists
    • Editing and formatting lists
    • Creating a multilevel list with styles
    8. Working with Columns and Tables
    • Putting text into columns
    • Creating new tables from scratch
    • Converting existing text to a table
    • Formatting table appearance
    • Adding and removing columns and rows
    • Merging, splitting, and sizing cells
    • Sorting data in a table
    • Converting a table to text
    • Inserting an Excel table
    9. Illustrating Your Documents
    • Illustrating with pictures and shapes
    • Positioning, rotating, and sizing pictures
    • Wrapping text around graphics
    • Using a table to organize text and graphics
    • Applying special effects to graphics
    • Adjusting photos in a document
    • Illustrating with WordArt
    • Inserting a data chart
    • Diagramming with SmartArt
    • Inserting screenshots
    • Inserting online video into a document
    10. Using Macros and Building Blocks
    • Creating and running a macro
    • Editing a macro
    • Using building blocks
    • Creating and saving Quick Parts
    11. Proofing Your Documents
    • Setting proofing and autocorrect options
    • Checking spelling and grammar
    • Using the thesaurus, research, and translation tools
    12. Sharing Documents with Others
    • Getting documents ready for sharing
    • Sending documents via email
    • Password protecting a document
    • Saving and collaborating on documents in the cloud
    • Changing permissions and access to files
    13. Reviewing Documents with Others
    • Inserting and reviewing comments
    • Tracking changes and showing markup
    • Accepting or rejecting changes
    • Comparing and combining documents
    14. Customizing Word
    • Changing Word default settings
    • Customizing the Ribbon
    • Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
    Conclusion
    • Next steps