Microsoft Word: The Basics
This short course covers the everyday Word skills most people need at work: creating and formatting documents, using styles and headings, adding lists, tables and images, setting up pages, and reviewing work with comments and track changes. It also explains why good structure matters for accessibility and navigation. Independent training; not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.
- Modules
- 3
- Duration
- About 25 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 8 questions from a bank of 12
Learning outcomes
- ✓Create, save and organise Word documents
- ✓Format text and paragraphs consistently using styles and headings
- ✓Explain how headings support accessibility, the Navigation pane and tables of contents
- ✓Add lists, tables and images with meaningful alternative text
- ✓Set up page layout, headers, footers and page numbers
- ✓Review documents with spelling and grammar tools, comments and track changes, then save as PDF and share
Course contents
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Module 1: Creating and Formatting Documents
Video (4 scenes) · 1 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: Structure, Tables and Images
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: Layout, Review and Sharing
Video (4 scenes) · 1 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate