Microsoft Word – Document Creation & Formatting

Module 1: Microsoft Word Fundamentals

• Word interface: ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, and document views
• Creating and saving documents: file formats and AutoSave
• Basic text editing: typing, selecting, cutting, copying, and pasting
• Font formatting: typeface, size, bold, italic, underline, and colour

Module 2: Paragraph Formatting and Styles

• Paragraph alignment: left, centre, right, and justified
• Line spacing, paragraph spacing, and indentation settings
• Styles: applying and modifying heading and body text styles
• Style sets: changing the overall document appearance instantly

Module 3: Page Layout and Sections

• Page margins, orientation, and size settings
• Section breaks: creating different layouts within one document
• Headers and footers: page numbers, document title, and date
• Watermarks, page borders, and page colour customisation

Module 4: Tables and Lists

• Creating tables: inserting, resizing, and formatting table cells
• Table styles: applying and customising built-in table designs
• Bulleted and numbered lists: customising list formatting
• Multilevel lists: creating outline-style hierarchical lists

Module 5: Images and Graphics

• Inserting images: positioning, resizing, and text wrapping
• SmartArt: creating diagrams, process flows, and organisational charts
• Shapes and text boxes: adding callouts and decorative elements
• Charts: inserting and formatting charts linked to Word data

Module 6: Long Document Features

• Table of Contents: automatic TOC generation from heading styles
• Bookmarks and cross-references: linking within documents
• Footnotes and endnotes: academic referencing in Word
• Track Changes and Comments: collaborative document editing

Module 7: Mail Merge and Automation

• Mail Merge: creating personalised letters, envelopes, and labels
• Mail Merge data sources: Excel, Access, and Outlook contacts
• Merge fields: inserting and formatting variable data in templates
• Macros in Word: recording and running simple document automation

Module 8: Capstone Project and Assessment

• Formal report: styles, TOC, headers, footers, and page numbers
• Mail merge project: personalised letter campaign from Excel data
• Long document: multi-section document with cross-references and footnotes
• Final assessment and course certification

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