Word 2007 Basic

Course Outline

Getting started

The Word window

New documents

Word Help

Navigation and selection techniques

Document navigation

Selection techniques

Editing text

Working with text

Using the Undo and Redo commands

Cutting, copying, and pasting text

Formatting text

Character formatting

Tab settings

Paragraph formatting

Paragraph spacing and indents

Automatic formatting

Tables

Creating tables

Working with table content

Changing table structure

Page layout

Headers and footers

Margins

Page breaks

Proofing and printing documents

Checking spelling and grammar

Using AutoCorrect

Finding and replacing text

Printing documents

Graphics

Adding graphics and clip art

Working with graphics

Word 2007 Basic Details

Lecture Hours/Week:  6 hours – One Day Workshop

Lab Hrs/Week:

Contact Hours:  6

Course Description: This covers the basic functions and features of Word 2007. Students will learn how to enter and edit text, and save and browse documents. They will learn how to enhance the appearance of a document by using various formatting options. They will also create tables, insert headers and footers, proof and print documents, and insert graphics.  

Course Competencies:  Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be competent to perform the following tasks:

• Explain the Word environment; create, save and close documents; and use the Help system.
• Navigate in a document; use some of Word’s automated tasks; use basic editing techniques; and use the Undo and Redo commands.
• Select text; copy and move text; and use the Find and Replace commands to modify document text.
• Change the appearance of a document by applying character formats, by setting tabs, by aligning paragraphs and creating character formats, and by setting paragraph indents and line spacing.
• Create, edit, and change the structure of tables in Word documents.
• Control page layout by adding headers and footers, setting page margins, and inserting page breaks.
• Proof a document by using the Spelling and grammar checks; and preview and print a document.
• Insert graphics and clip art to document text.

Course Requirements:

Attendance Requirements:  80%

Evaluation Strategies/Grading:  Students evaluated by Instructor at completion of class

Entry-Level Skills: 

Prerequisites:

Co-Prerequisites:

Book/Instructional Material Requirements:  Word 2007 Basic Workbook

Method of Instruction:  Instructor Led; Hands-on environment