Microsoft Office · Beginner level

Beginner level · Module 2 of 5 · 10 guided hours

Creating Documents in Word

Create and edit everyday documents in Word: typing efficiently, editing text, checking spelling and producing a clean letter.

Learning objectives

  • Create, edit and save Word documents
  • Use the keyboard and editing tools efficiently
  • Proofread with spelling and grammar tools

Topics

  • Word interface and views
  • selecting, editing and moving text
  • spelling, grammar and Find & Replace
  • page setup for letters

Lessons

  1. Lesson 1 The Word Workspace and Basic Editing

    Navigate the ribbon and views, type and edit text, and use undo, cut, copy and paste.

    ribboncursor and selectionCtrl+C/X/V/Zviews

  2. Lesson 2 Proofreading Tools

    Use spelling and grammar checking, the thesaurus and Find & Replace to produce error-free text.

    spelling and grammar checklanguage settingFind & Replaceproofreading

  3. Lesson 3 Writing a Formal Letter

    Set up page margins and layout and produce a correctly structured formal letter.

    block letter formatmarginsalignmentline spacing

Practical activity

Produce a formal letter and a one-page notice for a community event from a handwritten draft provided by the instructor.

Expected outcomes

  • Error-free everyday documents
  • Efficient editing habits

Assessment

Documents marked against a formatting and accuracy checklist.

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