Course Objectives: Introduction to Microsoft Word 2003

Compare your skills and experiences to these objectives to see if this course would be appropriate for you to take.

• Start Word.
• Use the Word menu system, Word toolbars, and Word task panes.
• Display Help information.
• Reset the working folder.
• Enter text into the Document window.
• Save, print, and close a document.
• Insert and delete text.
• Reverse an edit operation.
• Move and copy a text block.
• Apply attributes to text.
• Apply a new font and font size to text.
• Indent a paragraph.
• Create a numbered/bulleted list.
• Reset the left and right margins of a document.
• Reset the page orientation of a document.
• Set and clear tab stops in a document.
• Reset line and paragraph spacing in a document.*
• Reset paragraph alignment in a document.*
• Use the Spelling and Grammar Checker.
• Use the Thesaurus.*
• Customize the AutoCorrect dictionary.*
• Insert a picture into a document.*
• Preview and save a document as a Web page.

*These topics will be covered in classes only if time allows.

Microsoft offers certification in this subject, and depending on your position and duties, you may be eligible for reimbursement for the certification exam fee (currently around $75). View the exam objectives.