Word for Mac 2016 Essential Training

Learn how to create, format, collaborate on, and print a wide variety of documents in Microsoft Word for Mac 2016.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started with Word 2016

• Launching Word and touring the interface
• Opening, closing, and viewing documents
• Using the new Bookmark feature
• Using templates to create new documents
• Printing your documents

2. Editing Text

• Inserting new text
• Selecting text with the mouse or keyboard
• Rearranging text with cut, copy, and paste
• Finding and replacing text
• Undoing and redoing actions

3. Formatting Text

• Introducing fonts
• Choosing the right font and font style
• Changing text case
• Adding pizzazz with text effects

4. Formatting Paragraphs and Columns

• Changing paragraph alignment and justification
• Adjusting line spacing
• Using columns
• Keeping text together across page breaks
• Applying paragraph shading and borders
• Using tab stops and indents

5. Formatting Pages

• Changing page size, margins, and orientation
• Using headers, footers, and page numbering
• Organizing a document into sections
• Adding page backgrounds, borders, and watermarks

6. Formatting Efficiently with Styles and Themes

• Applying quick styles to text
• Applying a theme to a document
• Creating your own quick styles

7. Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists

• Creating a bulleted or numbered list
• Changing the format of a bulleted or numbered list
• Creating levels in a list

8. Working with Tables

• Creating new tables from scratch
• Converting existing text to a table
• Formatting table appearance
• Managing columns and rows
• Merging and splitting cells
• Sorting data in a table
• Using formulas in a table
• Converting a table to text

9. Illustrating Your Documents

• Illustrating with pictures and shapes
• Positioning and grouping graphics
• Using a table to organize text and graphics
• Adjusting photos in a document
• Applying special effects to graphics
• Illustrating with WordArt
• Inserting a chart
• Diagramming with SmartArt

10. Using Macros and Building Blocks

• Creating and running a macro
• Editing a macro
• Using building blocks

11. Proofing your Documents

• Checking spelling and grammar
• Setting proofing and autocorrect options
• Using the thesaurus and Smart Lookup

12. Reviewing Documents with Others

• Inserting and reviewing comments
• Tracking changes and showing markup
• Comparing and combining documents

13. Sharing Documents with Others

• Saving documents to OneDrive
• Sending documents via email
• Password protecting a document
• Restricting editing for part of a document

14. Customizing Word

• Changing Word settings
• Editing user information
• Customizing the UI

Conclusion

• Next steps