Learning Word Desktop (Microsoft 365)
35mBeginner2021-11-01
Authors

Nick Brazzi
LinkedIn Learning Staff Author
Course details
Microsoft Word has a deep well of options and features that can take years to master, but it’s also easy to get up and running with Word if you just need to create a simple document. In this short course, LinkedIn Learning staff instructor Nick Brazzi shows you how to get started with the subscription version of Microsoft Word, focusing on the most common basic features that every user needs to get started. Nick begins by showing how to create, open, and save new documents. Next, he covers formatting in Word, from text/paragraph formatting to page layout. He also shows how to work with built-in styles in Word, illustrates how to collaborate on a document using the Track Changes feature, shares helpful keyboard shortcuts, and more.
Skills covered
Word ProcessingMicrosoft WordOffice 365Microsoft 365LearningBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoft
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Get up and running quickly with Word
1. Up and Running with Microsoft Word
- 02 - Work with ribbons and the Backstage view
- 03 - Create and save documents
- 04 - Work with Word Online
- 05 - Write and format text
- 06 - Format a document
- 07 - Insert page breaks, section breaks, and columns
- 08 - Add and format images
- 09 - Add headers, footers, and page numbers
Conclusion
- 10 - Where to learn more about Word
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