Word 365: Beginners (Live Online Using MS Teams) BeginnersPrerequisites
This course is to help you get to grips with word processing basics using Microsoft Word. It will be taught in a small group and no previous knowledge is assumed.
- This is the Live online version of the In Person Face to Face classroom based instructor led Word for Beginners course.
Please note that the course is taught using Microsoft Teams and you must have Teams installed on your computer to participate. See System requirements below for more information.
Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar. This contains the link to the MS Teams course meeting under Joining Instructions that you will use to join on the day of the course.
- See Related Courses below to take your skills further and also to see what other alternative options there are to this course.
- All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
- Basic computer skills i.e. familiarity with using a keyboard and mouse will be assumed.
- The course is aimed at beginners - no previous knowledge or experience of the software is assumed, however those who wish to improve their skills will learn some tips
- Learn the basic features of Word
- Create a new document
- Use a range of font formatting techniques
- Format paragraphs
- Work effectively with features that affect the page layout of your document
- Inserting images
- Presentation, demonstration and practical activities
- Installed Microsoft Teams app.
- It is possible to join using Edge or Chrome but there is less functionality when using a browser.
- Important: The instructor cannot troubleshoot access to Microsoft Teams on the day of the course. If you are in an institution that is managing their own Teams tenancy (CAMENT, JBS, medschl and some of the colleges) then you may not have access to the files or calendar used in the course. Please contact the instructor in advance to discuss this.
- The course will be taught using Word 365 on PCs but will also be suitable for Word 2016/2019 users. Apple Mac users of Outlook should also find it useful.
- Course files can be downloaded here
- One half day session
- Termly
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- LiL: Word 365 - Templates in Depth (Office 365/2019) (Online)
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- LiL: Word 365 - Word for Mac Essential Training (Office 365) (Online)
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