OBJECTIVE
Upon successful completion of this Microsoft Word Foundation Course at Onacademia, learners will be able to create, edit, format, and manage basic professional documents using Microsoft Word. The course introduces essential word-processing skills, including text formatting, paragraph alignment, page layout, tables, images, headers, footers, and document printing. Learners will also be introduced to AI-powered features in Microsoft Word, including using Copilot to draft, rewrite, improve, and summarize content where available. Through practical exercises, learners will gain the confidence to prepare business letters, resumes, reports, notices, and other everyday documents.
Course Outcome
- Basic Document Creation: Create, save, open, edit, and manage Word documents.
- Text Formatting: Apply fonts, sizes, colours, bold, italic, underline, and text alignment.
- Paragraph & Page Layout: Use bullets, numbering, line spacing, margins, page orientation, and page breaks.
- Tables & Images: Insert and format tables, pictures, shapes, and other basic document elements.
- Document Design: Add borders, page numbers, headers, footers, and simple styles to improve document presentation.
- Proofreading & Editing: Use spelling and grammar tools, Find and Replace, and basic editing features.
- Introduction to AI in Word: Understand the basics of AI and explore available AI-powered tools in Microsoft Word.
- AI-Assisted Writing: Learn how to use prompts to draft, rewrite, and improve text with Copilot or other available AI tools.
- Basic AI Summarization: Explore how AI can summarize text and identify key points from documents.
- Printing & File Management: Preview documents, adjust print settings, and export files to PDF where supported.
Career Benefit: Develop foundational Microsoft Word skills for office administration, data entry, computer operations, academic assignments, documentation, and entry-level office jobs.