Microsoft IT Academy: Course 10294: Beginner Skills in Microsoft Word 2010

Online

This two-hour online course is designed to help you use the Microsoft Word 2010 interface, commands, and features to create, enhance, and share documents.

• All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available

Home and Office users taking this course should already be familiar with Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Office Word 2007, or some other word processing application. Learners familiar with Word 2003 should complete Course 4697: Introduction to the New Microsoft® Office Fluent™ User Interface.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Introducing Word 2010
• Creating a Document
• Viewing a Document
• The Formatting Options
• Browsing a Document
• The Page Setup Options
• Inserting Page Numbers and Page Breaks
• Applying Quick Styles to a Document
• Applying Themes to a Document
• Enhancing Images
• Using the Proofing Features
• The Language Features
• Printing and Sharing a Document

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Use e-mail messaging to communicate with others.
• Communicate and connect with contacts.
• Plan with the Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Journal features.
• Organize Outlook views and items.

Self-taught online

To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Macromedia Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course.

The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled

How to Enrol

• Email us: training@ucs.cam.ac.uk
• Telephone courses: (01223 3)34662

Important Information:

• To view this course you will need a Microsoft Live ID or Hotmail email account and to view the materials you will need to login and access the courses with Microsoft’s Explorer web browser (other browser systems may experience problems).