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Free online courseMS Word Complete Course: Basics to Advanced Features

Duration of the online course: 2 hours and 47 minutes

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Master MS Word fast with this free online course—format documents, build tables, insert visuals, and convert PDF/web pages with confidence. Certificate-ready.

In this free course, learn about

  • Navigate MS Word basics: create, open, save documents; key interface parts
  • Use essential shortcuts: open document (Ctrl+O), Replace (Ctrl+H), Spelling (F7)
  • Format text: fonts, sizes, styles, colors, highlighting, and text effects
  • Edit text efficiently: select, cut/copy/paste, undo/redo, find and replace
  • Format paragraphs: alignment, indents, spacing, bullets/numbering, borders
  • Run and fix Spelling & Grammar; understand proofing options and suggestions
  • Customize the Ribbon: add/remove commands, create tabs/groups for workflows
  • Create and save reusable templates (.dotx) for consistent document layouts
  • Configure AutoCorrect: add/edit replacements via File > Options > Proofing
  • Build and manage tables: insert, add/remove rows/columns, merge/split cells
  • Delete an entire table at once via Table Tools > Layout > Delete > Delete Table
  • Use table formulas (SUM, MIN, MAX, AVERAGE) via Table Tools > Layout > Formula
  • Insert and format shapes, pictures, objects, and charts; edit chart data in Excel
  • Convert content: open PDF to convert to Word; export Word to webpage/convert webpage

Course Description

Strong Word skills are still one of the most practical advantages you can bring to school, business, and everyday work. This free online course takes you from the essentials of Microsoft Word to advanced, time-saving features that help you produce professional documents quickly and consistently. You will build confidence with the interface and core workflows, then move into formatting techniques that make reports, proposals, and assignments easier to read and easier to maintain.

Instead of relying on manual tweaks, you will learn smarter ways to edit text, manage paragraphs, and keep documents polished using built-in spelling and grammar tools. You will also improve speed with common keyboard shortcuts and practical questions that reinforce what matters most when you are under deadline. As you progress, you will discover how customization can match Word to your workflow by adjusting the ribbon, using templates for repeatable layouts, and setting up AutoCorrect to reduce repetitive typing and mistakes.

The course also focuses on real-world document building. You will work with tables beyond the basics, including creating and removing them efficiently and using simple formulas to calculate values directly inside a document when needed. To make your files more informative and visually clear, you will learn how to insert and format pictures, shapes, charts, and objects in a way that supports the message rather than distracting from it.

Finally, you will practice productivity features that connect Word to the formats you deal with daily: converting PDFs into editable Word files, turning web pages into Word documents, and exporting Word content for the web. By the end, you will be able to create clean, consistent documents with better structure, faster editing, and a more professional finish—useful for students, office roles, freelancers, and anyone who shares documents with others.

Course content

  • Video class: MS Word - Basics

    09m

  • Exercise: Which keyboard shortcut is used to open an existing document in MS Word?

  • Video class: Ms Word - Formatting Text

    04m

  • Video class: MS Word - Editing Text

    06m

  • Exercise: Which keyboard shortcut opens the Replace dialog in MS Word to replace one word with another?

  • Video class: MS Word - Paragraphs Formatting in Microsoft Office

    08m

  • Video class: MS Word - Spelling and Grammar

    04m

  • Exercise: Which shortcut key opens the Spelling and Grammar check dialog box in MS Word?

  • Video class: MS Word - Customize Ribbon

    04m

  • Video class: MS Word - Template

    01m

  • Exercise: How do you save a Word document as a reusable template?

  • Video class: MS Word - Auto Correct Features

    02m

  • Exercise: Where do you go in MS Word to change AutoCorrect settings (add or edit replacements)?

  • Video class: MS Word - Table part 1

    04m

  • Exercise: In MS Word, which method opens a dialog box to manually enter the number of columns and rows when creating a table?

  • Video class: MS Word - Table Part 2

    07m

  • Exercise: In MS Word, how can you delete an entire table at once?

  • Video class: MS Word - Table Part 3

    06m

  • Video class: MS Word - Table Part 4

    05m

  • Exercise: In an MS Word table, where do you go to insert a formula like SUM, MIN, MAX, or AVERAGE?

  • Video class: MS Word - Insert Shapes

    06m

  • Exercise: In MS Word, which path is used to insert a shape for the first time?

  • Video class: MS Word - Insert Pictures

    03m

  • Exercise: How do you insert a picture into a Microsoft Word document?

  • Video class: MS Word - Format Pictures

    03m

  • Video class: MS Word - Insert Object

    04m

  • Video class: MS Word - Insert Charts

    03m

  • Exercise: After inserting a chart in Microsoft Word, what opens to let you edit the chart’s underlying data so the chart updates automatically?

  • Video class: MS Word - Convert pdf to Word

    01m

  • Exercise: How can you convert a PDF document into a Word document in MS Word?

  • Video class: Convert Webpage to Word

    02m

  • Video class: Convert Word to Webpage

    01m

This free course includes:

2 hours and 47 minutes of online video course

Digital certificate of course completion (Free)

Exercises to train your knowledge

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