Microsoft Word Training for Beginners is a free, beginner-friendly course designed to help you confidently create, format, and manage professional documents. Whether you are new to MS Word, preparing for office work, or looking to strengthen your digital productivity skills, this course offers a clear and practical starting point. 

Through simple, step-by-step lessons and hands-on practice, you’ll learn how to create and save documents, format text and paragraphs, insert tables and images, work with headers and footers, apply styles and themes, and prepare documents for printing. You’ll also learn essential keyboard shortcuts and typing tips to improve your speed and efficiency. No prior experience is required—this course is intentionally crafted for absolute beginners. 

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to produce clean, well-formatted documents and use Microsoft Word confidently for school, work, or everyday tasks. You will also be ready to continue your learning with more advanced MS Office and productivity courses. 

This is a beginner-friendly course with no prior Microsoft Word experience required.

Learners only need:

• Basic computer skills such as using a mouse and keyboard

• Ability to open and save files

• Access to a computer or laptop with Microsoft Word installed (any recent version is fine)

• Basic English reading and typing skills

• Willingness to practice during the course

If someone has completed your Computer Fundamentals for Beginners course, they are fully prepared for this class.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Create, open, and save Word documents using best practices for file organization.

• Format text effectively using fonts, colors, styles, and layout tools.

• Improve typing speed and accuracy with built-in Word support features.

• Format paragraphs using alignment, spacing, indents, and tab stops.

• Use essential editing tools such as cut, copy, paste, undo, redo, and Find & Replace.

• Insert and format tables to organize information clearly.

• Add images and graphics, adjust layouts, and apply visual effects.

• Work with headers, footers, and page numbers to structure documents professionally.

• Create bulleted, numbered, and multilevel lists to present information clearly.

• Apply styles and themes for consistent and professional-looking documents.

• Adjust page layout settings such as margins, orientation, and page size.

• Use print settings effectively and export documents as PDFs.

• Apply time-saving keyboard shortcuts to work faster and more efficiently.

Microsoft Word is one of the most widely required skills in today’s workplaces. Completing this course helps you build the foundational document-creation and formatting skills needed for a variety of entry-level positions, including: 

• Administrative Assistant 

• Office Assistant / Office Clerk 

• Receptionist / Front Desk Coordinator 

• Customer Service Representative 

• Data Entry Operator 

• HR Assistant 

• Project Coordinator (Entry-Level) 

• Sales & Marketing Support Assistant 

• School or Non profit Support Staff 

• Healthcare Office Support Roles 

Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Word

• Overview of the Word interface

• Ribbon, tabs, groups, and commands

• Understanding the document workspace

• Opening, creating, and closing documents

Module 2: Creating and Saving Documents

• Starting a new document

• Saving, renaming, and organizing Word files

• Using Save As (PDF, DOCX)

• Best practices for file management

Module 3: Text Formatting Essentials

• Changing font type, size, and color

• Bold, italic, underline

• Highlighting text

• Using the Format Painter

Module 4: Improve Your Typing Speed

• Basic typing techniques

• Using Word’s spelling and grammar tools

• AutoCorrect and Quick Suggestions

• Hands-on typing practice exercises

Module 5: Paragraph Formatting

• Alignment (left, right, center, justify)

• Line spacing and paragraph spacing

• Indents and tab stops

• Managing white space for clean layouts

Module 6: Basic Editing Tools

• Cut, copy, paste, undo, redo

• Using Find & Replace

• Selecting and editing text efficiently

• Inserting page breaks

Module 7: Working with Tables

• Inserting a table

• Adding and deleting rows/columns

• Adjusting table layout and design

• Applying table styles

Module 8: Inserting Images and Graphics

• Adding pictures and online images

• Resizing and positioning images

• Using shapes and icons

• Applying picture styles and effects

Module 9: Using Headers, Footers & Page Numbers

• Adding headers and footers

• Inserting page numbers

• Customizing layout elements

• Creating consistent document structure

Module 10: Creating Lists

• Bulleted and numbered lists

• Multilevel lists

• Customizing list styles

Module 11: Styles and Themes

• Applying built-in Word styles

• Modifying existing styles

• Switching themes for a consistent document look

• Understanding style hierarchy

Module 12: Page Layout & Orientation

• Portrait vs. landscape

• Adjusting margins

• Setting page size

• Creating section breaks

Module 13: Print Settings & Exporting

• Print preview

• Adjusting page setup

• Printing a document

• Exporting to PDF

Module 14: Time-Saving Keyboard Shortcuts

• Common productivity shortcuts

• Formatting shortcuts

• Navigation shortcuts

• Practice exercises