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Microsoft Word is the world-wide standard for creating/editing text files and formatting reports and other structured documents. While it is very easy to get started with Word, there are some very powerful, but less used, features than can really increase your efficiency and writing process. With it being so widely used, Word is a program that is well worth spending some time to learn.

How to access

Microsoft Word is part of the Office 365 package, which all students and staff can download for free. This will give you the latest version of Microsoft Word. 

The short LinkedIn Learning courses below will show you how to use some of Word's useful features...

Getting Started

Customise the look of headings and titles
Learn how to create and apply quick formatting styles to your headings and titles
formatting text using 'format paint'
A quick way to tidy up and create the same font/formats throughout your document.
creating a table of contents
Learn how to easily create a ‘Table of Contents’ by using headings from the style picker.
including portrait and landscape pages in a document
Here is a simple way to create landscape pages within a document if you need to include tables in your work.
format your page with page, section breaks and columns
Create a specific document layout using columns, page breaks and section breaks.
headers, footers and page numbering
Learn how to create content and page numbers using headers and footers.

For further support, follow the ‘Word - Essential training’ course in LinkedIn Learning.

Learn how to create and edit documents, and then collaborate on your documents with others—from any device connected to the web by following the ‘Learning Word Online (Office 365)’ LinkedIn Learning course.

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