Microsoft Word 2019 for All Levels + Job Guide

Hi there!

I created this course many moons ago and am currently filming a whole new range of content. This is now to be a comprehensive course on Microsoft Word featuring a Beginner, Intermediate and Expert section. It even has BONUS sections which will teach you how to write a Thesis, Journal Papers, Resumes, Cover Letters. I'll even be sharing techniques on how to get a job as I've been both an interviewer and an interviewee! I'll also teach EndNote which is an extension a software that works great with Microsoft Word and perfect for research students as I used to be one :)

So let's get straight into it!

-Jed "The Jellyman" Guinto

Welcome to the course! In this video I'll simply go through what Microsoft Word is and some simple examples/finished products so you can see just what you can do with the software. The templates that you see here were downloaded from the Microsoft website. Simply type "Microsoft Word Templates" in Google and you can't miss it.

To show you how easy it is to use Microsoft Word, I've taken those templates in the previous section and have begun modifying it. You'll notice a lot of Microsoft Word involves clicking of the mouse. Compared with Microsoft Excel where you have to learn some logic and calculations, MS Word is a lot more basic and forgiving for the beginner.

To get started with Microsoft Word, you'll need to learn how to create, save, close and open a file. Its the first operation you'll need prior to everything else otherwise anything you learn moving forward will be lost if you can't save your work and easily find it again.

In this section I'll show you how to navigate the page. Its very simple actually and doesn't involve much to navigate. If it's your first time it will take some getting use to but i really encourage learning how to zoom with the mouse and its something you'll be doing a lot!

Now we start learning a few functions. These are the core foundation functions you'll need to know. Great thing is that once you've learned these (and they're all located in the one place for your convenience), you'll be able to start writing documents.

One of the most common features  in most documents is the use of bullet points or numbers. Usually used for lists, summary points and so much more. Using Notepad for example you have to physically write 1, 2, 3, etc. which can be very annoying. In Word, it's one click to start it and Word will do the rest for you!

One of the core functions you'll use not just in Word, not just in Microsoft Office, but almost in every package is Copy, Cut and Paste functions. It is a great way to transfer or duplicate table data, images, text and more from one place to another. To begin with, I'll show you the buttons but ultimately you'll learn to use the keyboard shortcuts which is significantly more efficient.

When you start creating documents there's a few items which is quite common these are usually, titles, body's of text, bullet points, images and tables. Tables are usually created in Excel, however, for simple tables there's no need. You can do it directly in Microsoft Word.

Part 2 of Tables involves customizing the appearance of the table as well as how to delete rows and columns. I'll also touch on Data Visualization a little bit.

In some instances, you'll need to import data from Excel. This is usually because the tables or functionality of Excel are needed. To make this copy is very easy which kind of explains why this video is so short compared to the others :)

Another staple of Excel is the use of Shapes. I could seriously go to town on shapes but learning the basics is what's important here. Basics such as Text boxes, arrows, squares and so on. The great thing is that these objects all behave and can be modified much in the same way and so you only need to learn how to control a single object. After that, you can use them all pretty easily.

Once you've got a finished document, you'll need to check the spelling and grammar. But don't do it by reading and scanning the document yourself. Word has a built in spell check function that will scan your document for you. The second part of this video involves the Thesaurus which gives you a list of alternative words to the ones you've chosen in your document. This is great if you're struggling to find the correct word to describe something.

Now that you've got the core functions on Microsoft Word down, its time to print or email your work....or Both! Prior to hitting that print button, there is a little set up you can do. This includes selecting your paper size, page orientation as well as the margins. It's a few clicks so nothing in-depth at this stage but enough to get going. Emailing is even simpler. A few clicks and Word will automatically attach itself to an email for you.