Microsoft 365 Word - Intermediate

Master Word 365 styles to quickly format with character, paragraph, and linked styles, then use the home tab and styles pane to apply, preview, and customize headings.

Format text you want, then create a style from it to reuse across documents. Use the styles pane and gallery to apply linked styles with font, color, and size changes.

Modify built-in Word styles to keep your document consistent by updating a style to match selected text and applying shortcuts for quick, uniform formatting.

Explore style options in the style pane and use the style inspector to verify formatting. Use headings and the navigation pane to collapse, expand, and reorder sections for easy navigation.

Discover how style sets in Word, from the Design tab, apply different formatting to existing styles after you apply a style to text and save custom sets as templates.

Explore how to create and apply font and color sets in Word 365, customize theme colors and fonts, and make targeted style changes without altering the entire document.

Explore how themes change fonts, colors, and style settings across a document using the design tab and themes dropdown. Save and reset themes to apply a unified look across documents.

Templates set default font, margins, and formatting in Word, with the normal template shaping blank documents; create and use templates to start quickly and include content like names and dates.

Create your own Word templates to speed up frequent tasks, save as a Word template, and access them via the personal and custom Office templates folders.

Customize Word by setting default options on the normal template or saving custom templates as Word templates for future documents.

Change the default personal templates location to a OneDrive folder to access templates on other devices; set default personal templates location in Word options and move existing templates.

Learn how to create and customize bulleted lists in Microsoft Word, use the bullet library, define new bullets from symbols or pictures, and adjust indentation and levels.

Create and customize numbered lists in Word, convert bullets to numbers, and apply multi-level formats (parentheses, Roman numerals, lettered lists) with automatic renumbering for changes.

Explore creating and customizing multilevel lists in Word, using tab to promote or demote levels. Utilize the multi-level list dropdown to define, edit levels, and mix bullets and numbers.

Sort lists in Word by selecting the section to sort and using the sort button to order by text, number, or date, with header rows and ascending or descending options.

Learn to create and customize tables in Word 365, using insert table options, grid sizing, autofit, quick tables, and draw table for uneven cell sizes.

Format text in Word tables by selecting cells, triple-clicking to select entire cells, and applying font size, color, and other formatting across the table.

Add new rows, columns, or cells to a Word table using the plus button, layout options, or the insert menu, and delete rows, columns, or cells as needed.

Hover over a table border to drag and resize rows or columns, with Autofit adjusting to content or page. Use layout properties to specify height and width for uniform sizing.

Master merging and splitting cells in a Word 365 table to add information without disrupting layout, by splitting cells into multiple columns or rows or merging them.

Sort your Word 365 intermediate tables by quantity or manufacturer using the sort dialog, choose ascending or descending, and apply multi-level sorting to prioritize data while preserving header rows.

Use the alignment pane to center or left-align text in table cells, across individual cells, rows, or the entire table, and adjust column height to unlock vertical alignment options.

Learn to change text direction in Word 365 tables with the text direction tool, rotating content to a horizontal orientation while keeping data intact.

Adjust cell margins in Word 365 tables to control text alignment and readability, using the cell margins dialogue box, spacing between cells, and the layout tab options.

Explore how to apply table styles in Word 365 intermediate to add color, borders, shading, and layout effects, including header rows, banded columns, and border painter.

Convert text to table and back in Word 365 using the convert text to table feature, with separators like tabs, paragraphs, or commas.

Learn to manage Word tables that span pages by repeating header rows across pages and controlling page breaks within cells to keep data readable and consistent.

Word supports table formulas, such as product left and sum above, with currency formatting, and prompts you to update fields; for complex calculations, use Excel.

Learn to bring Excel data into Word as tables, ranges, charts, or entire worksheets, using copy–paste, paste special links, or embedded objects to update and interact with your data.

Copy and paste Excel data into Word with options for keeping source formatting, matching destination formatting, linking, or pasting as a picture or embedded object.

Create charts directly in Word with an embedded Excel window, converting table data into chart. Explore chart design and types, including column, line, pie, and bar charts for weekly costs.

Edit chart data in Word via the built-in Excel sheet or open Excel for advanced edits, switch row and column, and change chart types.

Explore chart design and layout options in Word, apply predefined chart styles from the gallery, and add elements like data callouts, legends, and titles with Excel-backed data editing.

Master text flow in Word by applying widow/orphan control, keep with next, keep lines together, and page break before, using the paragraph settings dialogue box in the home tab.

Learn how to use Word section breaks—next page, continuous, even page, and odd page—to control margins, orientation, and formatting in specific document sections.

Learn to apply margins and orientation to selected sections using section breaks, margins and orientation options, and the page setup dialog set to selected text.

Apply columns to text in Word to create multi-column layouts using the layout tab and column settings, inserting section breaks to confine columns to specific sections.

Insert and customize columns in Word using the layout tab and more columns dialog, applying changes to a section, adjusting width, spacing, and optional lines while managing headers.

Apply borders and shading to selected paragraphs in Word to emphasize sections, using the Home tab, paragraph pane, and the Borders and Shading dialog to customize style and color.

Explore advanced header and footer customization in Word 365, including different first page, different odd and even pages, and section-based linking for consistent or distinct headers.

Insert a signature line from the Insert tab to add a digital signature line in Word. Use the dialogue window to input signer information and sign for a paper trail.

Use comments in Word 365 to give inline feedback, highlight sections, and manage discussions with a comments pane, reply and at-mentions, and the reviewing and tracking panes.

Track changes in Word, record edits, show who made them, and let you accept or reject changes, with markup options for everyone or just mine in the Review tab.

Navigate track changes in Word 365, use the changes pane and show markup for insertions and deletions to accept or reject edits, and optionally accept all changes or stop tracking.

Learn to compare and merge two versions of a Word document, review tracked changes, and synthesize a new file by accepting or rejecting edits.

Combine multiple document versions in Word to create a single revised file by comparing changes, selecting formatting options, and accepting edits from multiple authors.

Apply picture styles and effects in Word 365 to enhance documents without changing original image, using Picture Format options to add borders and artistic effects, and reset picture and size.

Learn to adjust a picture in Word 365 intermediate by editing color, light, and tone, applying sharpening, brightness, contrast, saturation, and cropping with live previews and undo.

Remove a picture background in Word using the Remove Background tool, refine with mark areas to keep or remove, and crop or discard changes to keep the desired image.

Learn to insert and customize text boxes in Word, using built-in styles, align guides, and word art to highlight call-out quotes without changing the rest of the document.

Draw a text box and customize its shape to fit your layout, from rectangles to ovals, while the text stays within the shape and wrap remains controlled.

Master adding, selecting, and deleting shapes in Word to enhance documents with diagrams and design elements. Use insert shapes, shape formatting, and multi-select to move, resize, rotate, and apply color.

resize and rotate shapes in Word using corner handles, lock aspect ratio for proportional changes, apply precise sizing from the shape format, and save shapes as pictures for reuse.

Organize overlapping shapes in Word by opening the selection pane with Alt+F10 or the shape format tab, rename shapes, hide items, and adjust z-order with up and down arrows.

Copy, paste, and duplicate shapes in Word using keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V) and the ribbon's clipboard tools. Explore paste options and the clipboard history to reuse or rearrange shapes easily.

Learn to customize shapes in Word by applying fills from colors, patterns, textures, or pictures, and adjust outlines and effects like shadows or reflections to make shapes stand out.

Use the drawing canvas to group and move multiple shapes as one, enabling organized diagrams and flow charts in Word 365 with items kept aligned.

Learn to position and move shapes and images in Word, from insertion points and anchors to precise by-pixel adjustments, arrows, layout options, and text wrapping.

Learn how text wrapping shapes image interaction in Word, ranging from in line with text to square, tight, through, top and bottom, and behind or in front of text.

Learn to layer and group images in Word, manage stacking with bring forward and send back options, and group or ungroup selections to move and resize images together.

Master aligning and distributing images precisely with Word's align options, alignment guides, grid settings, and object snapping to maintain margins, centers, and equal spacing.

Create expressive graphics in Word with SmartArt to build diagrams, lists, processes, and cycles; explore the insert tab, create graphic pane layouts, text pane editing, and live previews.

Explore Word's SmartArt formatting with design and format tabs to adjust layouts, colors, and styles, apply changes to entire graphics or individual shapes, and use reset graphic option when needed.

Explore text effects and typography in Word 365, including number styles and ligatures, to improve readability in tables and add stylistic nuances.

Create and modify WordArt in Word 365 to turn text into movable, wrap-around objects with custom fills, borders, and styles; apply WordArt to invitations or event details.

Learn to insert stock 3D models in Word 365, resize and rotate them in three dimensions, use a model view gallery, and reset orientation for dynamic document graphics.

Insert mathematical equations in Word using the Insert tab and symbols pane, choosing built-in templates and structures. Convert between professional and linear notations, or input via LaTeX or Unicode.

Learn to use styles to enhance your Word documents quickly and creatively. Explore tables, charts, and data features, and collaborate with commenting and co-authoring, plus shapes and drawing tools.

Develop intermediate word processing skills in Word 365 through IAAP-approved guidance to boost efficiency and accuracy.