Microsoft Word Like a Boss - Get Certified, Master Long Docs

Learn to customize the Word ribbon and quick access toolbar by using the backstage view, creating a new tab and custom groups, and adding commands like format painter.

Explore live preview in the Word ribbon, showing real-time changes when you hover font size, styles, or picture tools, so you know the result before you apply.

Master text selection in Word using mouse and keyboard shortcuts—click and drag, smart select, double and triple clicks for words and paragraphs, plus shift and arrows for precise ranges.

Master cut, copy, and paste in Microsoft Word with the Office 365 clipboard, paste options, and the clipboard panel, while learning efficient undo and deletion shortcuts.

Learn to control vertical spacing in Word documents by adjusting line spacing, paragraph spacing before and after, and applying global changes via the design tab and default style set.

Master character formatting in Word using the mini toolbar and font group to adjust highlighting, font color, bold, italic, superscript, and strikethrough; learn change case and character spacing.

Learn to manage tabs in Word 365 on Mac, using the ruler to set, add, and remove tab stops, adjust alignment (left, right, decimal), and control indentation for consistent formatting.

Learn to customize bullets and manage indent levels in Word by defining new bullets, inserting pictures, and using the ruler to set left and hanging indents for precise bulleted lists.

Learn how text styles define fonts, sizes, colors, and alignment in Word, and manage the default theme and default style using the styles pane, new styles, and style sets.

Explore how document themes control the look and feel across templates by applying different style sets, fonts, colors, and effects. Save and reuse custom themes across documents.

Explore how styles create an outline in Word, using heading levels to collapse and expand text, and navigate with the navigation pane and outline view.

Set the default font for Word documents by choosing Times New Roman. Apply it to all documents based on the normal template, using the font dialog box or Ctrl+D.

Learn to adjust text scale and spacing in Word using the font dialog, and get a basic introduction to kerning and ligatures.

Learn to position text precisely by applying superscripts and subscripts, using the font dialog's effects and advanced position settings, noting how raised text affects baseline and spacing while preserving size.

Explore text fill and format effects in Word, applying solid or gradient fills, outlines, and shadows to titles. Use transparency and shapes to craft custom headings and graphics.

Learn to use Word's find and replace formatting with the advanced find dialog to swap bold to italic or to a style, including replace all.

Learn how to insert and manage section breaks in Word, including next page, continuous, even and odd types, and verify via headers, footers, status bar, and show-hide marks.

Learn to work with markup by adding and viewing comments in Word, using track changes, the review tab, and Mac vs Windows views to collaborate and track edits.

Learn to compare two documents in Word, including creating a second version, accepting changes, and reviewing a combined result with the revisions pane.

Learn to secure documents in Word by restricting editing, enabling comments, and marking files as final, or password protecting to control access and feedback.

Learn to add a digital signature in Word by inserting a signature line, signing with a drawn or image signature, and saving a legally binding, non-editable document.

Insert an instant header in Word from the Insert tab, header and footer, selecting a preset header. Close header and footer to return to the document.

Learn to add and customize a manual header and footer in a Word document, including editing headers, inserting a logo, and using tab stops and page numbers.

Learn to insert and customize page numbers in long Word documents via header and footer, choosing top or bottom positions, page x of y, and automatic updates.

Format page numbers in the header or footer, adjust the font, and place them at the bottom. Use roman numerals for front matter and start at a chosen page.

Create a different first page or section headers and footers, start page numbers at 1, and insert a continuous section break to control headers across sections.

Insert and move pictures and graphics in Word, resize them, and adjust text wrapping with layout options to maintain clean, professional documents.

Crop and resize pictures in Word with handles and crop-to-shape, preserve aspect ratio via the layout dialog, and manage grouped images in text boxes with drag-and-drop.

Crop a picture to a shape, adjust cropping with handles, and set text wrap to position image between paragraphs. Edit wrap points with the control key to refine text flow.

Insert a screen clipping into your Word document from the insert menu, then experiment with remove background, color correction, borders, and other picture effects to customize the clip.

Create a picture-with-caption by inserting a text box, adding a caption, and inserting an image. Adjust layout options, wrapping, and alignment to combine text and picture effectively.

Master inserting and formatting tables in Word, including using insert table and draw table options, handling data from Word and Excel, resizing, aligning, and applying quick table styles.

Learn to import and link Excel data into Word tables, keep formatting, and maintain live updates between Excel and Word for dynamic box office reports.

Explore how Word proofing works, using the spell check status icon, context suggestions, and right-click corrections to manage misspelled words and dictionary entries in long documents.

Run a manual spelling and grammar check from the Review tab, ignore or change suggestions, add terms to the dictionary, and perform a final pass to tighten language.

Explore the thesaurus to find synonyms and antonyms, then replace or insert words via right-click or the Review tab to enrich your writing.