This comprehensive two-day course introduces participants to Microsoft® Word 2016, from the fundamentals of document creation to advanced design and automation features. Participants will learn how to produce professional, well-structured documents with consistency and style. Through hands-on practice and guided instruction, learners will develop essential word processing skills—including formatting, layout control, style management, and document automation.
The course also explores advanced tools such as mail merge, templates, SmartArt, and document collaboration features. By the end of the session, participants will have the confidence to create, format, and customize business-ready documents that enhance readability, reinforce branding, and save time through automation.
This two-day Microsoft Word training takes you from the fundamentals of document creation to advanced design and automation. On day one you work with the Word interface and document views, create documents from templates, format text and paragraphs, and use bulleted and numbered lists and tab stops. You also set margins, paper size and orientation, insert page breaks and watermarks, and create headers, footers and page numbers.
Day two covers advanced features. You create, modify and copy styles, design templates, use section breaks and multi-column layouts, and build an automatic table of contents. The class also covers mail merge with data from Excel or Word to produce form letters, labels and envelopes, plus Building Blocks, cover pages, text boxes, SmartArt, WordArt, shapes and images, and sharing content between Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
These Microsoft Word classes suit people who want to produce professional, consistent business documents faster. The course fee is $595 for two days of training. Organizations can also book this Word training as a private class for a team, and the form on this page lets you ask about upcoming dates or a group session.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Navigate the Word 2016 interface and work efficiently with multiple document views.
Create new documents and templates, and format text using fonts, styles, and paragraph tools.
Apply and customize bulleted and numbered lists, tab stops, margins, and page layouts.
Insert and manage headers, footers, watermarks, and page numbers for professional formatting.
Design and apply custom styles, and copy styles between documents for consistent formatting.
Create and modify templates and use section breaks and columns for advanced document structure.
Build and update a table of contents automatically.
Perform mail merges using Word tables or Excel data sources to create personalized letters, labels, and envelopes.
Enhance documents with cover pages, text boxes, SmartArt, WordArt, shapes, and images.
Use Building Blocks to insert reusable document components quickly.
Integrate Word with Excel and PowerPoint through object linking, embedding, and data sharing.
Send Word documents via email as attachments or within the message body.
Automate editing and formatting tasks using AutoCorrect, Quick Spelling, and Grammar tools.
Getting Started with Word
Navigating the Word 2016 interface
Creating a new document and using templates
Exploring document views: Print Layout, Web Layout, Outline, Draft, and Full Screen Reading
Reading, scrolling, and navigating efficiently through a document
Formatting Text and Paragraphs
Changing fonts, sizes, and default settings
Applying formatting using menus, dialog boxes, and the Format Painter
Creating and customizing bulleted and numbered lists using styles
Working with tab stops: default, left, right, center, and decimal
Page Layout and Document Structure
Setting page margins, paper size, and orientation
Inserting and managing page breaks
Adding watermarks and adjusting page backgrounds
Creating headers and footers with logos, images, and objects
Inserting and formatting page numbers
Working with Styles and Templates
Creating, modifying, and applying styles
Copying styles between documents
Designing and customizing templates for consistency
Document Structure and Navigation
Inserting section and page breaks
Creating multi-column layouts for entire documents or specific sections
Formatting and balancing columns
Automating and Managing Long Documents
Creating and updating a Table of Contents
Performing Mail Merges using data sources from Excel, Word, or other files
Generating form letters, mailing labels, and envelopes
Executing merges to printer, document, or email
Working with Graphics and Layout Tools
Using Building Blocks and the Organizer
Inserting cover pages, blank pages, and text boxes
Applying custom fill effects and AutoShapes
Adding WordArt, ClipArt, pictures, and SmartArt
Inserting quotes, sidebars, and illustrations for professional layout
Productivity and Integration Tools
Using AutoCorrect, Quick Spelling, and Grammar tools
Integrating Word with Excel and PowerPoint
Embedding and linking Excel worksheets and data sources
Creating a PowerPoint presentation from a Word outline
Sending documents as email messages or attachments
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
Creating embedded and linked objects from files
Using Paste Link for dynamic updates
Editing embedded objects in source programs
