Word Tutorials

Learn essential Microsoft Word skills through clear, simple tutorials designed to help you work more confidently with documents.

Basic Formatting

• Three Ways to Create Horizontal Lines

  • Learn three quick methods for adding clean horizontal lines to separate sections in your document

• Change the Font

  • See how to select text and switch to a new font quickly and confidently

• Using the Font Group Commands

  • A simple walkthrough of bold, italics, underline and other basic formatting tools

• Creating Vertical Space in Word Documents

  • Learn the easiest ways to add blank space above or below text without breaking your layout

• Using Clipboard Commands

  • Understand how Cut, Copy and Paste work and how to use them efficiently

Working with document layout

• Using Tabs to Format a Letter in Modified Block Style

  • Learn the tab settings needed to create a clean, professional modified block letter

• Change the units of measurement (Word for Mac)

  • Switch Word’s ruler from inches to centimetres (or the reverse) on a Mac

• Change the units of measurement (Word for Windows)

  • Change the measurement units for the ruler and margins in the Windows version of Word

templates + styles

• Creating a Template

  • Learn how to save your own reusable document template for consistent formatting

• Introduction to Using Styles

  • See how paragraph styles make headings and body text consistent and easy to manage

reviewing + comparing

• Compare Documents

  • Quickly compare two versions of a document and see what has changed

• Introduction to Track Changes

  • Learn the basics of marking edits and reviewing suggested changes from others

References + Advanced Tools

• How to Generate an Index

  • Learn how to mark index entries and automatically build an index at the end of your document