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Microsoft Word – An Industry Standard for All Kinds of Documents
Microsoft Word is one of the most popular word processors all over the world. Many companies, regardless of the industry they belong to, have this software installed on their employees’ computers because of its easy-to-use interface and quick formatting techniques. However, the main strength of Microsoft Word lies in its templates.
Microsoft Word offers you the opportunity to save time by providing you with a template for each business document you may have to create in your career. Here are some popular Microsoft Word templates:
- Memo Templates: Microsoft Word offers more than 20 memo templates. Whether you need a professional memo or a credit memo, Microsoft Word allows you to download them onto your computer and then customize them.
- Agenda Templates: There are many agenda templates which serve different purposes. Depending on your line of work, you can choose a conference agenda, a meeting agenda or a PTA agenda, among many more.
- Brochure Templates: You can easily download a brochure template to advertise your company or distribute information. You can customize the brochure by changing its colors, images and text to serve your needs.
- Contracts: Rather than drafting contracts from scratch, Microsoft Word offers downloadable contract templates like General Agreement contracts, Confidentiality Agreement contracts, and Rental Agreement contracts.
- Invoices: Most businesses need invoices, and Microsoft Word offers plenty of invoice templates. Whether you’re looking for a packaging slip or a regular sales invoice, Microsoft Word has them all.
To help you discover how to use Microsoft Word for all your business documentation needs, Ashford Global IT (AGIT) offers you three one-day courses:
This course is designed to introduce you to the world of Microsoft Word by explaining how to do the following:
- Create a basic document using Microsoft Word
- Edit documents
- Format text and paragraphs
- Add tables and graphics to a document
- Alter the page setup of a document
- Change a document’s appearance
- Proof documents to check for errors
If you have completed Level 1 or already know the material covered in it, then this course will add to your knowledge. Through this Microsoft Word training course, you will learn how to:
- Work with lists
- Modify tables and charts to suit your needs
- Change formatting through styles and themes
- Edit pictures in documents
- Generate graphic elements
- Automatically add content using Quick Parts
- Manage the flow of text
- Use templates such as the ones mentioned earlier in this article
- Carry out mail merges
- Implement macros of common tasks
If you have completed Level 1 and Level 2 or are familiar with the concepts they cover, then you can pursue Level 3. However, you must also know how to browse the Internet, how to send and receive emails, and how worksheets and presentations work. You will learn the following in the Level 3 course:
- How to integrate Microsoft Word with other programs
- How to collaborate documents
- How to manage document versions
- How to secure documents
- How to simplify long documents
So, let Ashford Global IT teach you how to take full advantage of Microsoft Word so that you can save time and rise in your career.
