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Microsoft Word Tutorials

Below are links to pages listing various audio and text-based tutorials from the Microsoft website.

Get to know Word: Create your first document
Learn the basics of Microsoft Office Word, such as adding, deleting, and moving text around, adding basic formatting, and creating bulleted or numbered lists. Length: 40–50 minutes
Revise documents with Track Changes and comments
See insertions and deletions in Microsoft Office Word documents by using Track Changes, and use comments to discuss document text. Length: 30–50 minutes
Tables I: Create and format basic tables
Tables are organizers that can help simplify even the most complex Microsoft Office Word documents. This course, the first in a series on tables, will teach you how to add tables to your Word documents and show you some handy uses for them. Length: 40–50 minutes
Tables II: Use tables to simplify complex page layouts
Tables are a powerful tool that can help you organize and format complex documents with very little work. In this course, the second in a series of three, you will learn key best practices for managing tables effectively, as well as how to use tables with confidence to simplify page layout. Length: 40–50 minutes
Protect Word documents
Learn how you can help protect your documents, including limiting who can access them and restricting changes others can make. Also, find out how to remove personal information, such as reviewers' names, tracked changes, and hidden text, before you share a document. Length: 40–50 minutes
Headers and footers, simple to elaborate
Find out how to add headers and footers to Microsoft® Word documents, from basic ones that appear on every page to more elaborate ones that differ from page to page or document section to document section. Length: 40–50 minutes
So that's how! Great Word features
Learn about five great features in Word. Length: 40–50 minutes
Create footnotes and endnotes
Learn how to add footnotes and endnotes to Microsoft Word documents. Also learn how to convert footnotes to endnotes and vice versa, move or copy notes, delete notes, and customize the number format for the note reference marks. Length: 20–30 minutes