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Mar 14, 2026
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OBT 122 - MS Word I Credits: 3 Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 33 Lab Hours: 0 Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0 Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: Use Microsoft Word for PCs to create and edit documents; apply a variety of font, paragraph, and page formats; create tables; add graphical enhancements; and perform a basic mail merge.
Prerequisite: Strongly Recommended: Basic computer skills and the ability to type by touch are strongly recommended. Meets FQE Requirement: No Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Create documents with MS Word software (use word wrap, navigate a document, change views, use a template, name/save document, preview and print).
- Edit text (select text, insert/delete text, undo/redo changes, cut/copy/paste text, use the Clibpard, find/replace text).
- Apply font formats (change font style, size, and effects; change case; copy formats with Format Painter; and insert symbols).
- Apply paragraph formats (change alignments, add bullets/numbering, change line and paragraph spacing, apply borders and shading, set indentations, and set tabs).
- Use proofing and reviewing tools(spelling and grammar, thesaurus, and AutoCorrect).
- Apply document formats (set margins, change page orientation, insert page numbers, add headers/footers, format columns, insert page and section breaks, set vertical alignments, add page borders, apply themes and styles).
- Create and format tables (apply borders/shading/styles, insert/delete rows/columns, merge/split cells, change column/row height/width, rotate text; set table properties).
- Add graphical enhancements (insert clip art and pictures, create WordArt, insert drawing shapes and text boxes, create charts and SmartArt objects, size/scale/position graphics).
- Produce documents for mailing (create a main document and a data source for use in a mail merge, create labels and envelopes.)
- Manage files (use save and save as, create folders, copy/move/delete files, and rename files).
- Use the Help feature in MS Word to locate assistance on using the features of MS Word.
- Make formatting and editing decisions to prepare documents that meet business standards for accuracy and appearance.
Course Contents
- Basic document creation features.
- Navigation and text selection methods.
- Editing commands and methods.
- Character and paragraph formatting commands and techniques.
- Proofing and reviewing tools.
- Document formatting commands and techniques.
- Table formatting commands.
- Graphical features and techniques.
- Basic MS Word document creation features.
- Navigation and text selection methods.
- Editing commands and techniques.
- Character and paragraph formatting command and techniques.
- Proofing tools.
- Document formatting commands and techniques.
- Table creation and formatting commands.
- Graphical features and techniques.
- Mail merge commands and features.
- File management techniques.
- Help sources.
- Document formatting guidelines.
Instructional Units: 3
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