If you use a computer, the chances are that you use Microsoft® Word 2007. For most people, it is the default word processor and a place where we all spend a lot of time. In fact, it’s so much part of our everyday routine that it’s easy to forget how sophisticated and flexible it is. This is why HP offers a free online course in Microsoft Word 2007 Core Skills.

Faithe Wempen, a well-known author and Word expert, designed the course to help you expand your Word 2007 skills so that you can create more impressive documents and get your work done faster.

There are four lessons in the course:

1. Becoming familiar with the Microsoft Word 2007 environment
In this lesson, you’ll pick up useful skills like saving documents in different formats, deleting unwanted information in saved files and time-saving tips such as customising the Quick Access Toolbar.

2. Using Microsoft Word 2007 graphics, tables and charts
Learn how to make better looking documents with themes, SmartArt and other Word features. It’s surprising how easy it is to create professional-looking layouts that reflect your business’s personality.

3. Refining your Microsoft Word 2007 page layout
Learn how to format pages elegantly, hyphenate text so that justified text looks great and arrange diagrams effectively.

4. Working with headers and footers in Microsoft Word 2007
This section teaches you how to add headers and footers and include information like page numbers, dates and so on.

Each lesson consists of several pages of detailed step-by-step instructions, some homework to develop your new skills and a quiz to test what you’ve learned. The whole course takes an hour or two but you can take it in stages. There are more courses in different languages from HP at our web site.

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