Word from scratch, no fear
The path for people who use Word “their own way” and want to stop fighting the formatting. Short guides, in order.
Learning path · 17 guides · about 99 min in total
Templates and corporate branding
One template, one palette and one set of styles for the whole company: consistent documents for clients without chasing anyone.
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Every completed guide brings you closer to the black belt. Saved only in this browser, no accounts or sign-up.The guides in this path, in order
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Word styles: what they are and how to create and modify your own
Beginner · 6 min read - 2
Create a corporate template (.dotx) so the whole team writes alike
Intermediate · 8 min read - 3
Your brand palette in Word: theme colors and fonts
Intermediate · 6 min read - 4
Style sets and Normal.dotm: make your styles the default in every new document
Advanced · 6 min read - 5
Quick Parts and AutoText: signatures, clauses and reusable paragraphs in one click
Intermediate · 5 min read - 6
Letterhead and watermark: logo in the header and “Draft” or “Confidential” text
Beginner · 5 min read - 7
Clean design: margins, line spacing, typography and professional spacing
Beginner · 6 min read - 8
Export to PDF with quality, bookmarks and no hidden information
Beginner · 4 min read - 9
Convert Word to PDF: Print, Save As or Acrobat (with bookmarks and comments)
Beginner · 6 min read - 10
Protect the document: restrict editing, mark as final and remove metadata
Intermediate · 6 min read - 11
Mail merge: personalized letters and labels from Excel
Intermediate · 8 min read - 12
Accessible documents: alt text, Accessibility Checker and accessible PDF
Intermediate · 5 min read - 13
Fillable forms in Word: checkboxes, drop-downs and date pickers nobody can break
Intermediate · 6 min read - 14
Advanced mail merge: If…Then…Else rules, formatted dates and amounts
Advanced · 6 min read - 15
Print a booklet: letter or A4 sheets folded in half, with pages in the right order
Intermediate · 5 min read - 16
Make a trifold brochure in Word: three panels, two sides and folds in the right place
Intermediate · 6 min read - 17
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