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Course description

Develop intermediate skills to create professional looking documents. Learn how to use features and templates to create and format documents with more complex layouts, including styles, tables, pictures and objects, columns, numbering, headers and footers, tables of contents and templates.

Learner outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to

  • use layout and design features of MS Word ® for professional writing and editing.
  • format documents using styles, tables, images, shapes, numbering, headers, and footers.
  • explain the value of templates and how to create one.
  • develop and manage content in large documents using section numbering, cross-referencing, tables of contents, and indexes.

Recommendations

Recommended skills:  Knowledge of MS Word

Applies towards:

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Section title
MS Word for Tech Writers and Editors
Type
ONA - Online Asynchronous
Dates
Apr 27, 2026 to Jun 01, 2026
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
15.0
Delivery options
Online Asynchronous  
Course Fee(s)
TXT2-Sp non-credit $349.00
Potential Discount(s)

Section Notes

•   This is an online, asynchronous course; it is not an independent study course. There are set due dates for graded and non-graded assessments and students are required to actively participate throughout the course via discussion and other activities.

•   Before your course begins, ensure your MyMRU account is activated. Step-by-step instructions for account activation can be found here. Once you have activated your account and have your MyMRU login information, you can log into your MRU Google account using your @mtroyal.ca email address and set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Help with your Google account can be found here, and help setting up MFA can be found here.

•   Course content will be available on the D2L Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS) 3 days prior to the start date of your course. You must be logged in to your MRU Gmail account to access D2L Brightspace. Your instructor will be available on the course start date.

•  Review our Student Information site for additional information about forms and policies, campus maps, parking information, technical support, and more.

•  For questions about this course or other information, contact conted@mtroyal.ca or 403.440.6875 (toll free 1.866.775.2673). 

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