This assessment tool is for your own use, to help you determine if you have mastered the skills covered in Word 1 and are ready to participate successfully in Word 2.
I know how to:
| start the Word program | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| choose which toolbars appear | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| open an existing Word document | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| begin a new Word document | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| save a file | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| save a second copy of a file | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| preview a document before printing | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| cut, copy and paste text | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| undo an action on text | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| show and hide paragraph markers and tabs | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| change the font of selected text | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| change the point size of text | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| embolden, italicize, and underline text | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| center text | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| double-space an entire document | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| change the left and right margins | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| set left, center, right, and decimal tab stops | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| view headers and footers | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| add footnotes | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| number pages 2 through the end of the document | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| automatically check spelling and grammar | Yes | No | Not sure | |
| find a synonym using Word's thesaurus | Yes | No | Not sure |
In Word 2, we assume that you have mastered key concepts covered in Word 1. We want you to use your time effectively, and to get the most out of each course you take.
If you answered "No" or "Not sure" to more than a few of the above questions, consider one or more of the following: