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Microsoft Word 365: Advanced

Learn how to easily manage huge documents, use Excel data, and track changes while collaborating with your team.

Created bySimon Sez ITworkspace_premiumBest Instructor
BeginnerUpdated Jul 2, 2026

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleApply section breaks to manage complex document layouts and independent page numbering.
  • check_circleDesign and save custom document templates to standardize organizational formatting.
  • check_circleImplement cross-references and bookmarks to improve navigation in long documents.
  • check_circleCreate professional, protected forms using content controls.
  • check_circleRecord and manage macros to automate repetitive editing tasks.

About This Course

Microsoft Word 365: Advanced helps you create polished, dynamic documents and automate repetitive tasks. In this course, you will learn to manage complex document structures, streamline content creation, and ensure consistent, professional output.

You will gain practical skills to control page layout with section breaks for unique headers, footers, and borders. You will learn to use document properties, fields, and templates to automate information and maintain consistent branding. Create interactive forms with content controls, dropdowns, and email submission features, then protect them for secure distribution.

Explore advanced navigation with bookmarks and cross-references, automatically generating multiple tables of contents and managing citations. You will also explore collaborative tools like Track Changes. With automated features like macros, you'll boost efficiency by minimizing repetitive tasks and ensuring your documents are consistently formatted and error-free. The course finishes by explaining the security settings in the Trust Center.

By the end of this course, you will learn how to:
● Apply advanced page layout and section formatting.
● Automate document content with properties and templates.
● Manage large documents using master/subdocument features.
● Enhance document navigation with bookmarks and cross-references.
● Streamline collaboration using review and citation tools.
● Create interactive fillable forms with content controls.
● Automate repetitive tasks using custom Word macros.
● Integrate external Excel data and charts into documents.

Course Content

9 activities • 38 videos • duration: 4h 10m

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Section 1: Introduction1 videos • 6 min
  • videocamIntroduction to Microsoft Word 365 Advanced
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Section 2: Sections and Pages6 videos • 1 quiz • 51 min
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Section 3: Templates and Document Properties6 videos • 1 quiz • 44 min
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Section 4: Bookmarks and Cross Referencing5 videos • 1 quiz • 24 min
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Section 5: Citations, Bibliographies, Footnotes and Endnotes6 videos • 1 quiz • 25 min
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Section 6: Forms8 videos • 1 quiz • 56 min
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Section 7: Macros4 videos • 1 quiz • 25 min
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Section 8: Trust Center1 videos • 1 quiz • 14 min
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Section 9: Conclusion1 videos • 1 min

Your Instructor

Simon Sez IT

Since 2008, we've taught 2 million learners in over 190 countries, with 200+ courses

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Since its formation in 2008, Simon Sez IT has been educating learners with one goal in mind: to make business and technical software simple to learn. The company extensive library of over 10,000 videos across more than 200 courses delivers comprehensive training for the most popular software applications used by professionals worldwide. Courses include training in everyday IT applications, from Microsoft suite of office productivity tools to more niche applications such as QuickBooks, Power BI and many more. Aimed at every level of proficiency, Simon Sez IT courses are designed to give learners the ability to quickly evolve from beginner to advanced, or to drop in at their relevant level and acquire new skills to continue in their development path. Simon Sez IT subject matter experts bring knowledge and practical insights to video-based courses and practice exercises – all designed to help learners immediately apply new knowledge and master learning goals. More than two million learners have relied on Simon Sez IT for its quality and engaging coursework. Student feedback is consistently ranked among the best in the industry, with particular emphasis on the quality, detail and delivery of the course materials. Many indicate that upon completion of a course, they are more confident and proficient in their area of study, and their skills have helped them progress in their careers.

Credit Information

Professional development requirements vary by profession, country, and regulatory body. Before enrolling, review the course details and confirm that the content, learning format, and any listed credits meet your specific requirements. You are responsible for confirming eligibility with your regulator or professional association and keeping the records required for reporting.

What Students Are Saying

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We are a registered provider with 300+ associations and regulatory bodies worldwide. We operate across 27 global markets including Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK. Every course page clearly displays its specific accreditations. Upon completion, you receive a professional certificate that can be validated online. Our certificates include all necessary accreditation details, credit hours, and completion dates, and are formatted specifically to meet the submission requirements of most global regulatory bodies.

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