# Word Bootcamp (Self-Paced) Canonical URL: ## Overview Whether you're just getting started or looking to sharpen what you already know, this hands-on course develops your Microsoft Word skills from the ground up. You'll move through a comprehensive curriculum that covers all the major skills you need to use Word with genuine confidence, from the basics all the way up to the features that make experienced users so efficient. You'll start by getting comfortable with the Word interface and learning how to create, save, and edit documents with ease. From there, you'll customize your Word environment, format text and paragraphs, and adjust layouts to suit your needs. Once the fundamentals are solid, you'll move into more advanced territory, working with lists and tables, adding images, using shortcuts to speed things up, tracking changes, and putting the mail merge feature to work. By the time you're finished, you'll have the skills to put Word to use in your day to day routine with confidence. ## What you'll learn - Navigate the Word interface and format documents with ease - Work confidently with text and paragraphs to get the results you're after - Insert tables, lists, citations, and images to enhance your documents - Track, review, and approve changes made throughout a document - Put forms and mail merge to work for more efficient, personalized communications - Create custom style sets and templates to keep your formatting consistent every time ## Curriculum 1. **Microsoft Word Level I (Self-Paced)** 2. **Microsoft Word Level II (Self-Paced)** ## Instructors ### Heather Murphy Capps — Curriculum Program Manager Heather is an education and media professional with more than 30 years of experience in teaching, professional skills training, broadcast news, and public relations. She’s been with Graduate School USA since 2008, as the program manager for the Executive Leadership Program, as well as an instructor and course content developer for the Center for Leadership and Management. Her education career began with a teaching stint in a Western Kenya high school. After she returned to the States, she earned a Master’s degree in journalism. Heather then built a dual-track career for herself as a television and radio journalist who also taught both high school and university students, focusing on writing, politics, and journalism. In the early 2000s, Heather stepped aside from her news career to serve as press secretary to the Mayor of Jacksonville and the Special Projects Director for the Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee. While holding those positions, she led multiple public relations and media outreach projects to improve the city’s recognition, image, and public hospitality prior to Super Bowl 39. Heather has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Bryn Mawr College and an M.S. in journalism from Boston University. ### Michele Proctor — Instructor Michele is a business strategist and Human Resources pioneer – delivering over 25 years of HR Management, Organizational Development, and leadership training to a variety of industries, which include the public, private, federal government, and higher education sectors. Scope of Expertise: Michele’s core competencies lie in the areas of Organizational Assessment and Development, Performance Management, Human Resources Management, Professional Development and Leadership Training, Transition and Change Management, Workforce and Career Development, and Conflict Resolution. Michele’s core competencies focus on creating a synergistic work environment where employees thrive to be successful by not only bringing their realized and unrealized strengths to their tasks, but also are allowed to experience the joy and happiness to the outcome of efficient and effective work products. She guides individuals through a journey to find their passion for work at work. Her consulting and organizational effectiveness expertise has credited her with improving performance efficiencies within business units and operations by as much as 70%. She is the former Project Manager and Lead Consultant on Building a Great Place to Work for the DC Courts Human Resources Division, having led the initiative for the creation of the HRD Five-year Strategic Plan and Workforce Development Program, “Fulfilling Our Future.” Michele has held senior-level executive positions at the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l; at Howard University, Washington, DC as Assistant Vice President for Human Resources Management; and at Executive Transitions International, Inc. as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Consulting Services. She has been an adjunct instructor at the George Washington University, Washington, DC and is currently adjunct faculty at Anne Arundel Community College, Anne Arundel, MD and the Graduate School, USA. She is the founder and President of RENQUEST & ASSOCIATES, INC., "Your Pathway to Excellence,” an independent consulting group in Organizational Effectiveness, Business Development, Human Resources Development, Business Operations, Change and Transition Management, Outsourcing, Facilitative Training, and Career Planning. Michele holds a BBA in Personnel Management from the George Washington University, Washington, DC. She has also held several Board of Directors’ positions in many professional associations. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, The Association for Talent Development, The International Association of Career Management Professionals, and The International Society for Performance Improvement. She is certified in the DiSC profile and certified as a mediator for the District of Columbia. She has been certified as a Career Management Practitioner by the International Board of Career Management Certification. Michele is a recipient of the Graduate School USA’s Customer Excellence Award and a recipient of the Business and Professional Women’s League, Inc. Business Award. ### Daniel Strohl — Instructor Daniel has devoted his career to developing the communication and technical skills of professional staff, with experience as a trainer and speaker spanning five decades. He specializes in business writing, technical writing, auditing, interpersonal communication, and critical thinking, basing his course content on "real-world" work situations and combining discussion with team exercises to create an exciting learning environment that addresses both individual and organizational goals. After serving in the Air Force and completing a federal career at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he led reviews of federal programs and taught classes on writing, auditing, and public speaking—Dan has taught thousands of employees nationwide in the public and private sectors, including clients such as NASA, FEMA, the FBI, Pfizer, Norfolk Southern, and the Department of Homeland Security. He holds a B.S. in Zoology from Duke University and an M.A. in Psychology and Organizational Development from West Georgia University, and received the Customer Excellence Award from Graduate School USA in 2023. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $498