Microsoft Word
The world’s most used word processor, now fully cloud-enabled
What it does
Microsoft Word is the standard for professional document creation, offering advanced formatting, track changes, comments, mail merge, reference tools, templates and real-time collaboration through Microsoft 365 and OneDrive. It exports to PDF and integrates with the full Microsoft suite.
Students can create essays, reports and formal documents with the full range of academic formatting tools, and use the built-in grammar and spelling checker alongside the Immersive Reader for accessibility support.
Write CVs, cover letters, personal statements, creative writing and any document that needs to look professional and polished.
Create business reports, proposals, contracts, templates and formal communications using Word’s advanced formatting, track changes and collaboration features.
Why Digitize recommends it
Microsoft Word is used in virtually every professional setting in the UK. Understanding how to use styles, track changes, templates and collaboration features properly, rather than just typing and formatting manually, is a meaningful skill gap Digitize Futures addresses.
Get started in 3 steps
Access Word at office.com using your Microsoft account, or open the desktop app and click New Document to start from scratch or choose a template.
Use the Styles panel rather than manually formatting headings so your document stays consistent and can generate an automatic table of contents.
Share via OneDrive link and use the Review tab to track changes and manage comments when collaborating with others.
Get help
The Microsoft support site has video training for Word covering the full feature set from basics to advanced, including track changes, mail merge, styles and accessibility tools. The educator centre also has specific guidance for academic document creation.
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