Computer basicsComputer basics · Unit 02 · free

Word practice:
Your first document.

Practise the basics in a simplified Word-like application. Click through seven steps, then apply what you have learned in real Word.

7 guided steps3 ideas for your own practiceWithout a time limit
Start simulation
Workstation with a keyboard, mouse and blank document page on the screen
How the follow-up unit works

One document. Seven basic actions.

Write a fictional team note, format the heading, add two list items, then save and reopen the document within the simulation. No personal data is needed.

Important: This is a learning simulation, not Microsoft Word. It creates no file on your device; reloading the page clears your practice progress. Word on Windows, Mac and in the browser may look different.

Watch the action at your own pace.

New page with insertion point. Simplified learning illustration.
Simplified learning diagram: New page with insertion point.
Heading and list. Simplified learning illustration.
Simplified learning diagram: Heading and list.
Virtually saved and reopened version. Simplified learning illustration.
Simplified learning diagram: Virtually saved and reopened version.
View steps as images and text
  1. The text is already there
  2. Select the target text
  3. Apply bold or font size
  4. Clear the selection

Only the selected text changes; the finished heading is readable

The text is already there
The text is already there · simplified demonstration, no control of your device.
Interactive exercise

Work through the steps.

The current task appears beside the practice interface. You can try the steps without signing in.

Document 1Word exercise
Learning simulation
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No document has been saved in this exercise yet.

Next, in real Word

Three practice ideas for the workplace.

Open Word on your device. Use invented names and appointments. Check every completed file by closing and reopening it.

01

Team note

Write a short message about a fictional team meeting.

Self-check: Include a heading, date or time, place and a specific request.

02

Change of appointment

Write a friendly message saying that an invented appointment has been rescheduled.

Self-check: The old and new appointment times are clearly distinguishable.

03

Meeting note

Record three fictional meeting outcomes as a short list.

Self-check: Each point contains exactly one understandable idea.

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