Grade 11 board: Oh My Word (OMW 1) by Edunova Kilt

MS Word Workshop session outcomes and info

klearningza — 2026-06-24 10:24:23 UTC

Lesson Outcomes:

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

Open and navigate Microsoft Word
Type and edit text in a document
Apply basic formatting (font size, bold, alignment)
Save a document correctly
Send a document via email

Step 1: Open Microsoft Word

klearningza — 2026-06-24 10:25:29 UTC

Click the Start Menu
Search for Microsoft Word
Click to open it
Select Blank Document

Question: What other methods can I use to open Word? (e.g shortcuts etc)

The Word Ribbon

klearningza — 2026-06-24 10:29:09 UTC

The Home Tab

This is the tab you will use the most.
It allows you to:

Change font (style of writing)
Change font size
Make text bold, italic, or underline
Change text colour
Align text (left, centre, right)

Activity 1:

Spend some time to see what all the icons can do (Place your cursor on an icon and read its functions).
Then play our game

Activity 2

klearningza — 2026-06-24 10:30:54 UTC

Add your real name and complete the crossword puzzle

Step 3: Save your document immediately

klearningza — 2026-06-24 10:37:45 UTC

Click on the File tab. This opens the Backstage View. The Backstage View is different from the normal screen.
It is used to manage your document, not edit it.

Here you can:

Create a new document
Open an existing document
Save your work
Print your document

Activity 2 Save your document

klearningza — 2026-06-24 10:45:39 UTC

If you are not logged onto the cloud, you must always save your document and often. Hit the Save (CRTL-S) icon

Click File → Save As (this opens the Backstage View again)
Choose a location (e.g. Public Drive / Shared Drive → Your folder that you created, e.g. Piet Pompies)
Name your file: Name_Surname_Profile.docx
- (e.g. Piet_Pompies_Profile.docx)
Save the same file as a PDF document
- (e.g. Piet_Pompies_Profile.pdf)
Email the document to anidenew@kilt.org.za (How will you do that?)

Activity 3: Start Typing and Formatting

klearningza — 2026-06-24 10:49:06 UTC

Now return to your document and try the following:

Type some text
Highlight the text
Change the font size
Make the text bold
Align the text to the centre

Activity 4 : Create a personal profile in Word

klearningza — 2026-06-24 10:51:04 UTC

You have been given an exciting opportunity at your school in Knysna. A local organisation is looking for learners to join a youth development programme that helps learners build skills for future careers.

To apply, you need to submit a personal profile document created using Microsoft Word.

What Your Profile MUST Include:
- Your Name and Grade
- A photo of you
- Your Interests (What do you enjoy doing?)
- Your Skills (e.g. teamwork, communication, sport, technology)
- Your Strengths (What makes you stand out?)
- Your Future Career Goals (What do you want to become one day?)
- Create a hyperlink to your favourite online profile (e.g. Facebook, X, Instagram, Tiktok)
  .
What Word elements will we look for?
- Heading(s) in Bold
- Font must be Arial
- A bulleted list
- Inserted picture(s) that are either left or right aligned with the writing wrapping around it. (Make it look pretty)
- Insert icons where appropriate.
- A coloured shape with text in it.

Activity 5: Create a cover letter for job shadowing

klearningza — 2026-06-24 10:54:58 UTC

Discuss what should go into. Maybe you would like AI to help you? Is it ethical?
Go to Create --> New--> type in Cover letter into the search field to use a template.
Pick one that appeals to you
Change it to suit your needs
Share to the Gr 11 public folder /padlet

Activity 5: Earn your MS Introduction to MS word Certificate

klearningza — 2026-06-24 11:08:06 UTC

Digital skill certificates are very important for your CV and future jobs. Make sure that you earn you Microsoft Introduction to MS Word certificate.

https://www.learnfree.org/series/introduction-to-microsoft-word

Upload the certificate here