Academic Writing - Tips Editing and Managing Text in Microsoft Office Word

Most examinations involve written assignments and often they require collaboration with others. Knowing how to handle and work with text is vital to be able to facilitate the learning process and achieve a smoother study experience. This lecture/workshop gives you hands on advice on some useful formatting and editing features in Word (Microsoft 365) that can help you when dealing with templates or large quantities of text.  You will be able to try out your skills during the session. There are computers available but if you prefer you can bring and use you laptop. Registered UB students have free access to Microsoft 365, and can download Office programs to their laptops which makes it possible to work in the desktop app. In order to be able to make full use of the session you must make sure you have access to Microsoft 365 in advance. Read more and follow the instructions here:https://www.hb.se/en/student/support/it-office/software/office-365/

The activity is held in English.

Note! This is a generic session for all interested students at UB. Some programmes also have integrated sessions on academic language in their syllabus. Contents might be overlapping.

Registration: Registration required. Last day of registration is 5 February. Confirmation of registration is sent within a week before the activity is held.  Welcome!
Contact: For further questions please contact johanna.persson@hb.se

Please note that the activity will be cancelled if the number of participants is less than 5.