The document provides step-by-step instructions for formatting text, inserting graphics and tables, applying styles, setting tabs and borders, and creating a cover letter in Microsoft Word. It describes how to insert a letterhead with contact information using tabs and font colors, add the current date below the letterhead, and enter an inside address and salutation. It also explains how to create a building block, insert a table of course concentrations into the cover letter, and save the cover letter file.