Microsoft Word
One or more half/full days | Online or in person
Microsoft Word is the standard for word processing around the world, and is often used for far more, dipping its toe
in the waters of note taking, desktop publishing and more complex layout tools. Many take Word for granted, and yet
IT novices and experts alike often don't use it to its full potential.
These courses are aimed at anyone that wants to get the most out of Word. It assumes a basic awareness of using Windows (or macOS), but covers everything from the basics through to more advanced features of Word for the preparation of professional documents. The first half day covers the basics that anyone needs to make use of Word in their daily life (at work or home), while the more advanced courses delve into harnessing the more powerful features.
These courses are aimed at anyone that wants to get the most out of Word. It assumes a basic awareness of using Windows (or macOS), but covers everything from the basics through to more advanced features of Word for the preparation of professional documents. The first half day covers the basics that anyone needs to make use of Word in their daily life (at work or home), while the more advanced courses delve into harnessing the more powerful features.
What's Covered
These courses kick off with a discussion about how trainees have used Word in the past and what else is possible, ensuring the
rest of the sessions are spent focussing on getting the most out of the features on offer.
The full day verison of this course would also cover mail merge and basic macros, in addition to exploring the above features in more detail.
Half day courses focus the time on touring the features listed, offering some time to focus on specific areas of interest for trainees. For the complete experience, full day sessions are available to fully explore what Word can do, allowing more time for examples and working with trainees to apply the skills to their own situations.
These courses require trainees have access to Word during the course, at most shared with one other person. The course differs slightly if you only have access to Word Online rather than having Microsoft Office installed on a computer. Please get in touch if you are unsure or want more information.
Course 1: Getting Started with Word
The half or full day course focuses very much on the basics and working with the core features of Word to create, edit and work with documents. It covers:- Creating documents and adding text
- Formatting text and paragraphs: Simple styling through to line spacing, tabs and indents
- More than just text: Bulleted and numbered lists, columns and advanced styles
- Tables: Creating, formating, sorting and using them in documents
- Multimedia: Inserting shapes and images
- Page layouts: Paper sizes, margins, page breaks, headers and footers
- Reviewing documents: Spelling, grammar, accessibility and basic track changes
- Your finished document: Printing, sharing and collaborating
Course 2: Advanced Word Documents and Layouts
This course, available as a half or full day, builds on a basic understanding of using Word and delves into features that make it easier to prepare consistently styled, more professional documents.- Sections: Varied layouts within one document
- Styles and outlines: Pre-defined formats and structures
- Automatic text: Quick parts and pre-defined fields that stay up to Date
- Advanced graphics: SmartArt, WordArt, formulae and advanced image/shape features
- Collaboration: Track changes, comments and working together (with Microsoft 365)
- Advanced navigation and referencing: Indexing, footnotes and bookmarks
The full day verison of this course would also cover mail merge and basic macros, in addition to exploring the above features in more detail.
Half day courses focus the time on touring the features listed, offering some time to focus on specific areas of interest for trainees. For the complete experience, full day sessions are available to fully explore what Word can do, allowing more time for examples and working with trainees to apply the skills to their own situations.
These courses require trainees have access to Word during the course, at most shared with one other person. The course differs slightly if you only have access to Word Online rather than having Microsoft Office installed on a computer. Please get in touch if you are unsure or want more information.
All course content can be adjusted for you or your organisation. The course descriptions offer an overview
of topics and do not represent an exact format or structure. If you need us to focus on a particular area or
would like is to include something we don't mention, just let us know and we'll do our best to make it work
for you!