Microsoft Word Training
Microsoft Word is a powerful word processing tool for creating and managing professional documents, reports, letters and business materials. Our Word courses cover everything from simple document creation to advanced formatting, styles, tables, templates, mail merge and professional report production.
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Simple Documents
Introduction Microsoft Word Course
Duration: 1 Day
Delivery: Face To Face & Live Online
This course assumes no prior knowledge of Word. The course is ideal for beginners or for people who are self-taught and wish to brush up on their existing skills. The course begins with an overview of the program, terminology and navigation of the screen. By the end of the course delegates will be able to produce, edit, save and print a variety of documents.
Who Should Attend?
- Administrative Assistants
- Report Writers
- Marketing Professionals
- Legal Secretaries
Course Requirements
No previous experience of Microsoft Word is required. Delegates should have basic computer skills, including how to use a mouse and keyboard.
Course Content
- Getting Started: Navigating menus, toolbars and view options to understand the screen layout.
- Selection Techniques: Mastering keyboard and mouse functions for text input and selection.
- File Management Essentials: Saving, opening, closing and organising documents efficiently.
- Formatting: Using fonts, paragraph settings and page layout tools to enhance documents.
- Effective Printing: Exploring print options, previews and settings for accurate document output.
- Proofing Tools: Checking spelling, grammar and using the thesaurus to refine documents.
- Editing Made Easy: Using cut, copy, paste and text insertion techniques effectively.
- Tables and Columns: Creating and formatting tables and columns for structured information.
Professional Documents
Intermediate Microsoft Word Course
Duration: 1 Day
Delivery: Face To Face & Live Online
This course is aimed at users who have attended the previous stage or more experienced users who wish to further their knowledge of Microsoft Word. On completion, delegates will be able to use more advanced formatting techniques, work with tables, use bulleted and numbered lists and understand Mail Merge for producing letters, emails or address labels.
Who Should Attend?
- Administrative Assistants
- Report Writers
- Marketing Professionals
- Legal Secretaries
Course Requirements
Delegates should have attended the previous stage of the Word course at Pringle PCS or have equivalent working knowledge.
Course Content
- Formatting: Master borders, shading, line spacing, columns and tabs for polished documents.
- Bulleted Lists: Create, update and customise bullet points for clear organisation.
- Numbered Lists: Develop and customise numbered lists, including outlining options.
- Advanced Find & Replace: Use advanced options to efficiently locate and modify text.
- AutoCorrect and AutoText: Save time with automated corrections and reusable text snippets.
- Headers and Footers: Customise page setup with professional headers and footers.
- Mail Merge: Streamline letters and labels with dynamic, data-driven content.
- Styles and Formatting: Apply and manage styles for consistent document design.
- Text and Images: Incorporate text boxes, clip art, images and WordArt for visual impact.
- Object Linking: Integrate data and content from other Office applications seamlessly.
- Advanced Tables: Create tables with tabs, properties, auto formatting and sorting tools.
Word Master
Advanced Microsoft Word Course
Duration: 1 Day
Delivery: Face To Face & Live Online
The advanced course builds on existing knowledge, covering advanced document management, styles for automatic tables of contents, enhanced mail merge with filters and database links, and Word customisation with menus, buttons and an introduction to macros and VBA.
Who Should Attend?
- Administrative Assistants
- Report Writers
- Marketing Professionals
- Legal Secretaries
Course Requirements
Delegates should have attended the previous stage of the Word course at Pringle PCS or have equivalent working knowledge.
Course Content
- Advanced Styles and Templates: Advanced styles for consistent formatting and design.
- Enhanced Mail Merge: Import and map fields, use filters and create dynamic documents.
- Advanced Tools: AutoSummarize, AutoFormat, Track Changes and merging documents.
- Referencing Features: Tables of contents, indexes, cross-references and headers/footers.
- Macros and VBA: Introduction to creating and managing macros, including an introduction to VBA.
- Advanced Formatting: Design forms, fields, custom menus, outlines and master documents.
- Problem Solving: Techniques to address and resolve complex document challenges efficiently.
Bespoke Word Training
Custom Microsoft Word Course
Duration: Tailored To Requirements
Delivery: Face To Face & Live Online
Bespoke Microsoft Word training is ideal when your team needs help with real documents, company templates, reports, forms, formatting standards or specific Word problems. The session can be tailored around your business documents and the exact skills your staff need.
Who Should Attend?
- Teams who use company templates or branded documents
- Staff who need help with formatting and document consistency
- Managers creating reports, forms or procedures
- Users who need focused help with real Word problems
Course Requirements
Requirements can be agreed before the course. Delegates can bring examples of documents they work with, so the training is practical and directly relevant.
Course Content
- Company Documents: Work with your own templates, reports, letters and forms.
- Formatting Problems: Fix spacing, numbering, alignment, styles and layout issues.
- Professional Standards: Create consistent, branded and easy-to-edit documents.
- Practical Workshops: Solve real document problems during the training session.
- Team Confidence: Build skills so staff can work faster and more accurately.
