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What is Microsoft Word?
Word is almost certainly the world’s most popular Word processing package. It allows the user to create slick and professional documents simply and effectively. You can include graphs, graphics and diagrams in your reports. You can spell check and translate in multiple languages. Word is often used to produce mailings and mailing labels as well as more creative documents such as invitations or newsletters.

Who uses Word?
Most UK companies and corporations around the world use Word as their word processing software. Students and school children use it to present their work. It is useful for home users to create letters and invitations.

Which Word Course is right for me?
If you are unsure which course would be most suitable for you, why not take one of our
Quick Quizzes, or request a Training Needs Analysis?  The results of the TNA will be assessed by a trainer and we will contact you with our recommendations.  If you take a Quick Quiz you will be able to see the results straight away.  Both services are free of charge. At present we run three scheduled courses:

Introduction: The Introduction course is a prerequisite for anyone who does not already have a good grounding in Word. By the end of this course delegates will be able to create, save and print word documents. They will be able to move and duplicate text either within a single document or between a number of different documents. 

They will be able to produce visually pleasing documents with a variety of formatting techniques. They will be able to add titles and page numbers to each page using headers and footers, as well as being able to produce well-ordered lists. They will be able to produce documents of a consistent standard using styles and templates as well as producing printed envelopes and labels. Take the Word Introduction
Quick Quiz.

Intermediate: This course is designed for users who have previously attended a Word introduction course or possess an appropriate level of knowledge. By the end of this course delegates will be able to proof documents. They will be able add paragraphs of text automatically. They will be able to add complex paragraph numbering as well as adding graphics and drawings. They will be able to lay out their documents using tables or newspaper style columns. Take the Word Intermediate
Quick Quiz.

Advanced: This course is designed for users who have previously attended a Word intermediate course or possess an appropriate level of knowledge. By the end of this course delegates will be able to sort data, whether in list or table format. They will be able to create a mail-shot using Word’s Mail-Merge feature. They will be able to protect a document or track changes that are made to it. They will be able to add charts and graphics to enhance a document. They will be able to speed up processes by recording Macros to automate their work. Take the Word Advanced
Quick Quiz.

Scheduled Courses for Microsoft Word are run in Welwyn Garden City,
They are 1 day 10:00am - 2:30pm
The basic cost is £150 per delegate, although there are reductions available for multiple delegates. This includes lunch and a memory stick containing course documentation and exercises.