What You Will Learn
By the end of this course you will be able to create, format and manage professional Word documents with confidence. You will know how to work with text, paragraphs, images, tables and page layouts.
Course Content
- Understanding the Word interface, ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
- Creating, opening, saving and closing documents
- Document views: Print Layout, Read Mode, Draft
- Basic text entry, editing, cut, copy and paste
- Selecting text and using undo and redo
- Formatting fonts: typeface, size, bold, italic, underline, colour
- Paragraph alignment, indentation and line spacing
- Using the Format Painter to copy formatting quickly
- Applying and modifying bullet points and numbered lists
- Using tabs and tab stops effectively
- Using Word Styles for consistent document formatting
- Applying headings and generating an automatic table of contents
- Inserting headers, footers, page numbers and page breaks
- Page layout: margins, orientation and paper size
- Inserting and formatting tables, images and shapes
- Spell check, grammar check and the proofing tools
- Find and Replace across a document
- Track Changes and reviewing comments
- Using templates and creating your own
- Printing, exporting to PDF and sharing documents
Who Should Attend?
Complete Beginners
New to Word and wanting to produce professional documents from day one
Administrative & Support Staff
Creating letters, reports and documents regularly and wanting to do so with more confidence and speed
New to a Role
Starting a new job where Word is required and needing to get up to speed quickly
Self-Taught Users
Using Word without formal training — wanting to work more efficiently and fill the gaps in their knowledge
What You Will Need
PC or laptop
With Microsoft Word installed (any version from 2016 onwards). Mac users welcome — minor interface differences will be noted.
Reliable internet connection
Broadband or Wi-Fi. The session runs via Zoom or Microsoft Teams — joining details sent 7 days before the course.
Microphone & headphones
To ask questions and interact with the tutor and group throughout the day. Most laptops have everything built in.
Webcam (recommended)
Not required, but encouraged. Your tutor will use their webcam throughout — it makes the session feel much more like a real classroom.
Before & After This Course
Before
- Avoiding complex formatting and using workarounds instead
- Producing inconsistent documents that look unprofessional
- Not knowing how to use styles, headers or automatic contents pages
- Spending too long on basic tasks like aligning text or setting margins
- Relying on colleagues to fix formatting issues
- Unsure how to use templates or track changes
After
- Producing polished, professional documents independently
- Using styles and headings to structure documents correctly
- Working quickly with formatting, tables and images
- Generating automatic tables of contents with ease
- Proofreading, tracking changes and collaborating confidently
- Ready to progress to the Intermediate course
What's Included
Expert Tutor
Live instruction with real-time Q&A throughout the day
Excel Cheat Sheet
A handy reference card of key shortcuts, formulas and functions to keep
Certificate of Achievement
Personal certificate awarded on completion of the course
Post-Course Support
3 months email support as you apply your new skills
