Introduction to Word

Course Overview

This Introduction to Word course can be held either in the classroom or online as Live Online Learning. The outline for both formats is the same, however the classroom session offers more time with the trainer to work on exercises, ask questions and complete activities.

We currently only offer this course for private bookings. Please get in touch for more information, pricing and availability.

What you will learn

By the end of this beginner level one-day Word course, you will be able to:

• Create, save and find documents using Word
• Add text, format it and check it for mistakes
• Move around easily in a Word document
• Move text around
• Format text – including the use of styles
• Insert and edit pictures
• Change the page layout – including margins, headers and footers and page breaks
• Print your document

Course Timetable

Session 1: Working with Word Documents & Corrections

This session teaches you how to create documents from scratch. You will also learn how to check spelling, grammar and more in Word. Did you know you can undo or redo changes even after you have saved your file?

• Open, find, save and close your document 
• Create a new document 
• Add text 
• Use Undo and Redo  
• Move around inside a Word document  
• Spellcheck 

Session 2: Automatic Formatting

Learn how to copy text from anywhere and paste them correctly in your document. We will show you how to use the Format Painter to automatically apply same formatting to multiple areas within your document. Learn how to add visual interest to your Word document by creating Number or bullet list.

• Select text within the document 
• Cut, Copy and Paste 
• Change Text  
• Paragraph Formatting  
• Use basic Styles to format  
• Copy formatting changes with Format Painter  
• Create Bullet Points or a Numbered List 
  

Session 3: Images, Page Setup & Printing

This session will show you how to insert images into your document so it livens your documents in seconds. You will learn how to add page numbers to each page of your document.

• Insert a Picture from your files or from the internet 
• Change the way text flows around the picture  
• Add a Header or Footer 
• Add Page Numbers 
• Use Page Breaks 
• Print your document  

This course will be taught in the latest version of the software. We can train this in older versions if needed – please get in touch for more information and availability.

Information for Mac users

If you are a Mac user, please let us know when booking. If the course is held in the classroom at Happy, the training is held on PCs so we recommend that you bring your Macbook with you (we are not able to provide an additional monitor). For online training, please let us know when booking and you can use your Mac as normal. We provide a PDF with shortcuts for Mac users and your trainer will refer to this throughout the training.

The Small Print

For Live Online Interactive Learning sessions (webinars)

The course will run remotely for a full day consisting of three 90-minute live online sessions with independent work in between. 

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven't received this email then please contact our team.

Learners should log into the training session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy's HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

The course will run from 10am to 4:45pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9:45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

Mac Users

If you are a Mac user, please let us know when booking. If the course is held in the classroom at Happy, the training is held on PCs so we recommend that you bring your Macbook with you (we are not able to provide an additional monitor). For online training, please let us know when booking and you can use your Mac as normal. We provide a PDF with shortcuts for Mac users and your trainer will refer to this throughout the training.

The happy Guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course. We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

If you have any questions or concerns, our friendly team are available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. You can leave a message on 020 7375 7300 or email us at hello@happy.co.uk.