About This Course

The Intermediate Microsoft Word course is for users with a working knowledge of Word who want to develop more advanced skills. Delegates will learn to enhance document layouts with bullets, numbering, and borders, create and format complex tables, and streamline tasks using AutoText. The course also covers headers and footers, section breaks for multi-layout documents, and preparing mail shots, labels, and directories with Mail Merge. By the end, participants will be able to produce professional, well-structured Word documents efficiently.

Prerequisites: Participants should already be comfortable creating, editing, saving, and formatting documents in Microsoft Word, including using basic page layout and text formatting features.

Course Outline

During this course, participants will develop the skills to create advanced, well-structured documents using Microsoft Word.

  • Overview of Word Features – Explore advanced tools and the Ribbon interface.
  • Bullets and Numbering – Apply and customise bullet styles and numbering formats.
  • Paragraph Borders and Shading – Enhance documents with borders, shading, and visual formatting.
  • Sections and Columns – Use section breaks and format text into columns for complex layouts.
  • Utilities and Document Protection – Use tools like Find and Replace, Track Changes, and document protection.
  • Headers, Footers, and Page Numbering – Insert and customise headers, footers, and page elements.
  • Advanced Tables – Create and format complex tables with merged cells and custom styling.
  • Mail Merge – Generate letters, labels, and documents using Mail Merge tools.

Who should attend

This course is ideal for users with a basic understanding of Microsoft Word who want to develop more advanced document creation and formatting skills. It is particularly valuable for professionals who need to produce structured, high-quality documents efficiently.

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Learning Outcomes

  • Enhance document layouts using advanced paragraph formatting, bullets, and numbering.
  • Create and format complex tables to organise information effectively.
  • Increase productivity with AutoText and other time-saving tools.
  • Manage document structure using headers, footers, and section breaks.
  • Create mail merges for letters, labels, and directories.

Course Reviews

Excel Intermediate

Course was one of the best I have ever attended in professional development and will make me more efficient

Anon
Asmodee UK
June 15, 2026

Excel Intermediate

I was amazed by Tony's knowledge and his ability to convey things concisely and clearly. I really enjoyed the course and am confident in my ability to apply some of the knowledge to my day to day work which is what I wanted to get out of it.

Anon
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June 11, 2026

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Excel - Gary help me loads with a spreadsheet I had! I’ll book onto the intermediate

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Wessex Water
June 2, 2026

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Gary made the information very attainable, it was good we could do the work alongside him.

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Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
June 2, 2026

Excel Advanced

Tony Barrett is highly knowledgeable in Excel and was able to explain each concept in a way that made it easy for me to understand how to apply it directly to my role.

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June 16, 2026

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Great course, Louise, great to learn small everyday skills to help speed up

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