Word for Intermediate Users: Long Documents and Reports

By the end of this intermediate level one-day Microsoft Word course, you will be able to format your long documents by adding a Table of Contents, and use cross-references and reviewing tools. You will also be able to create Styles to automatically format parts of your document and to customise the layout of pages.

Course Overview

Master the skills to confidently create, structure, and edit professional long-form documents and reports in Word — with tools designed to save you time and elevate the final result.

 

Why take this course?

  • Structure large documents with confidence using headings and sections
  • Learn to use Word’s referencing tools for professional reports
  • Save time with automation features like table of contents and cross-references
  • Perfect for anyone working on proposals, manuals, academic reports or business documents

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for confident Word users who need to manage and format longer documents — from internal reports to external publications.

Duration

1 day

Classroom size

8 approx.

Location

Online or Classroom

Certificate

1 Certification

Experience

Intermediate

What you will learn

  • Use both Paragraph and Text pre-set Styles
  • Understand what can be done with Styles beyond just formatting
  • Add Headers and Footers, Page Numbers and Section Breaks
  • Insert Pictures, Shapes, Diagrams, Charts and Graphs
  • Use the referencing tools and Track Changes

Course Timetable

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.

Working with Styles

Did you know that Styles are the way all formatting should be handled in Word?  We’ll show you how to use Word’s styles and how to modify them to meet your own house style.  We will also look at the benefits of using Styles, like better document navigation and the ability to create automatic tables of contents.

  • Using pre-set Styles
  • Modifying Styles
  • Using Styles for Navigation
  • Creating a Table of Contents
  • Using Styles with Templates
  • If there’s time….Outline View

Graphics, Tables and Smart Art.

This session will take you through how to work with visual elements in Word and make the most of the image search and diagram tools.

  • Insert and Edit Images,
  • Use Office’s Online Image Search,
  • Add and edit Tables,
  • Use SmartArt Diagrams

Referencing Tools & Reviewing

This session will show you how to use reference tools to cross reference amongst other things. Collaborating with colleagues to review documents is so much easier

  • Create a Table of Contents
  • Use Cross References
  • Hyperlinks
  • Footnotes & Endnotes
  • Bookmarks
  • Use Track Changes to review a document
  • Compare 2 documents

Ready to take the next step?

We are here to help!

This course is only available as a one-to-one or private group booking.

For pricing and availability, send us a message using the form, leave us a message on 020 7375 7300, or speak to an Account Manager straight away using our Live Chat service in the bottom right of your screen!

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Looking for Private Group Training?

If you have three or more learners, a private group training could be cheaper.

We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy’s HQ in Aldgate, Central London.

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.

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Classroom or live online learning available

Both available for public and private dates.

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 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. Unfortunately you will be asked to leave and attend a different day if you arrive more than 15 minutes late for online sessions, and more than 30 minutes late for classroom sessions.

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.

FAQs

What if I have a Mac?

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.