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We have the following Microsoft self study courses available.  With our courses you get a A4 wire bound student course workbook to follow.  You will need to have the relevant software installed on your computer with what you want to study (e.g microsoft word).  All the courses below include free tutor support.  During the course you will be assigned your own online tutor, from which you can ask any questions about your course
Keyboard Course (+disk) Keyboard course v2.6 is a complete program that aims to help you type quickly and properly and comes with a printed instruction manual. Introduction. Program Installation. Program Basics. User Files. User Profiles. Free Typing. Views. Home Keys. Next Lesson. Statistics. Choosing a Lesson. Diagnostic Test. Numerical Keypad. Texts. Type the Alphabet. Find the Keys. Use the Mouse. Appendix: Your Keyboard Explained.Pages:78 £42.00

Microsoft Windows Vista Beginners
Also suitable for ECDL Module 2.. . First Steps with a Computer. Setup. Text Editing. Working with Icons. Using Windows. Concepts of File Management. Searching and Navigation. Files and Folders. Copy and Move. Delete and Restore. File Compression. Handling Viruses. Print Options.. .
Pages:142
£65.00

Microsoft Windows XP Beginners (incl SP2)
Start the Computer. Shut Down the Computer. Restart the Computer. . Non-responding Applications. Basic System Information. Desktop Configuration. Keyboard Language. Formatting Disks. Installing & Uninstalling Programs. Print Screen. Getting Help. Start Text Editing. Save a Document. Close the Text Editing Program. Desktop Icons. Selecting & Moving Desktop Icons. Using Desktop Icons. Creating Shortcuts. Windows. Re-sizing and Moving Windows. Switching Windows. Drives & Folders. Storage Devices. Folder Navigation. Creating Folders. Folder Information. File Types. Counting Files. Changing File Status. Sorting Files. File Extensions. Renaming Files and Folders. Selecting Files & Folders. Duplicating Files & Folders. Moving Files & Folders. Backing Up. Deleting Files & Folders. Restoring from the Recycle Bin. Emptying the Recycling Bin. Searching for Files and Folders. Searching with Criteria. Recently Used Files. Viruses. How Viruses are Transmitted. Virus Scanning Software. Disinfecting Files. Using a Virus Scanner. Keeping Virus Software Updated. Changing the Default Printer. Printing a Document. Print Manager. Pausing and Deleting Print Jobs.
Pages:178
£65.00

Internet Explorer v7 Basic Skills
This course covers the basic features and functions of Internet Explorer v7. The same content is available as part of the 2475 ECDL v4 Module 7 course.
. Internet Concepts and Terms. Security Considerations. First Steps with the Web Browser. Adjust Settings. Accessing Web Pages. Using Bookmarks. Organizing Bookmarks. Using a Search Engine. Output Preparation. Printing.

Pages:92
£30.00

Outlook Express 2003 Basic Skills
This course covers the basic features and functions of Outlook Express v6. The same content is available as part of the 2475 ECDL v4 Module 7 course.
E-mail Concepts and Terms. Security Considerations. First Steps with E-mail. Adjust Settings. Read a Message. Reply to a Message. Send a Message. Duplicate, Move, Delete. Mail Management Techniques. Using Address Books. Organising Messages. Prepare to Print.

Pages:98
£30.00

Microsoft Word 2007 Beginners
Before You Start. Getting Started with Microsoft Word. Document Windows and Views. Basic Word Processing Features. Using the Help System. Saving, Opening and Closing Documents. Documents in Different File Formats. Creating New Documents. Navigating Documents. Selecting Text. Basic Text Formatting. Basic Paragraph Formatting. Quick Styles and Style Sets. Undo, Redo & Repeat. Move and Copy Text. Proofing Documents. Print Preview and Page Setup. Printing Documents. E-Mailing Documents.
Pages:222
£65.00

Microsoft Word 2007 Intermediate
Before You Start. Find, Replace and Select. Tabs and Special Indents. Tables. Formatting Tables. Sorting Tables and Text. Page Setup and Page Background. Headers and Footers. Columns and Hyphenation. Text Objects. Illustrations. Mail Merge. Envelopes and Labels.
Pages:240
£65.00

Microsoft Word 2003 Beginners
Starting with Word. Menus & Toolbars. Views, Re-sizing & Zooming. Basic Typing Skills. Saving Documents. Opening & Closing Documents. Creating New Documents. Navigating Documents. Printing & Previewing Documents. Page Setup. Selecting Text. Editing Text. Undo, Redo & Repeat. Moving & Copying Text. Drag-and-Drop Editing. Bold, Italic & Underline. Font & Font Size. Font Colour. Paragraph Alignment. Click and Type. Dates, Symbols & Characters. Highlighting Text. The Letter Wizard. Printing Envelopes. Printing Labels. Headers & Footers. Page Numbers. The Spelling Checker. Using the Help System.
Pages:230
£65.00

Microsoft Word 2003 Intermediate
Paragraph Spacing. Line Spacing. Bullets. Numbering. Default Tabs. Custom Tabs. Indents. Special Indents. Inserting a Table. Selecting in Tables. Adding & Removing Rows & Columns. Converting Text to a Table. AutoFit. Introduction to Styles. The Reveal Formatting Task Pane. Clearing Formats. Creating & Sending E-mail. Creating & Sending Faxes. Introduction to Web Pages. Find. Replace. Starting with Mail Merge. Overview of Data Sources. Using Existing Data Sources. Creating a Microsoft Office Address List. The Main Document - Adding Fields. Merging to a Document or Printer. Filtering & Sorting Recipients. Mail Merge Practice.
Pages:226
£65.00

Microsoft Word 2003 Advanced
AutoText & AutoComplete.. AutoCorrect. . AutoFormat As You Type. . AutoFormat on Demand. . Borders. . Shading. . Inserting Pictures. . Importing Objects. . Text Boxes. . Table Borders & Gridlines. . Table Merging & Splitting. . Table Properties. . Table Calculations. . Table AutoFormat. . Sorting. . Columns. . Templates. . Heading Styles. . Outlines. . Tables of Contents. . Indexes. . Reading Layout View. . Document Properties & Word Count.. Comments. . Tracking Changes. . Researching. . Read Only Documents. . Encryption. . Restricting Changes. . Macros. . Macro Security..
Pages:274
£65.00

Microsoft Word 2002 Beginners
Starting with Word. Menus & Toolbars. Views, Re-sizing & Zooming. Basic Typing Skills. Saving Documents. Opening & Closing Documents. Creating New Documents. Navigating Documents. Printing & Previewing Documents. Page Setup. Selecting Text. Editing Text. Undo, Redo & Repeat. Moving & Copying Text. Drag-and-Drop Editing. Bold, Italic & Underline. Font & Font Size. Font Colour. Paragraph Alignment. Click and Type. Dates, Symbols & Characters. Highlighting Text. The Letter Wizard. Printing Envelopes. Printing Labels. Headers & Footers. Page Numbers. The Spelling Checker. Using the Help System. .
Pages:232
£65.00

Microsoft Word 2002 Intermediate
Paragraph Spacing. Line Spacing. Bullets. Numbering. Default Tabs. Custom Tabs. Indents. Special Indents. Inserting a Table. Selecting in tables. Adding & Removing Rows & Columns. Converting Text to a Table. AutoFit. Introduction to Styles. The Reveal Formatting task pane. Clearing Formats. Creating & Sending E-mail. Creating & Sending Faxes. Introduction to Web Pages. Find. Replace. Starting with Mail Merge. Overview of Data Sources. Using Existing Data Sources. Creating a Microsoft Office Address List. The Main Document - Adding Fields. Merging to a Document or Printer. Filtering and Sorting Recipients. Mail Merge Practice.
Pages:222
£65.00

Microsoft Word 2002 Beginners
Introduction. Getting Started. Your First Document. Your Second Document. Open, Close, New & Save As. Views, Toolbars & Options. Selecting Text for Editing. Simple Text Formatting. Simple Paragraph Formatting. Undo & Redo. The Spelling and Grammar Checker. Printing & Print Preview. Page Layout. Headers & Footers. Addressing Envelopes & Labels. A Final Exercise.
Pages:176
£65.00

Microsoft Excel 2003 Beginners
Starting with Excel. Menus & Toolbars. Views, Re-sizing & Zooming. Basic Spreadsheet Skills. Saving Workbooks. Opening & Closing Workbooks. Creating New Workbooks. Navigating Large Workbooks. Selecting in Worksheets. Printing Workbooks. Simple Formulae & Functions. Spreadsheet Maths. Editing Formulae. Decimal Places. The Currency Format. The Percent Style. The Comma Style and 1000's Separator. Number Categories. AutoSum. More AutoSum Functions. Copying & Moving Cells. Relative & Absolute References. Undo, Redo & Repeat. Inserting & Deleting Cells. Inserting & Deleting Rows and Columns. Hiding & Showing Rows and Columns. Changing Column Width & Row Height. Bold, Italic & Underline. Font & Font Size. Fill Colour & Font Colour. Cell Alignment. Format Painter. Clearing Formats. Using the Help System.
Pages:204
£65.00

Microsoft Excel 2003 Intermediate
Practice with Formulae. AutoCalculate. Introduction to Functions. Date Functions. Financial Functions. Conditional Functions. Introduction to Charts. Using the Chart Wizard. Creating Charts of Different Types. Resizing & Moving Charts & Components. Chart Options. Chart Colours & Other Formatting. Cell Alignment. Cell Borders. Sorting Data. Using Find & Replace. Multiple Workbooks. Moving & Copying Worksheets. E-mailing Worksheets & Workbooks. Web Pages & Web Page Preview. Filling Cells. AutoFill. Creating Number Series. Date Series. Custom Lists. AutoComplete & Pick From List. Cell Names.
Pages:200
£65.00

Microsoft Excel 2003 Advanced
Subtotals. What-if Analysis - Data Tables. What-if Analysis - Goal Seek. Protection & Security. Querying & Filtering. Linking Data. More on Charts. Functions Overview. Functions - IF/AND/OR/ISERROR. Functions - TODAY/DAY/MONTH/YEAR. Functions - COUNT & Related Functions. Functions - LOOKUP & Related Functions. Functions - Converting Text. Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts. What-if Analysis - Scenarios. Formula Auditing. Adding Comments. Macros. Macro Security. Templates.
Pages:244
£65.00

Microsoft Excel 2002 Beginners
Starting with Excel. Menus & Toolbars. Views, Re-sizing & Zooming. Basic Spreadsheet Skills. Saving Workbooks. Opening & Closing Workbooks. Creating New Workbooks. Navigating Large Workbooks. Selecting in Worksheets. Printing Workbooks. Simple Formulae & Functions. Spreadsheet Maths. Editing Formulae. Decimal Places. The Currency Format. The Percent Style. The Comma Style and 1000s Separator. Number Categories. AutoSum. More AutoSum Functions. Copying & Moving Cells. Relative & Absolute References. Undo, Redo & Repeat. Inserting & Deleting Cells. Inserting & Deleting Rows and Columns. Hiding & Showing Rows and Columns. Changing Column Width & Row Height. Bold, Italic & Underline. Font & Font Size. Fill Colour & Font Colour. Cell Alignment. Format Painter. Clearing Formats. Using the Help System. . .
Pages:202
£65.00

Microsoft Excel 2002 Intermediate
Multiple Workbooks. Moving & Copying Sheets. Tab Colours & Sheet Backgrounds. Sorting Data. The Office Clipboard. The Paste Options Button & Paste Special. Drag-and-Drop Editing. Inserting when Copying or Moving Cells. Cell Names. AutoCalculate. Inserting Functions. Date Functions. Formulae & Functions Practice. Filling Cells. AutoFill. Creating Number Series. Date Series. Custom Lists. AutoComplete & Pick From List. Filling Cells, Series & Lists Practice. Alignment, Orientation, Merged Cells & Wrapping Text. Borders. E-mailing Worksheets & Workbooks. Web Pages & Web Page Preview. Introduction to Charts. Using Find & Replace.
Pages:198
£65.00

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Beginners
Course contents: . Starting with PowerPoint. Menus & Toolbars. Opening & Closing Presentations. Saving Presentations. Views & Zooming. Creating New Presentations. Slide Layouts, Placeholders & Inserting & Deleting Slides. Adding & Editing Text. Navigating Presentations. Printing Presentations & Handouts. Multiple Presentations. Selecting Text. Bold, Italic, Underline & Shadow. Font & Font Size. Font Colour. Subscript, Superscript & Emboss. Paragraph Alignment. Inserting a Microsoft Excel Chart. Inserting a Picture File. Setting Slide Transitions. Rehearsing Timings. Setting up a Slide Show. Using Pens in a Slide Show. Using the Help System.
Pages:212
£65.00

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Intermediate
Moving & Copying Slides. Inserting Slides From Another Presentation. Applying Header & Footer Text. Numbering Slides & Handouts. Inserting the Date & Time. Changing Orientation & Slide Size. Hidden Slides. Bullets & Numbering. The Ruler, Tabs & Indents. Text Line Spacing. Using the Format Painter with Text. Undo, Redo & Repeat. AutoFormat. AutoCorrect. Symbols & Characters. Change Case. The Spelling Checker. Creating Text Boxes. Drawing Shapes. Formatting Text Boxes & AutoShapes. Find & Replace Text. Replace Fonts. Copying & Moving Text. Creating PowerPoint Tables. Creating PowerPoint Charts.
Pages:248
£65.00

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Beginners
Course contents:. Starting with PowerPoint. Menus & Toolbars. Opening & Closing Presentations. Saving Presentations. Views & Zooming. Creating New Presentations. Slide Layouts, Placeholders & Inserting & Deleting Slides. Adding & Editing Text. Navigating Presentations. Printing Presentations & Handouts. Multiple Presentations. Selecting Text. Bold, Italic, Underline & Shadow. Font & Font Size. Font Colour. Subscript, Superscript & Emboss. Paragraph Alignment. Inserting a Microsoft Excel Chart. Inserting a Picture File. Setting Slide Transitions. Rehearsing Timings. Setting up a Slide Show. Using the Pen in a Slide Show. Using the Help System.
Pages:228
£65.00

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Intermediate
Course contents: . Moving & Copying Slides. Inserting Slides From Another Presentation. Applying Header & Footer Text. Numbering Slides & Handouts. Inserting the Date & Time. Changing Orientation & Slide Size. Hidden Slides. Bullets & Numbering. Tabs, Indents & Demoting & Promoting Bulleted Lists. Text Line Spacing. Using the Format Painter with Text. Undo, Redo & Repeat. AutoFormat. AutoCorrect. Symbols & Characters. Change Case. The Spelling Checker. Creating Text Boxes. Drawing Shapes. Formatting Text Boxes & AutoShapes. Find & Replace Text. Replace Fonts. Copying & Moving Text. Creating PowerPoint Tables. Creating PowerPoint Charts.
Pages:272
£65.00

Microsoft Access 2003 Beginners
Before You Start. Starting with Access. Menus & Toolbars. Opening & Closing a Database. Understanding Databases. Working with Windows & Views. Navigating a Database. Using the Help System. Editing & Saving Records. Adding Records. Deleting Records. Sorting Records. Filtering Records. Previewing & Printing Database Objects. Introduction to Forms. Creating a Form using AutoForm. Creating a Form using the Form Wizard. Introduction to Reports. Creating a Report using AutoReport. Creating a Report using the Report Wizard. Introduction to Queries. Creating Select Queries. Make-Table & Append Queries. Queries Based on More Than One Table. Update & Delete Queries. Copying a Database. Compacting & Repairing a Database.
Pages:196
£65.00

Microsoft Access 2003 Intermediate
Creating a New Blank Database. Creating a New Database based on an Existing Database. Creating a New Database from a Template. Database Design. Creating a Table in Design View. Creating a Table using the Table Wizard. Copying & Deleting a Table. Modifying Table Layout. Editing Fields in Design View. Creating a Form in Design View. Basic Skills for Modifying Forms. Selecting Objects in Forms. Displaying & Resizing Form Sections. Creating & Deleting Controls. Resizing & Moving Controls. Aligning & Spacing Controls. Text & Background Formatting. Format Painter. AutoFormat. Tab Order. .
Pages:190
£65.00

Microsoft Access 2002 Beginners
Starting with Access. Menus & Toolbars. Opening & Closing a Database. Understanding Databases. Working with Windows & Views. Navigating a Database. Using the Help System. Editing & Saving Records. Adding Records. Deleting Records. Sorting Records. Filtering Records. Previewing & Printing Database Objects. Introduction to Forms. Creating a Form using AutoForm. Creating a Form using the Form Wizard. Introduction to Reports. Creating a Report using AutoReport. Creating a Report using the Report Wizard. Introduction to Queries. Creating Select Queries. Make-Table & Append Queries. Queries Based on More Than One Table. Update & Delete Queries. Copying a Database. Compacting & Repairing a Database.
Pages:202
£65.00

Microsoft Project 2003 Beginners
Note that although this is a beginners course; it is a beginners course for the Microsoft Project application. You will need to know the basics of using Microsoft Windows and opening and closing files in order to follow this course.. Before You Start. Starting with Microsoft Project. Getting Help. Defining a Project. Building a Project. Project Resources. Viewing a Project. Resource Assignment. Formatting Project Plan. Tracking Progress on Tasks. Printing Project Information. Sharing Project Information with Other Programs. Fine Tuning Tasks. Fine Tuning Resource & Assignment Details. Fine Tuning Project Plan. Organising and Formatting Project Details. Publishing Project Information Online. Tracking Progress on Tasks and Assignments. Viewing and Reporting Project Status.
Pages:200
£65.00

Microsoft Outlook 2003 Beginners
Before You Start. Starting and Exiting Outlook. Menus and Toolbars. Program Components & Views. Using Outlook for E mail. Message Format Settings. Composing & Sending E mail. Receiving & Reading Mail. Sorting Mail & Flagging for Follow Up. Replying To & Forwarding Mail. Printing Messages. Sending Attachments. Working with Attachments. Formatting E mail Messages. Signatures. Organising E mail Messages. Contacts. Distribution Lists. The Address Book. Setting up the Calendar. Calendar Views & Navigation. Creating & Modifying Appointments. Rescheduling & Copying Appointments. Recurring Appointments. Events. Printing your Calendar. Deleting Appointments & Events. Meetings. Tasks. Outlook Today. Notes. Help & the Office Assistant. .
Pages:200
£65.00

Microsoft Outlook 2002 Beginners
Starting & Exiting Outlook. Using Outlook for E mail. Message Format Settings. Composing & Sending E mail. Checking & Reading Mail. Replying To & Forwarding Mail. Attachments. Working with Attachments. Formatting E mail Messages. Organising E mail Messages. Printing E mail Messages. Contacts & the Address Book. Setting up the Calendar. Day/Week/Month View & Calendar Navigation. Creating & Modifying Appointments. Rescheduling & Copying Appointments. Recurring Appointments. Events. Printing your Calendar. Tasks. Outlook Today. Help & the Office Assistant.
Pages:200
£65.00

Microsoft Publisher 2002 Beginners
Introduction. Getting Started. Your First Publication. Open, Close, New & Save As. Views, Toolbars & Options. Adding & Formatting Text. Simple Paragraph Formatting. Drawing & Filling Shapes. WordArt. Inserting Pictures. Tables. Creating a Flyer. Printing & Page Setup. Checking for Errors.
Pages:168
£50.00

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