Our range of one-day IT user courses are designed to give delegates the skills they need to increase productivity, and develop their role within the company. These include generic skills, such as word processing and spreadsheets, as well as more specialised skills for employees in specific roles, such as web design and project management.

 

Microsoft Publisher Level1
Delivery Method - Tutor Led

 

You're starting Microsoft® Publisher 2003, which is an easy to use, flexible program for creating newsletters, brochures, business cards, postcards, flyers, among others for print, email, and the Web. In this course, you will look at how to create a publication from scratch or use one of the hundreds of business and personal designs available in Publisher.

 

Course Objective: You will create, manage, revise, and distribute publications.

Target Student: This course was designed for persons with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Word who need to learn how to use Microsoft® Publisher 2003 to create, layout, and edit publications.
 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Publication

Learn to: Examine the Publisher Environment, Create a Publication from a Publication Design, Replace Design Object Placeholders, Save a Publication, Create a Blank Publication, Display Ruler Guides, Add Text, Insert a Picture from a File
 

Lesson 2: Modifying a Publication's Layout and Structure
Learn to: Insert and Delete Pages, Insert a Text File, Size Text Boxes and Picture Frames, Move Text Boxes and Picture Frames, Connect Text Boxes, Divide Text Boxes into Columns, Move a Page , Create and Use a Master Page

Lesson 3: Editing Content in a Publication

Learn to: Edit Text in a Publication, Research Information, Find and Replace Text, Check Spelling

 

Lesson 4: Formatting a Publication

Learn to: Format Text, Apply Schemes, Insert Symbols, Indent Paragraphs, Change Spacing Between Paragraphs , Control Paragraph Flow, Create Paragraph Styles, Format Text Boxes
 

Lesson 5: Formatting Pictures in a Publication

Learn to: Format Picture Frames, Crop a Picture, Wrap Text Around a Picture, Insert WordArt, Insert a Design Gallery Object
 

Lesson 6: Preparing a Publication for Distribution

Learn to: Check the Design of a Publication, Verify Pictures, Create a Newsletter to Email, Create a Web Page, Publish a Web Site, Preview and Print a Publication, Templates

 

Course Length: 1day
Price: £150 plus VAT
  

Microsoft Visio Level 1
Delivery Method - Tutor Led

 

In this course, you'll learn fundamental skills while creating several types of diagrams using Microsoft® Office Visio® Professional. You will create a directional map, a block diagram, a basic and a cross-functional flowchart, an organization chart, and an office layout. As you create these drawings, you will learn techniques to drag and manipulate Visio master shapes, create connections between shapes, and apply styles to shapes, text, and pages. You will generate an organization chart from imported data and edit custom properties to store additional information in your diagrams. You will learn shortcuts to enhance your productivity and use unique tools designed for each type of drawing. When you've completed the course, you will have a firm grasp of all of the skills needed to create any kind of diagram using Visio.

 

Course Objectives

  • Identify the various types of drawings you can create using Visio and navigate in a Visio document.

  • Drag shapes from Visio stencils and resize, rotate, align, and transform them.

  • Increase your productivity with smart features, such as numbering shapes automatically, duplicating shapes quickly, and grouping and aligning.

  • Create a flowchart or a cross-functional flowchart.

  • Create an organization chart manually or generate one from a text file.

  • Create an office floor plan to scale.

 

Target Student

 

The Visio 2003 Professional: Level 1 course has been designed for the student who has little or no experience using Visio 2003 Professional, and who needs to learn the basic skills that are necessary in order to begin to use this program effectively.

 Course Content

 

Lesson 1: An Overview of Visio

Topic 1A: Visio Documents

Topic 1B: Elements of the Visio Window

Topic 1C: Visio Navigation

 

Lesson 2: Basic Skills: Creating a Directional Map

Topic 2A: Using Stencils

Topic 2B: Saving Files

Topic 2C: Manipulating Shapes

Topic 2D: Adding Text

Topic 2E: Stacking Order

 

Lesson 3: Basic Diagram Skills

Topic 3A: Enhancing Productivity

Topic 3B: Managing Shapes

Topic 3C: Applying Styles

 

Lesson 4: Flowcharts

Topic 4A: Connecting Shapes

Topic 4B: Page Styles

Topic 4C: Cross-functional Flowcharts

 

Lesson 5: Organization Charts

Topic 5A: Creating an Organization Chart

Topic 5B: Organization Chart Data Wizard

 

Lesson 6: Floor Plan

Topic 6A: Creating an Office Layout

Topic 6B: Drawing Scale


Course Length: 1day
Price: £150 plus VAT
  

Microsoft Visio Level 2

Delivery Method - Tutor Led

In this course, you'll expand on the knowledge you gained in the Visio 2003 Professional: Level 1 course. You will work with many advanced features, including using the drawing tools, creating and working with custom stencils and templates, and sharing your Visio drawings with other applications.

 

Course Objectives

  • Open and manipulate toolbars and stencil windows in the work area.

  • Change background settings to enhance specific drawings.

  • Use the drawing tools and Operation command features to create new custom shapes.

  • Integrate both simple and complex custom shapes in a drawing.

  • Create new masters in a stencil and edit masters.

  • Use the Document stencil to quickly take inventory of all the shapes used in a drawing.

  • Create a new custom template and use it to quickly create a drawing.

  • Create and use styles to quickly format multiple shapes in a drawing.

  • Use layers to organize and control shapes in a drawing.

  • Link a Visio drawing within a Microsoft Word document and update any changes.

  • Link shapes in a drawing to information contained in an external database.

  • Convert a drawing to a Web page.

  • Use several techniques for preparing a drawing for printing.

 

Course Content

 

Lesson 1: Customizing Visio

Topic 1A: Working with Toolbars

Topic 1B: Working with Windows

 

Lesson 2: Using the Drawing Tools

Topic 2A: Drawing Basics

Topic 2B: Advanced Drawing Techniques

 

Lesson 3: Custom Shapes

Topic 3A: Using Custom Shapes

Topic 3B: Using Custom Shapes in a Drawing

 

Lesson 4: Advanced Stencil Techniques

Topic 4A: Custom Stencils

Topic 4B: Customizing Stencil Masters

Topic 4C: The Document Stencil

 

Lesson 5: Templates, Styles, and Layers

Topic 5A: Working with Templates

Topic 5B: Formatting and Linking Shapes

Topic 5C: Layers

 

Lesson 6: Sharing Your Work

Topic 6A: Object Linking and Embedding

Topic 6B: Working with External Data

Topic 6C: Creating HTML Documents

Topic 6D: Printing Techniques

 

Course Length: 1day
Price: £150 plus VAT