Word Basics course
In this course you learn the basic skills of Word: entering text, formatting, navigating, keyboard shortcuts, styles and a table of contents. Optionally, you also work with Copilot in Word.
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In brief. Word Basics is a 2-day classroom course. You can take it in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and The Hague, among other locations, or online, in a group of no more than 8 participants. The price is € 950,- excl. VAT per participant, including course materials, lunch on location and a certificate of attendance. For a team or department we also deliver this course in-company.
- Working smoothly in Word straight away
- Attractive documents with professional formatting
- Keyboard shortcuts that save you time
- Table of contents and styles mastered
- Optionally getting to grips with Copilot in Word
Your trainer: Raoul 283 evaluations in total, averaging 8.3. View the trainers
Word is the program you use every day to create, format and share documents. In this course you get a firm grasp of the basics and optionally also work with Copilot in Word. That way you work faster and with more enjoyment.
Description
In this Word Basics course you get to grips with all the basic skills of Microsoft Word. You learn to open and save documents and to navigate through your text easily. You also work on neat formatting using text styles, paragraph settings, bullet points and alignment.
You discover how to add images, tables and charts, and how to save time with cut, copy and paste. You work through the various menus and tabs, so you understand how Word is structured and where to find everything.
Keyboard shortcuts, the spelling and grammar checker, generating a table of contents and creating a mailing are also covered. You will learn to share and print documents, so that afterwards you work with Word quickly and confidently.
This course optionally covers working with Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word, so you can experience how this AI assistant helps you write and edit your documents.
Topics
- Entering and formatting text and navigating within a document
- Getting to know the Word interface and tabs
- Opening, saving and sharing documents via Backstage
- Working with paragraph formatting: tabs, bullet points and alignment
- Using and adjusting text styles for a consistent layout
- Inserting images, tables, charts and screenshots
- Generating a table of contents
- Applying spelling and grammar checks
- Working faster with keyboard shortcuts and the search assistant
- Printing documents and creating a mail merge
- Optional: using Word with Microsoft 365 Copilot
Result
After this course you will work confidently with Word. You enter text, navigate quickly through your document and format your text with a neat layout. You add images, tables and a table of contents, and apply styles for a consistent end result. With keyboard shortcuts, the spelling checker and other handy tools you work considerably more efficiently. You also know how to share documents and set up a mail merge. Have you opted for the optional Copilot module? Then you will also use the AI assistant in Word to draft and improve texts more quickly.
Target audience
This course is intended for anyone who is starting out with Word, or would like to, and wants to get a firm grasp of the basic skills. Whether you are just beginning or have picked up a few things yourself and want to refresh your knowledge: you will learn how to enter, format and neatly present text. Interested in working with AI? You can optionally also get to know Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word.
Teaching method
You follow this course in our open learning format: a full course day on which you work in a small group at your own workstation. You work through the course material at your own pace, while an experienced trainer is beside you to answer questions and help you further.
At the start of the day you discuss with the trainer what you can already do and what you want to get out of the course. That way you focus on the topics that matter to you. Theory and practice alternate continuously, so you apply what you learn directly in Word.
Would you also like to get to know Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word? You can arrange this with your trainer as an option and include it during your course day.
Prior knowledge
You do not need any prior knowledge of Word. If you can use a computer, you can take this course. We start with the basics and build up step by step, so that you become familiar with the programme at your own pace.
Comments
In this course you work at your own pace under the guidance of an experienced trainer. At the start you discuss your entry level and your learning objectives, so you can focus on the topics that matter to you. When booking, you indicate which version of Word you use, so that you work with suitable course materials. Optionally, you also cover Word in combination with Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Course format
This training is offered on the basis of our Open Learning teaching method. This means that you work independently, with active guidance from our trainer, to master the material. That way you can achieve your learning objectives at your own pace, without being held back by fellow participants working faster or slower. The trainer makes sure that you stay on schedule and meet your learning objectives. This form of learning leaves room for a tailored approach. You have the opportunity to bring in examples from your own practice and IT environment, so that your learning is even more specific. more...
Practical information
- Number of days
- 2 days
- Course times
- from 10 am to 5 pm
- Teaching hours
- 12 hours
- Education level
- Suitable for all levels
- Preparation time
- None
- Included
- Course materials and lunch on site
- Certificate
- At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance
- Cancel
- Free up to four weeks before the start (cancellation terms)
Language
The course is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer speaks English. English-language course materials can be used. If at least 3 participants register, the course can also be given entirely in English.
In-company
Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.
Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.
All start dates
2 training days. Confirmed dates first, then in order of date.
- Mon 12 & Tue 13 October 2026Certain to go ahead Zwolle · 10:00–17:00 Enrol
- Mon 26 & Tue 27 October 2026Certain to go ahead Utrecht · 10:00–17:00 Enrol
- Thu 29 & Fri 30 October 2026Certain to go ahead Rotterdam · 10:00–17:00 Enrol
- Mon 23 & Tue 24 November 2026Certain to go ahead Zwolle · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 26 October Enrol
- Mon 9 & Tue 10 November 2026 Arnhem · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 12 October Enrol
- Mon 23 & Tue 24 November 2026 Online · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 26 October Enrol
- Tue 8 & Wed 9 December 2026 Eindhoven · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 10 November Enrol
- Mon 25 & Tue 26 January 2027 Amsterdam · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 28 December Enrol
- Mon 8 & Tue 9 February 2027 The Hague · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 11 January Enrol
- Mon 1 & Tue 2 March 2027 Zwolle · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 1 February Enrol
- Mon 1 & Tue 2 March 2027 Groningen · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 1 February Enrol
- Mon 5 & Tue 6 April 2027 Eindhoven · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 8 March Enrol
- Mon 3 & Tue 4 May 2027 Utrecht · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 5 April Enrol
- Thu 12 & Fri 13 August 2027 Rotterdam · 10:00–17:00Free cancellation until 15 July Enrol
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Plan your own group on a date that suits you, at your office, at our premises or online. We tailor the content to your day-to-day work, and training a whole group is cheaper than individual bookings.
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- Tailored content
- Multiple groups or an academy are also possible
- More than 25 years' experience
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What others say about this course
Word Basics course: average 8.4 from 12 reviews
"I learned a great deal and the material is easy to apply in practice."
"I am very satisfied with the course. I got more out of it than I had expected, and that is always good."
"A clear course with clear explanations in the book. An excellent reference work. A trainer who initially puts you on the wrong track, but who does prompt you to try things out for yourself straight away. If you get stuck, it is resolved expertly with a clear explanation."
“The open learning format is very pleasant because you can work at your own pace, which means you are not, or hardly, distracted.”
“Good, useful training course with plenty of handy tips & advice.”
“Instructive course (Word and Excel) with a nice trainer. I learned a lot!”
“Recommended: the course was very clear, easy to follow and effective. Personal guidance and attention for specific questions. Maastricht is a lovely location with a very well catered lunch.”
"That you can do so much with Word. It really broadens your work. The only thing is that a written record of the procedures would be ideal. You often quickly forget the positions you need to use in order to do something."
“The Word Tips and Tricks course makes you aware of everything that is possible for adding tidiness and creativity to your documents in practice. Knowing what the options are is a first step. Remembering everything is harder. But you can look that up, and we should still be getting an overview of the topics covered. So that step by step you can learn, use and retain whatever applies to you. The trainer was excellent!”
“Just do it! You'll find it's a very pleasant experience: small groups and plenty of attention from the trainer. Very instructive!”
“I was extremely pleased with the Word 2010 course. Working at your own pace and in a relaxed atmosphere was something I found very pleasant.”
“For years I hated the word processing programme ‘Microsoft Word’. I felt unwell at the very thought of having to write a letter in ‘Word’ with photos, tables and so on. I would sooner write a letter in Excel, because I could handle that better. That fear has now gone; it was simply a lack of knowledge. I had never really taken the time to get to grips with the programme. I started out using the wrong order of work when setting up a document, and that resulted in frustration with all the consequences that entails.”
“A pleasant course for learning the basics of Word at your own pace and according to your own wishes. And you can always ask questions.”
“The course gave me far more than I expected. It's going to save me a lot of time in practice, so I can definitely recommend it!”
"I learned a great deal and the material is easy to apply in practice."
“The pace of the lessons is fine, because you can adapt it to your own speed.”
“A pleasant course for learning the basics of Word at your own pace and according to your own wishes. And you can always ask questions.”
“The course gave me far more than I expected. It's going to save me a lot of time in practice, so I can definitely recommend it!”
“The individual way of teaching and working through the material at your own pace was experienced as very pleasant.”
"I took a Word course, which I found very good. Good guidance, clear explanations and a pleasant book to work through. You are given plenty of time for everything; I learned a great deal from the course!"
"A clear course with clear explanations in the book. An excellent reference work. A trainer who initially puts you on the wrong track, but who does prompt you to try things out for yourself straight away. If you get stuck, it is resolved expertly with a clear explanation."
“LearnIt is the right place to follow a course. Everything is arranged down to the last detail, all kinds of questions can be raised and there is always a suitable answer. A great experience!”
“The Word Basics course is a course for anyone who works with Word in any way or is about to start. The course gives you the confident feeling that you know Word after 2 days. Not everything, of course – that comes in a follow-up course. But for anyone who needs to be able to write a letter, this comes highly recommended!”
“The individual way of teaching and working through the material at your own pace was experienced as very pleasant.”
"That you can do so much with Word. It really broadens your work. The only thing is that a written record of the procedures would be ideal. You often quickly forget the positions you need to use in order to do something."
“Just do it! You'll find it's a very pleasant experience: small groups and plenty of attention from the trainer. Very instructive!”
“Instructive course (Word and Excel) with a nice trainer. I learned a lot!”
“Great to discover, even after years of work experience, what Word turns out to be capable of!”
“A pleasant course for learning the basics of Word at your own pace and according to your own wishes. And you can always ask questions.”
“Good training, useful and recommendable”
“For years I hated the word processing programme ‘Microsoft Word’. I felt unwell at the very thought of having to write a letter in ‘Word’ with photos, tables and so on. I would sooner write a letter in Excel, because I could handle that better. That fear has now gone; it was simply a lack of knowledge. I had never really taken the time to get to grips with the programme. I started out using the wrong order of work when setting up a document, and that resulted in frustration with all the consequences that entails.”
"I took the "Word 2010 Advanced" course. On top of the basic knowledge I already had of Word, this is a valuable addition to my daily work at the secretariat. I was trained years ago on the Office 2003 package, and Office 2010 does differ quite a lot from the 2003 version, which means it often takes more time to find out where they have hidden that one button or function this time. I will certainly be putting a lot of it into practice and I learned many new things (including things I thought I already knew well!)."
“The fact that you work with your own material and that the trainer can help you well with it really appealed to me, as did working practically with the subject matter.”
“For years I hated the word processing programme ‘Microsoft Word’. I felt unwell at the very thought of having to write a letter in ‘Word’ with photos, tables and so on. I would sooner write a letter in Excel, because I could handle that better. That fear has now gone; it was simply a lack of knowledge. I had never really taken the time to get to grips with the programme. I started out using the wrong order of work when setting up a document, and that resulted in frustration with all the consequences that entails.”
"I am very satisfied with the course. I got more out of it than I had expected, and that is always good."
"That you can do so much with Word. It really broadens your work. The only thing is that a written record of the procedures would be ideal. You often quickly forget the positions you need to use in order to do something."
“LearnIt is the right place to follow a course. Everything is arranged down to the last detail, all kinds of questions can be raised and there is always a suitable answer. A great experience!”
"I am very satisfied with the course. I got more out of it than I had expected, and that is always good."
“Learning at your own pace with good support!”
“Good training, useful and recommendable”
“Just do it! You'll find it's a very pleasant experience: small groups and plenty of attention from the trainer. Very instructive!”
“Learning at your own pace with good support!”
"C. Broeders - </>'This is a good course for brushing up or extending your knowledge of MS Word (2013 or another version). Most of the topics are already familiar, but you learn a great deal from the course material and the exercises, and that can save you time when working with Word in practice.' - Rating: 7.6"
“The fact that you work with your own material and that the trainer can help you well with it really appealed to me, as did working practically with the subject matter.”
"I am/was used to following a course or programme as part of a group. With this method, you get started on your own after a brief round of introductions. The coursebook is clearly and logically structured. You also get to take the CD-ROM home with you so you can practise more if needed. You decide your own pace and which parts you give extra attention and want to practise further. Even though I always learn a lot from others when topics are covered and discussed in a classroom setting, I found this method very useful."
“This is a good course for learning to work with VBA.”
“I was extremely pleased with the Word 2010 course. Working at your own pace and in a relaxed atmosphere was something I found very pleasant.”
“The Word Tips and Tricks course makes you aware of everything that is possible for adding tidiness and creativity to your documents in practice. Knowing what the options are is a first step. Remembering everything is harder. But you can look that up, and we should still be getting an overview of the topics covered. So that step by step you can learn, use and retain whatever applies to you. The trainer was excellent!”
“Recommended: the course was very clear, easy to follow and effective. Personal guidance and attention for specific questions. Maastricht is a lovely location with a very well catered lunch.”
“The pace of the lessons is fine, because you can adapt it to your own speed.”
Training formats
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2 days€ 950,-- Pleasant venue with a good trainer
- Small groups
- Inspiring and motivating
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- At your place or ours
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- Interactive and inspiring
- Large groups too
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- Achieve a lot in little time
- Whenever you want
Frequently asked questions
Can I cancel free of charge?
Yes. Up to four weeks before the first day of the course you can cancel free of charge, without giving a reason. You then receive a credit note or, if you have already paid, a refund. If you cancel later, you pay part of the course fee: 25% between four and two weeks before the start, 75% in the two weeks before it and 100% in the final week. Moving to another start date is free of charge up to two weeks before the start, after that 50%. Sending a colleague in your place is always possible. Read the cancellation terms.
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