Advanced Functions in Word™ – Training Course Outline

If you’ve ever wanted Word to do just that bit more for you, for example:

• make it easier to apply styles;
• process a range of documents automatically;
• carry out automatic search and replace on predefined or user-defined text;
• import and automatically format files; or
• use a form to input details such as name, address etc.

…then this course is for you.

If you would like to add extra functionality to your Word documents, you can create forms, buttons, drop-down lists, toolbars etc, and run custom code behind them to carry out pretty much any task you want.

So don’t struggle! Attend this course to learn from the experts how to improve the functionality and usability of your Word documents.

If you are booking a private course or tutorial and also want to learn more about the advanced features of Word, you can ‘mix and match’ with modules from our ‘Getting the Best Out of Word™’ course. Please talk to one of our training consultants for further details.

What you will learn on this course

By the end of the course, you will understand how to use a variety of advanced functions in Word, including:

• Forms
• Toolbars
• VBA coding

This course teaches the basics of VBA coding, but assumes at least a rudimentary understanding of programming concepts.

Course Duration

We can provide this course as a one-day intensive or a more interactive two-day workshop.

One-day intensive

This course concentrates on showing you, step-by-step, the process of using advanced functions in Word. Exercises are used to illustrate various points throughout the day.

Two-day workshop

Over the two-day workshop, delegates practise the skills needed to enhance Word, learning the techniques through group discussion, exercises and working on real examples, including those you bring to the workshop.

If you’re unsure which course is best for you, give us a call on 01635 202013 for more details or email

If you are booking a private course or tutorial and also want to learn more about the advanced features of Word, you can ‘mix and match’ with modules from our ‘Getting the Best Out of Word™’ course. Please talk to one of our training consultants for further details.

Course Contents

Basic concepts

An introduction to the main functionality of:

• Toolbars
• Controls
• Macros/VBA

Creating and running forms

• Buttons, Labels, Text boxes, Combo boxes, Check boxes
• Enabling forms
• Running forms

Creating and using toolbars

• Defining Custom Toolbars
• Using Custom Buttons and Menu Items
• Attaching a Toolbar to a Workbook
• Managing Command Bars Using VBA Code

Recording and running macros

An introduction to VBA coding, and an easy way to generate and run code:

• Using the Macro recorder
• Running macros
• Viewing macro code

Programming – the basics

• Functions and subroutines
• Declaring variables
• Loops
• Conditional statements
• Referencing text in Word documents
• Interacting with the user

Using the Visual Basic Editor

• Editing
• Using the project browser
• The “immediate” Window
• Debugging
• Using the object browser

Practical applications

• Interacting with forms
• Opening, closing and processing files
• Automation tasks
• Running code from toolbars

Book Now!

For details of timetabled courses, see the schedule. For prices, see the costs table.

To reserve your places you can either book on-line or call us on +44 (0)1635 202013/+44 (0)207 0960 749.