Branding Specialist

UK Salary range £30,000 - £60,000

Branding Specialists develop and implement strategies to enhance brand identities and increase brand awareness. They conduct market research, analyse competition, and create brand guidelines.

Strategic thinking, strong communication, and creative skills are key to excel in this role.

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Branding Specialist

UK Salary range £30,000 - £60,000

Key Skills For Branding Specialists

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Adobe Firefly Intro

From £299 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Feed your creative vision and integrate AI tools into your design workflow. Learn how to generate artwork, transform images, and achieve realistic results with AI.

Integrate AI into your design process within Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

Generate stunning AI images or vector graphics using a text prompt, and learn how to achieve realistic results when combining AI generated elements with existing photographs.

Ideal for existing users of Adobe Creative Cloud who want to gain AI skills.

  •  AI image generation
  •  Practical uses for Adobe's AI tools
  •  AI within Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
  •  Transform existing images with AI
  •  Editing techniques for realistic results
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Affinity Photo Intro

From £429 + VAT

  Two day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Learn how to edit, retouch, and enhance images with this pro editing tool. Discover the creative possibilities with our beginners course.

Explore the creative possibilities of Affinity Photo with our two day introduction course.

Ideal for beginners, you’ll learn the essentials of image editing through hands-on exercises.

Learn how to remove backgrounds, colour correct, retouch, and experiment with creative filters and effects.

Get started with Affinity Photo today.

  •  Enhance and colour correct images
  •  Remove backgrounds with selection tools
  •  Retouch blemishes and remove unwanted objects
  •  Transform your images with creative effects
  •  Combine elements to create graphics and artwork
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InDesign Adv

From £299 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Master the full power and potential of Adobe InDesign. Take your design skills to the max by working smarter and faster.

Dive deeper into InDesign's typographical controls and advanced text formatting features.

Use grids, objects styles and liquid layouts to create beautiful and polished layouts and documents.

This Advanced course is designed to expand your skillset and help you maximise the potential of Adobe InDesign.

  •  Mastering GREP for text manipulation
  •  Streamlining copy formatting
  •  Combining text and graphics seamlessly
  •  Harnessing the power of grids
  •  Automating object formatting

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    "Clear and knowledgable. A really helpful and enjoyable day. Thank you!"

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    "Friendly and approachable"

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    "Great at showing uses for what we were learning, rather than just explaining how something works and that's it"

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    "Friendly team and nice environment to learn some new skills in!"

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    "The course itself was well planned out, spaced out throughout the day. Useful examples used. Good mix of listening & learning, and completing tasks ourselves."

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InDesign Interactive

From £399 + VAT

  Two day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Expand your Adobe InDesign skills by creating interactive eBooks and magazines. Create interactive publications that work across a range of digital platforms.

Learn how to use Adobe InDesign to design and publish interactive content like e-books, magazines, and interactive PDFs.

Gain the skills to create user-friendly interactive elements that provide a seamless and enjoyable reading experience for your audience.

  •  Designing interactive PDF and e-magazines
  •  Creating document navigation
  •  Creating interactive forms
  •  Adding animations and multimedia elements
  •  Publishing online and sharing content

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    "Really good at explaining in a good and understandable speed and helping to understand tips and techniques too. Iwan was extremely helpful at explaining break downs of the course areas too."

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    "Explaining the application from the start. Good teaching"

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    "James was a great teacher. He adapted the lesson according to each learner in the room and we all learned a lot! Would happily recommend to others!"

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    "Great training courses"

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    "Excellent teaching, really good resources and examples"

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InDesign Intermediate

From £379 + VAT

  Two day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Build on your existing InDesign skills to create more sophisticated documents. Master workflow strategies that will help you work more efficiently.

Deepen your understanding of InDesign's features and functionality, allowing you to create more professional and complex layouts.

Take your InDesign skills to the next level, master shortcuts and workflow strategies that will help you work faster and more efficiently.

  •  Effortlessly manage and style text
  •  Design professional tables with ease
  •  Organise and reuse design assets
  •  Take complete control over page layout
  •  Produce high-quality, print-ready PDFs

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    "Great course, informative and the instructor was able and willing to answer our questions."

    Durkan Ltd

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    "Everything on the training was amazing from start to finish. The centre was modern and welcoming, the rooms were bright, the facilities and lunch were spot on. Iain was great and made the training experience specific to our roles which was beyond helpful. Took queries on things that would help up improve in our roles and generally was just so warm and welcoming. Would recommend to others."

    Durkan

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    "Great course and given plenty of information presented in an easy to learn style that I can now take forward into my working environment. Lots of tips that are relevant to me. Much better working in smaller groups. Thank you."

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    "Sebastian was very patient, was taking the time to explain each steps in a very easy way. He always asked us first if we knew the tool or used it before explaining it to us."

    Usborne Publishing

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    "Warm welcome at start of each day, Craig was very informative in his teachings, the sessions went at a good pace and ensured we were still on track the whole time. Excellent breakfast and lunch too"

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InDesign Intro

From £379 + VAT

  Two day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Learn how to create beautiful layouts and documents in Adobe InDesign. Design professional layouts for magazines, brochures, reports, and books.

Learn to create visually appealing layouts and documents using Adobe InDesign.

Our experts will teach you how to create beautiful print layouts for brochures, magazines, reports and books.

This is the ideal course for anyone who wants to learn how to create professional layouts using Adobe InDesign.

  •  InDesign's interface and workflow
  •  Text and typography
  •  Working with Styles
  •  Working with images
  •  Creating complex layouts

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    "Really good at explaining everything and very patient."

    Chamber Furniture

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    "Our trainer was really knowledgeable, patient and friendly - made the experience really enjoyable!"

    Quod

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    "Peter was super helpful, informative and personable. Great course!"

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    "Peter was excellent, cheerful and clearly super knowledgeable. I feel very confident on indesign, after not even opening it previously! I'm already dropping hints with my work at coming back for another course."

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    "Very friendly and efficient staff."

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Infographics Design and Creation

From £299 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Create visually appealing infographics, graphs and charts. Gain confidence with Adobe Illustrator's drawing tools.

Learn to design professional and visually appealing infographics using Adobe Illustrator.

Master Illustrator's powerful tools for designing infographics that are scalable and can be shared across a variety of platforms.

  •  Different infographic types and purpose
  •  Illustrator's essential tools and interface
  •  Design infographics with layers and textures
  •  Create visually appealing graphs and charts
  •  Build a library of reusable content

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    "Very helpful, with tailored content"

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    "Fantastic day! Thank you Simon! :-)"

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    "Very organised & friendly team"

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    "Neil was brilliant and thorough. Answered a lot of questions even before being asked - super useful with explaining why things do what they do!"

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    "Vicki is a great instructor. She is very knowledgable, friendly and patient. I always enjoy coming for Vicki's always up-to-date tuition and look forward to coming again."

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Infographics Storytelling

From £299 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Learn how to provide engaging and accessible information using infographics. Find the story hidden in the data using proven journalistic techniques.

Learn how to effectively analyse data, identify key insights, and transform them into compelling infographics that resonate with your target audience.

This course will help you master the art of extracting and presenting stories in a concise and engaging way.

  •  Clear and concise storytelling
  •  Different styles of infographic
  •  Finding compelling data and angles
  •  Creating a Call to Action
  •  Avoiding common pitfalls

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    "Really good overview of DSLR techniques -- it was very accessible and Simon was very patient and informative. Lunch was really nice and the office space was lovely too"

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    "You provide very good support beforehand and the lecturer was very good."

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    "Really great facilties, friendly staff, great food. The trainers are very helpful and friendly, and open to catering for your needs and help, even if outside of the course content"

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    "Everyone's friend and I felt I could ask my trainer a 'silly' question and not feel silly asking."

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    "Start to finish learning with regular check ins and lovely facilities."

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Keynote Intro

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Learn to create stunning and engaging presentations using Apple Keynote. Gain valuable design hints and tips from Keynote experts.

Learn to create beautiful and memorable presentations using Apple Keynote.

Discover how to effectively communicate your message through clever use of images, animations, charts and incorporate video and audio to make your presentations more impactful and memorable.

This course is ideal for anyone new to Keynote.

  •  Essential design considerations
  •  Keynote interface and shortcuts
  •  Maintaining brand consistency
  •  Incorporating audio and video
  •  Exporting and sharing your presentation

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    "The lessons were managed well and could be easily absorbed without too much information being provided in one go. the trainer (Tom) was patient and very knowledgeable and used relevant examples to make the class easier to understand."

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    "The course was really useful and packed with techniques and tools to learn. Iwan was extremely knowledgeable and I was able to pick up a lot. Cant wait to get animating :)"

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    "Great online course. Zoom worked very well and the trainer was very helpful and knowledgeable. This will be very useful for my work and I can't wait to put all this knowledge into practice."

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    "Very good and engaging course."

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    "Excellent knowledge of the subject with a great teaching style. Very easy to follow the information and absorb it."

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Microsoft Copilot Intro

From £329 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Get more done with Copilot, your AI assistant for Microsoft Office 365. Learn how to automate tasks, create slides, documents, and more with the help of AI.

Discover what you can achieve with Microsoft Copilot.

We'll show you how to use AI to increase your productivity across Microsoft 365 apps.

In our hands-on course, you'll learn how to streamline tasks, create content using prompts, analyse data in Excel, collaborate with colleagues and more.

Start working smarter in Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with our practical Copilot course.

  •  Understand Copilot's full range of uses
  •  Create and summarise emails using prompts
  •  Manage and understand data in Excel
  •  Create powerpoint slides in a few clicks
  •  Use AI to draft and amend documents

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    "Simon was very knowledgeable, patient and helpful."

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    "Simon Dry was very professional, knowledgeable and approachable."

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    "Good knowledge and friendly approach."

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    "Knowledgeable and easy to understand. A good to know basics. Helped with answering questions"

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    "Everything very excellent and seamless and informative"

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Microsoft Powerpoint Adv

From £149 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Create PowerPoint presentations that people will actually enjoy! Incorporate video, audio and animation to give your presentations the edge.

Discover advanced features and tools in PowerPoint that will allow you to create visually stunning presentations that incorporate audio, video and custom animations.

Automate repetitive tasks, streamline your workflow, and save valuable time when creating presentations.

  •  Integrate data across Microsoft Office
  •  Organising your presentation
  •  Incorporate audio and video
  •  Captivate with animations
  •  Tips for impactful presentations

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    "I had a 1:1 session as the only person booked onto the course, so my trainer was able to completely adapt the training to my requirements. Amazing training with loads of tips & tricks learnt. Thank you!"

    Value Retail Management

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    "Focused training courses that are informative and practical."

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    "Engagement, presentation, course structure, snacks, lunch, venue :O)"

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    "Extremely knowledgeable course trainer with a great course structure over the two days. The course content included thought-provoking tasks easy enough for a copywriting beginner to get to grips with, and the examples / case studies provided were helpful in strengthening the skills learnt."

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    "Nathan was great at how to craft effective copy for websites and articles. He adapted sections of the course to our individual needs, so that it felt relevant to everyone. The course incorporated collaboration among attendees and encouraged critical thinking. Time was managed effectively and we managed to cover all of the content. I really enjoyed the course, even though I've always struggled with copywriting, Nathan provided an encouraging atmosphere."

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Microsoft Powerpoint Intro

From £179 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Quickly and easily create professional, engaging presentations using PowerPoint. Learn tips and tricks from experts to make your presentations shine.

Learn how to create visually appealing and professional presentations in PowerPoint that really get your message across to your audience.

Nobody likes a boring PowerPoint presentation.

This course will make sure your presentations sing and dance.

  •  PowerPoint interface and navigation
  •  Layouts and slide design
  •  Making text look great
  •  Using images, charts and graphs
  •  Mastering transitions and animations

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    "Really interesting techniques taught and it will be useful to have the notes to go over things in my own time"

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    "Really great course, hard but will help me in the future for sure. A lot of what I need to know at a high level. Simon was really knowledgable."

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    "Brilliant course and instructor was incredibly helpful, very patient and ensured everyone kept up throughout, whilst offering extra tips."

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    "Explaining in great detail"

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    "Making it relavent to us, real life examples, very friendly"

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Photoshop Adv

From £299 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Become a super-user and harness the full power and potential of Photoshop. Learn insights and techniques from experts to produce stunning images.

Expand your skillset and push the boundaries when using Adobe Photoshop.

This course is designed to expand your creative horizons giving you the skills to produce a wide range of beautiful digital imagery.

You'll also cover valuable advanced workflows and time-saving techniques from industry professionals.

  •  Efficient shortcuts and task automation
  •  Mastering advanced colour adjustments
  •  Adv layer manipulation and blending
  •  Utilising Camera Raw for optimal results
  •  Creative possibilities with filters

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    "Simo was very knowledgable and able to answer any questions that we had. He was also unaware that we were from the same museum and department and was able to make the course tailored to us and show us tools that we particularly wanted to use."

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    "Lots of really helpful info and advanced techniques. Very well planned. We were able to tailor the afternoon to specific processes and techniques relevant to out role as museum photographers - using examples of our photography."

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    "Great, simple process, excellent training and top lunch - very happy with the experience!"

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    "The structure of the day was excellently laid out, we covered the course material at the right pace. Being able to move onto specific questions was ideal. Max was knowledgable and friendly, creating a relaxed learning environment."

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    "Course was tailored to our needs"

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Photoshop Intermediate

From £379 + VAT

  Two day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Work smarter in Photoshop, master new techniques and realise your creative potential. This is the ideal course for building on your existing Adobe Photoshop skills.

Expand your Photoshop skills!

This Adobe Authorised course will delve deeper into Photoshop's features, tools and techniques taking your image editing skills to the next level.

Our experts will also teach you efficient workflows, shortcuts, and automation techniques enabling you to work faster and more effectively.

  •  Creating precise colour adjustments
  •  Mastering selections and masks
  •  Creative possibilities with layers
  •  Custom brush techniques
  •  Streamlined workflow and efficiency

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    "Very slick and efficient training. Excellent facilities and refreshments too. Friendly and helpful front of house staff too."

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    "Nathan was very patient, experienced and I have learnt a lot of new things I didn't know prior about writing effectively. Nathan was good at bring me along with what he was teaching."

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    "Clear, well presented information. Friendly tutor. Focussed"

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    "Pace of the course was great. Learnt lots of new things. Bonus to have a lovely lunch and meet some nice folk. Would recommend!"

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    "Facilities and lunch"

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Photoshop Intro

From £379 + VAT

  Two day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

This is the Adobe Authorised course for new users of Adobe Photoshop. Produce and edit images to meet professional industry standards.

Learn the fundamental tools and techniques of Photoshop on this Adobe Authorised course.

Our experts will give you the skills to edit and transform your images with precision and creativity.

Photoshop is the worldwide industry standard for working with digital images.

This course will give you the perfect start to working with Photoshop.

  •  Customising Photoshop to suit you
  •  Master selection tools for precise edits
  •  Techniques for enhancing tone and colour
  •  Transform images with generative AI
  •  Acquire retouching skills for flawless images

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    "Trainer was really lovely. Location is epic. Food was great. Very easy to find."

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    "Very friendly, helpful and really enjoyable course"

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    "Quality and pace of the training with Simo was first class!"

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    "Excellent training delivered by the trainer. Very structured training, the trainer was very knowledgeable, helpful and very professional."

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    "Very prepared, thorough examples of all different skills"

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Powerpoint Presentation Design

From £299 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Creating beautiful Powerpoint presentations can be a challenge for non-designers. Learn the design skills to make visually striking and memorable presentations.

If you are not a trained designer, this course will give you the design skills to create striking presentations that effectively convey your message.

Learn about colour theory, layout design, transitions, and animation effects to create visually impressive presentations.

  •  Design principles for presentations
  •  Planning your presentation
  •  Colour theory and practice
  •  Great typography
  •  Beautiful and effective layouts

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    "Very good explanations of the techniques and going from basic info (which I needed) through to feeling confident with the camera, exactly what I wanted out of the course"

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    "Very good location, helpful and friendly, informative"

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    "Really friendly and lovely environment. Course trainer was very knowledgeable, material was relevant, I liked that he went straight into it (rather than e.g. sharing his background) and that we had a lot of opportunities for shooting. It felt really practical, hands-on and will be definitely useful."

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    "Love coming here and hope to again soon"

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    "Showing how to do things in multiple ways i.e. showing a menu method and a shortcut/hotkey method of performing the same task."

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Word Adv

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Dramatically improve your productivity when using Microsoft Word. Discover techniques for working faster and more efficiently.

Learn advanced techniques and features that can help you work more efficiently and effectively in Word, allowing you to complete tasks faster and with greater accuracy.

Discover clever ways to use mailmerge and how to make working with long documents a breeze.

  •  Mastering Mail Merge
  •  Efficiently manage long documents
  •  Tools for collaborative editing
  •  Create custom forms for data collection
  •  Options for exporting documents

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    "Great examples and very interactive"

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    "Good examples, great knowledge and help"

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    "Good overview of the general principles and good intro to the software"

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    "Conciseness, felt shorter than it was"

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    "The course was interesting and engaging despite being a 'dry' topic."

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