Word Processing (in a day) - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

Want to create professional-looking documents but not sure where to start? Microsoft Word in a Day is the perfect introduction for adults who want to quickly build confidence using one of the world’s most popular word processing tools.

In just one day, you’ll learn how to format text, lay out pages, and insert images to create polished, well-structured documents. You’ll also explore how to use templates for flyers or posters, add tables to organise information, and work with helpful features like headers, footers, and automatic page numbers. Whether you're writing for work, study, or personal projects, this hands-on course will give you the practical skills to produce documents you can be proud of.

No previous experience is needed.

This course, for adults, is funded by the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund.

What you will need to bring to the course:

• All resources including laptops and mice will be provided.

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.