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Microsoft Word Courses

It is quick and simple to create professional documents when your team has a deep understanding of Word features.

Master Word and Create Polished, Powerful Documents

Our three live Word courses are delivered via Zoom and open to everyone, with real-time interaction through voice or chat.

Non-members can register for $350 per person. Members pay $0 per person – your organization can become a member starting at just $499/month (billed annually) and receive unlimited, company-wide access to all of our 50+ live public courses — no per-person fees, no limits, no hidden costs. One flat fee covers all the training your entire team needs for a full year.  Secure your membership today and enjoy unlimited learning for your workforce!

Prefer private training? We offer live sessions online or in person at your office. Choose our standard Word courses, or tailor the content to focus on what matters most to your team. Get in touch for pricing or to book a time that works best for you.

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Course 1: Getting Started

Course Fee:  Members: $ 0  /  Non-members: $ 350
Course Length:  6 hours

Whether you’re new to Microsoft Word or just need a quick refresher, this course covers the essentials to help you feel confident and in control. You’ll learn how to create, edit, and format documents with ease—from typing and selecting text to using bullets, adjusting margins, and setting up pages for printing.

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Dates & Times

Mon Jul 20, 2026 (9am to 4pm)

Course hours are EST (Eastern Standard Time).  Our Instructors are located in Toronto, Canada.

Course Topics

Overview
-Editing Text
-Selecting Text
-Undo & Redo
-Zooming
-Save, Open, Close, & Create Documents
-Printing
 
Document Formatting
-Bullet & Numbered Lists
-Fonts & Attributes (fonts, sizes, bold, colour)
-Paragraph Options (left, center, right, indent)
-Paragraph Marks & Other Symbols
-Cut, Copy & Paste
-Setting Margins & Orientation
-Setting Tabs
-Adding Page Breaks
 
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Course 2: Formatting

Course Fee:  Members: $ 0  /  Non-members: $ 350
Course Length:  6 hours

If you’ve ever wrestled with Word to get your document looking just right, this course is for you. Learn how to take control of layout and formatting with confidence—from mastering section breaks and headers to using styles, themes, and even basic mail merges. Say goodbye to formatting frustration and hello to polished, professional documents.

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Dates & Times

Wed Sep 2, 2026 (9am to 4pm)

Course hours are EST (Eastern Standard Time).  Our Instructors are located in Toronto, Canada.

Course Topics

Section Breaks
-Understanding Section Breaks
-Section Break Types
-Add, Change and Remove
-Protect Sections
 
Headers & Footers
-Inserting Headers & Footers
-Pre-sets and Fields
-Odd, Even, First Page
-Changing Page Numbering
 
Tables
-Inserting Tables
-Summary of Features
 
Themes
-Select / Modify Themes
-Create your own Themes
 
Styles
-Applying Styles to Text
-The “Normal” Style
-Modifying Styles
-Creating Custom Styles
 
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Course 3: Features

Course Fee:  Members: $ 0  /  Non-members: $ 350
Course Length:  6 hours

Discover powerful tools in Word that can help you work smarter and present your documents more professionally. This course covers time-saving features like Quick Parts, tips for managing long documents with bookmarks and tables of contents, and essentials like tracking changes and protecting templates. You’ll also explore how to design fillable forms.

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Dates & Times

Mon Oct 19, 2026 (9am to 4pm)

Course hours are EST (Eastern Standard Time).  Our Instructors are located in Toronto, Canada.

Course Topics

Quick Parts
-Create/Insert Building Blocks
-Using the Organizer
 
Bookmarks & Table of Contents
-Why Bookmarks are Useful
-Insert, Jump to, Display & Delete
-Add Cross-Referencing
-Insert a Table of Contents
-Understanding Field Codes
 
Tracking Changes
-Track Changes in a Document
-Accepting or Rejecting Changes
-Change the Display of Revisions
-Track Changes Options
 
Templates
-Creating & Using Templates
-File Location for Templates
-Protecting Template Sections
 
Forms
-Designing a Form
-Plain Text and Rich Text Fields
-Combo Boxes and Check Boxes
-Protecting & Grouping
-Using the Form
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Private Training for Your Team

Private training is a course dedicated to your team only, on the date that works best for you. Choose a standard Word course or build your own custom course, with the topics you would like included. 

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Pick a Word Course

Any standard Word course can be delivered to your team in a live online format, or in-person at your office.

Get in touch for pricing or to book the most convenient time for your team!

Build Your Own Course

“Build your own course” means you tell us what topics you would like included in your course.

Use our Master Topic List to select the topics you would like covered in your live online or in-person private course.

Learn more about build your own courses.

Get in touch for pricing or to book the most convenient time for your team!

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I'm so glad we hired the Gump team for our training needs... they've saved us from countless hours of tedious and unnecessary work by optimizing our efficiency in every aspect of Excel. We have taken 7 private in-person Excel courses with Gump, and our team is now far more confident using Excel ... thank you so much.
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All our employees were always very happy with the training we received from Gump. Excel can be a dry topic, but they made it fun and easy to follow and were very accommodating in allowing us to choose topics for many custom courses this past year. They also provide very professional textbooks for all of their courses.
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Gump provided excellent training for a variety of skill levels. Michele was willing to travel to our Mississauga and Sudbury facilities and everyone enjoyed her thoroughness and flexibility with learning styles. I'm often asked when the next session will be and I was quickly able to see people apply their knowledge.
Eamonn Doorly
Epiroc
Michele is an excellent instructor and pleasant to deal with. She's very well spoken and explained the steps in a way we were all able to understand and took the extra time if someone needed more help. She also kept it light, entertaining and funny. I highly recommend GUMP for any Microsoft Office training!
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