Open Office Training Courses in Leeds and the Yorkshire area

Introduction to OOo OpenOffice for beginners

One of the biggest barriers for any organisation intending to rollout OpenOffice to its workforce is training. Familiarity with Microsoft Office is pretty much taken for granted these days, which means that it entails a minimum of investment in training. Most members of staff, however, will probably be unfamiliar with OpenOffice and will require at least some instruction in order to be able to get the most out of the software. There are admittedly many similarities between MS Office and OOo Open Office, however, we all know that end users are frequently creatures of habit and can be easily panicked by even a small change to a familiar IT environment. With this in mind, this course is designed specifically to be of benefit to businesses that have migrated to OpenOffice in a Microsoft Windows environment or are intending to do so. This is a training course designed to bring their workforce quickly up to speed with an unfamiliar Office environment, and harness the bottom line cost savings of implementing an Open Source Office solution.

The course is made up of components equivalent to the Microsoft Office packages available: including OpenWriter (equiv Microsoft Word), OpenCalc (equiv Microsoft Excel), Impress (equiv Microsoft PowerPoint). Please also enquire about Star Office and K Office tutorials.

Open Office Training Course Topics

Training courses and OOo packages taught will vary depending upon your requirements

OOo OpenCalc spreadsheets: learn how to:

1. use Euro Converter Autopilot in OpenCalc
2. use templates with built in functions in OpenCalc
3. create formulas intuitively using Words in OpenCalc
4. use flexible cell formatting options such as freely rotating contents and templates in OpenCalc
5. manage backgrounds and borders in OpenCalc
6. graphically display the structure of formulas with Functions AutoPilots in OpenCalc
7. use Scenario Manager in OpenCalc
8. use import filters to import Excel and Lotus Notes data into OpenCalc

OOo OpenWriter wordprocessing: learn how to:

1. use fonts and special characters with OpenWriter
2. Use text formatting features with OpenWriter
3. create and format a table of contents with OpenWriter
4. format lists and page numbering with OpenWriter
5. use Autocorrect, Autoformat with OpenWriter
6. insert graphics frames and objects with Openwriter
7. create tables with OpenWriter

OOo Impress multimedia presentations: learn how to:

1. manipulate views and panes in Impress
2. manage and control Impress drawing tools
3. use slide show animation and effects with Impress
4. create Flash versions of Impress presentations
5. save Impress presentations in OpenDocument format or PowerPoint format

We can also cover using Assistive Technology (AT) support in OpenOffice

Open Office Training Course Locations: York, Manchester, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Harrogate. For other locations, please ask.

Open Office Training Course Levels: training courses are available for beginners

Let us know what computing skills you are interested in and what level of technical training is required and we can even tailor our software training packages to fit your specific business needs. One-to-one onsite training packages are available for only £300 (plus VAT) per day. Other computer training courses are charged at £100 (plus VAT) per hour of teaching, based on groups of between six to ten students. A supplement of £15 per hour is applicable for each additional attendee and small travel supplements also apply to courses given outside the Leeds area.

Cost-effective small group teaching

For small group teaching of up to ten people we offer a cost-effective payment model available for one day training courses aimed at charities, small to medium-sized businesses and organisations.

The first person is charged at the standard one-to-one day rate which for most courses is £300.00 plus VAT, the second person at £75.00 plus VAT and everyone one there after at £50.00 plus VAT for up to ten people in total. This means that we can now offer a day's training for a group of five people for only £525.00 plus VAT. (small surcharges may apply for printing of teaching materials and additional travel.)

Please note that this applies only to one day courses where students are being taught together on client premises, on the same version of the software, and where all students are at similar competency levels.

Travel supplements may apply

Training Facilities

For groups of five and above, we can organise a fully-equiped training suite for you close to Leeds city centre, or in the city of your choice, and at a reasonable price for full and half days. Facilities include, networked PCs, overhead projector, high-speed internet access and refreshments. If you would like to hire a training suite for your training sessions, please let us know in good time and we can make arrangements. All training rooms are compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act.

Training for individuals and small groups is usually delivered on site at client premises, so you will need to be able to provide a small computer suite, cluster or training area where we can work. Trainees should also come equipped with writing materials and stationery as these are not provided.

To book a training course simply call 0870 393 0044, or email training@foursquareinnovations.co.uk

Open Office Training Course FAQs

Q: Why do we offer one-to-one training courses?

A: Providing one-to-one training means that we can devote our attention specifically to you and the pace you want to learn at. You get the full and undivided attention of our dedicated trainers throughout the duration of the course, allowing then to identify and nurture your strongest competencies and to identify and help you to overcome areas where you are having difficulty.

Q: Do you cater for groups of trainees?

A: Yes, we can cater for groups and training can either take place on your premises or at a training suite in a city of your choice.

Q: Why do you offer bespoke/tailored training courses rather than off-the-shelf training courses?

A: While we do provide off-the-shelf training courses, we also think it is important to offer you the opportunity to focus on the specific skills you want to learn. Many IT training companies take a one-size fits all approach to software training and book you in as part of a group on a pre-diarised day to learn a generic syllabus. Our approach to training is to allow you to specify areas of the software that you want to concentrate upon, and then tailor your training course accordingly. This gives us the flexibility to respond to your specific business needs. This also allows us to train you on the exact version of the software that you use in the workplace.

Q: What information do you need from me when I book a training course?

A: We need to know what version of the software you want training upon, your level of competency (e.g. basic, intermediate or advanced) and information about any specific training requirements you have.