Word excel

goater78

Excel/word  is really quite easy to learn, your wife shouldn’t be scared of using this. Go to your local library and get one of the “dummies training books” e.g. this one. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1119831415/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=82326f8dbf982f060280344be44536b6&content-id=amzn1.sym.5e63d04b-217e-48e0-b230-d463f07fd1e0%3Aamzn1.sym.5e63d04b-217e-48e0-b230-d463f07fd1e0&hsa_cr_id=9895507280702&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=c2bfc2fa-53ed-452e-96db-61a4f8c1be3b&pd_rd_w=LP02g&pd_rd_wg=Ie2uA&qid=1683958648&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_title&sr=1-1-e0fa1fdd-d857-4087-adda-5bd576b25987

With that book and the local computer in the library you’ll be able to get to the level of skill you would need for most admin/office jobs in a couple of hours. 

It is very unlikely for a low level admin job they will make you do a test in excel/word. It’s quite a basic skill level so they will take your wife’s word for it if she says she can use them. 

stevescarratt

Oh dear some peeps do run away with posts.As stated have open office at home, her job entailed using specific software for booking slots , stock control parts location and pricing control etc. No word processing,no excel, just wants some practice on software that she would be expected to use, yes I know open office is similar, but want the same! Not sure where people get the idea that she’s scared,or incapable?less patronising posts focused on the actual problem of locating a course would have been more helpful. No further replies are necessary thanks 

SadieO

Sorry OP I know you said no more responses but just in case anyone else clicks on this thread with a similar issue. There is a course called ECDL (European Computer Driving License) that is widely available and widely recognised by employers. It covers the basics of word, excel etc (I think there are higher levels you can do too) and having it on your CV is a useful way of telling employers you have these skills. I did mine through my workplace professional development centre, and when my husband was on jobseekers he did it for free at a local college. This was years ago, you can probably do it online these days I'd imagine. 

GingerTim

stevescarratt said:

Oh dear some peeps do run away with posts.As stated have open office at home, her job entailed using specific software for booking slots , stock control parts location and pricing control etc. No word processing,no excel, just wants some practice on software that she would be expected to use, yes I know open office is similar, but want the same! Not sure where people get the idea that she’s scared,or incapable?less patronising posts focused on the actual problem of locating a course would have been more helpful. No further replies are necessary thanks 

Hi Steve,

Just in case you do look at this, as I fear you've missed the helpful comments about this - your wife can register an account at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web and then use a free, online and basically the same as the standalone versions of Word, Excel, and other Microsoft Office programmes.

Doshwaster

goater78 said:

Excel/word  is really quite easy to learn, your wife shouldn’t be scared of using this. Go to your local library and get one of the “dummies training books” e.g. this one.  a test in excel/word. It’s quite a basic skill level so they will take your wife’s word for it if she says she can use them. 

Word and Excel can be either very simple or very complicated depending on the level of skills you want to acquire.  Most basic users never use more then a small percentage of the overall features and even for "power users" there are some parts of the application which they never touch as they don't need to for their jobs. 

You would just need to find out for each job what specific skills they require. For Word, this might be doing mail merges, using it to produce brochures or managing templates. For Excel it might be Pivot Tables, charting or lookups. 

goater78

Doshwaster said:

goater78 said:

Excel/word  is really quite easy to learn, your wife shouldn’t be scared of using this. Go to your local library and get one of the “dummies training books” e.g. this one.  a test in excel/word. It’s quite a basic skill level so they will take your wife’s word for it if she says she can use them. 

Word and Excel can be either very simple or very complicated depending on the level of skills you want to acquire.  Most basic users never use more then a small percentage of the overall features and even for "power users" there are some parts of the application which they never touch as they don't need to for their jobs. 

You would just need to find out for each job what specific skills they require. For Word, this might be doing mail merges, using it to produce brochures or managing templates. For Excel it might be Pivot Tables, charting or lookups. 

I don’t disagree but for most admin jobs you can get away with a basic knowledge of excel. Plus once your familiar with if you can improve your skills.