Free training

I've previously suggested one route to staff IT training, here's another. Because training videos can cost hundreds of pounds.why not put together your own custom course. Invest a little time rummaging around YouTube (no not those videos, stay focused) for free IT video training. Presentation skills range from enthusiastic amateurs to the slickest pros, mostly tasters by professional instructional video companies. Even if assembling your own courses is in the long run too time consuming it is a productive way to rapidly audition a range of commercial courses before shelling out.

By way of illustration here's a small selection of Word and Excel lessons:

Word
James talks you through using Word '03s Format Painter tool.

BeYourOwnIT provide a lesson in using Word 03's Track changes

Dave Anders explains How to set up shortcut keys in Word 03

NQTraining explain how to create a Formula in a Word '03 Table.


Excel
MotionTraining give a away a set of 12 Excel beginners guides covering the all the fundamentals.

Of course there is also plenty of more advanced Excel advice out there, for example:

NQ Training offer How to create a drop down box in a cell.

Wall Street Training's Guide to creating a Macro in Excel 2003:Part 1 and Part 2.

Jake Blanchard explains VBA and Macros in Excel 2007.

Microsoft also give away excellent Office '03 and '07 courses.