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Are you interested in pursuing a career in the Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing industry or learning more about it? If yes, then you have come to the right place. Our comprehensive courses on Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing will assist you in producing the best possible outcome by learning the Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing skills. The Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing bundle is for those who want to be successful. In the Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing bundle, you will learn the essential knowledge needed to become well versed in Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing. Why would you choose the Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing course from Compliance Central: Lifetime access to Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing courses materials Full tutor support is available from Monday to Friday with the Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing course Learn Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing skills at your own pace from the comfort of your home Gain a complete understanding of Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing course Accessible, informative Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing learning modules designed by expert instructors Get 24/7 help or advice from our email and live chat teams with the Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing bundle Study Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing in your own time through your computer, tablet or mobile device Our Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing bundle starts with the basics of Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing and gradually progresses towards advanced topics. Therefore, each lesson of this Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing is intuitive and easy to understand. Courses in this Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing Bundle: Course 01: Proofreading & Copy Editing Course 02: English - Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar Course 03: Advanced Certificate in Content Writing Course 04: Copywriting Level 4 Course 05: Simple Copywriting Secrets: How to Write Killer Sales Copy Course 06: Creative Writing Course - Short Stories Course 07: Creative Writing Course - Novel Course 08: Creative Writing Course - Thriller Course 09: News Writing: Journalism 101 Course 10: Essay Writing in English Course 11: Creative Writing Course - Fiction Course 12: Creative Writing Course - Horror CPD 120 CPD hours / points Accredited by CPD Quality Standards Who is this course for? The Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing bundle helps aspiring professionals who want to obtain the knowledge and familiarise themselves with the skillsets to pursue a career in Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing. Requirements To enrol in this Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing course, all you need is a basic understanding of the English Language and an internet connection. Career path The Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing bundle will enhance your knowledge and improve your confidence in exploring opportunities in various sectors related to Proofreading, Copy Editing, Copywriting & Creative Writing. Certificates 12 CPD Accredited PDF Certificate Digital certificate - Included Each CPD Accredited Hard Copy Certificate Hard copy certificate - £10.79 CPD accredited hard copy certificates are available for £10.79 each Delivery Charge for Each Hard Copy Certificates: Inside the UK: Free Outside of the UK: £9.99 each

The Firth of Forth is a stunning and diverse location for photography. During this full-day session we will travel across both the North and South banks of the River Forth to capture some amazing locations from characterful old jetties to the Forth Bridges; from the smallest port in Scotland to hidden bays. This is designed for people who know the basics of their camera and want to learn how to take stunning landscape and seascapes images whilst discovering the beautiful scenery around the Forth estuary. Attendees on the session will learn how to create stunning images in-camera through the use of filters and more advanced composition techniques. The full-day session commences from first light and will last until sunset so there are many opportunities to practice your skills. During the day we will also spend some time looking at how we can use editing software to enhance your images. The workshop will have a minimum of two and a maximum of six attendees to ensure that everyone receives individual attention from a professional photographer. About Ideal if you understand how to set the exposure of your camera manually and want to learn how to use filters to improve your photographs. We visit several locations along the banks of the Forth River to capture sunrise and sunset, panoramas and change the way we see movement in water. This is a full-day workshop, picking up from Edinburgh a couple of hours before sunrise and returning about an hour after sunset. Lunch is not included Experience level – intermediate and advanced What to Bring A camera that you can set the exposure manually A good sturdy tripod. It is helpful to have a wide-angle lens and a long zoom, although if you only have a kit-lens then that will still be fine for this workshop. You will need a filter system such as Lee, Nisi or Cokin with ND and ND graduated filters Ensure your camera batteries are fully charged and strongly consider having a spare An empty memory card, we’ll take about 150 photographs during the session. Duration 12 hours 

Course Objectives At the end of this course you will be able to: Identify and work with basic Word 2013 tools and features Edit text in a Word document Modify the appearance of text in a Word document Organise data in tables and lists Insert special characters and graphical objects Control the appearance of pages in a Word document Proof a document Customise the Word environment '1 year email support service Take a look at the consistent excellent feedback from our corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk Customer Feedback Good pace, questions encoraged, trainer ensured everyone was kept at same level. Jenny Price - ACER ' With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Tailored in company training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. Getting Started with Word Identify the Components of the Word Interface Create a Word Document Help Editing a Document Navigate and Select Text Modify Text Find and Replace Text Formatting Text and Paragraphs Apply Character Formatting Align Text Using Tabs Display Text as List Items Control Paragraph Layout Apply Borders and Shading Apply Styles Manage Formatting Adding Tables Insert a Table Modify a Table Format a Table Convert Text to a Table Managing Lists Sort a List Renumber a List Customise a List Inserting Graphic Objects Insert Symbols and Special Characters Add Images to a Document Page Setup Apply a Page Border and Color Add a Watermark Add Headers and Footers Control Page Layout Proofing a Document Check Spelling and Grammar Other Proofing Tools Check Accessibility Customising the Word Environment Customise the Word Interface Additional Save Options Who is this course for? Who is this course for? This course is intended for delegates who want to learn the fundamentals skills of working with Microsoft Word Requirements Requirements General knowledge of the Windows OS Career path Career path Microsoft Office know-how can instantly increase your job prospects as well as your salary. 80 percent of job openings require spreadsheet and word-processing software skills

Course Objectives At the end of this course you will be able to: Identify and work with basic Word 2013 tools and features Edit text in a Word document Modify the appearance of text in a Word document Organise data in tables and lists Insert special characters and graphical objects Control the appearance of pages in a Word document Proof a document Customise the Word environment '1 year email support service Take a look at the consistent excellent feedback from our corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk Customer Feedback Good pace, questions encoraged, trainer ensured everyone was kept at same level. Jenny Price - ACER ' With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Tailored in company training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. Getting Started with Word Identify the Components of the Word Interface Create a Word Document Help Editing a Document Navigate and Select Text Modify Text Find and Replace Text Formatting Text and Paragraphs Apply Character Formatting Align Text Using Tabs Display Text as List Items Control Paragraph Layout Apply Borders and Shading Apply Styles Manage Formatting Adding Tables Insert a Table Modify a Table Format a Table Convert Text to a Table Managing Lists Sort a List Renumber a List Customise a List Inserting Graphic Objects Insert Symbols and Special Characters Add Images to a Document Page Setup Apply a Page Border and Color Add a Watermark Add Headers and Footers Control Page Layout Proofing a Document Check Spelling and Grammar Other Proofing Tools Check Accessibility Customising the Word Environment Customise the Word Interface Additional Save Options Who is this course for? Who is this course for? This course is intended for delegates who want to learn the fundamentals skills of working with Microsoft Word Requirements Requirements General knowledge of the Windows OS Career path Career path Microsoft Office know-how can instantly increase your job prospects as well as your salary. 80 percent of job openings require spreadsheet and word-processing software skills

Designed with the experienced user in mind, this one day course offers those already familiar with Illustrator the chance to explore more of its complex creative options, and increase their productivity and output. Creating 3D type and shapes, advanced use of colour and bespoke brushes are just some of the advanced techniques you will learn for creating professional print and web-ready artwork.

OVERVIEW DIAD is a one-day, hands-on workshop for business analysts, covering the breadth of Power BI capabilities. The course focuses on five practical Labs and at the end of the day, attendees will better understand how to: Connect and transform data from a variety of data sources. Define business rules and KPIs. Explore data with powerful interactive visuals. Build stunning reports. Share their dashboards with their team business partners and publish them to the web. The course content is managed by the Power BI engineering team at Microsoft. There is no exam associated with the course. COURSE BENEFITS: Learn how to clean, transform, and load data from various sources Create and manage a data model in Power BI consisting of multiple tables connected with relationships Build Measures and other calculations in the DAX language to plot in reports Manage and share report assets to the Power BI Service WHO IS THE COURSE FOR? Data Analysts and Management Consultants with little or no experience of Power BI who wish to upgrade their knowledge to include Business Intelligence Analysts looking for a quick introduction to Power BI who don’t have the time for the full three day PL-300 course Marketers in data-intensive organisations who need new tools to build visually appealing, dynamic charts for their stakeholders to use LAB OUTLINE Lab 1 Accessing & Preparing The Data Load data from Excel and CSV sources Manipulate the data to prepare it for reporting Prepare tables in Power Query and load them into the data model Lab 2 Data Modelling And Exploration Create a range of different charts Highlight and cross-filter Create new groups and hierarchies Add new measures to the model Lab 3 Data Visualization Add conditional formatting to a report Add logos to a filter Import a custom visual Apply a custom theme Add bookmarks to the report to tell a story Lab 4 Publishing A Report And Creating A Dashboard Create a Workspace in the Power BI Service Publish a report to the Service Create a Dashboard and pin visuals to it Generate and view insights Lab 5 Collaboration Share a Dashboard Access a Dashboard on a Mobile Device

OVERVIEW Prerequisites—this is a day of supervised revision for anyone who wishes to take the PL-300 exam so we expect you to have attended a PL-300 course, either taught or on your own, before attending this day of revision. We are happy for attendees to join the course if you have taken the PL-300 with us or with another provider. In the morning we look at questions from the PL-300 exam, grouped by subject area. For each question we show you the correct answer and then explain why that is the correct answer. After lunch everyone tries a practice exam under exam conditions and we finish the day with clarification on the subjects or specific questions that the class is finding hard. The cost of the course includes a free voucher to take the exam, so please don’t buy your own separately. If you do so we cannot reimburse you with the cost of the exam. COURSE BENEFITS: Discover the parts of the course on which to focus most attention Become familiar with the styles and formats of the exam questions Alert yourself to some of the particularly tricky questions Familiarise yourself with the style of the 'case study' question Practice an exam under real exam conditions Get a feel for the time you need to devote to the normal questions and to the case study WHO IS THE COURSE FOR? Power BI report developers who need PL-300 Certification to apply for a job Business Intelligence specialists who wish to enhance their career prospects with a PL-300 Certification Anyone who wishes to maximise their chances of passing the PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst exam COURSE OUTLINE Module 1 Structure Of The Exam Registration for the exam and setup of your workspace The percentage of marks devoted to each subject area Types of questions used in the exam Advised timing for the normal questions and for the case study question Module 2 Individual Exam Question Practice The exam questions are divided into subject areas and for each question… We consider the question and try to answer it We view the answer Where necessary, we look at an in-depth explanation of why that is the correct answer Examine case study questions and how to treat these differently from the normal questions Module 3 Practice Exam Under Exam Conditions Attendees take a practice exam Attendees receive a mark, broken down into subject areas Module 4 Exam Question Practice Focussed On Tricky Areas Together, based on the results of attendees’ exam results we decide which areas on which to focus More practice on individual exam questions using the same style as in Module 2

OVERVIEW Prerequisites—DIAD training or equivalent working experience This one-day course will cover using Power BI Desktop to import and shape data from a variety of sources. It will also walk through Power BI capabilities you can use to enhance the data model for your business users. The course covers key aspects of how to create a great data model to meet your business needs, various features in Power BI used to enhance data models so you can build great reports, and an introduction to DAX to create calculations. After completing this training, the attendees should be able to import data from a variety of data sources into Power BI, shape the data, create the data model, and write DAX functions to the Power BI model. COURSE BENEFITS: Understand the Power BI Desktop data model, its components and most effective schemas Describe concepts of calculated columns and measures Create queries using M Create calculations with DAX Understand the use of functions Create and optimize a data model Understand the consequences of data model design decisions WHO IS THE COURSE FOR? Power BI report developers who wish to improve the structure of their data models Power BI report developers who wish to use advanced features like parameters and M coding in Power Query Power BI practitioners who wish to optimise their models more effectively Attendees wishing to prepare thoroughly for the DAX In A Day course COURSE OUTLINE Module 1 Getting And Shaping The Data Understand what is meant by data model in the context of Power BI Understand the consequences of data model design decisions Understand consequences of Power BI’s data type handling Understand data connection options Module 2 Basic Data Modelling Understand basic data modelling Understand basic data model types Explore dimension tables and fact tables Explore data connections Module 3 Getting Started With M (Power Query Language) Get introduced to M Understand key components and syntax Module 4 Understanding Logic Operators Understand Transformations Understand Join operation Module 5 Introduction To DAX Get introduced to DAX and how can it be used Understand working with parameters and DAX (lab combining the previous module) Module 6 Working With Functions - DAX CALCULATE And More Understand working with functions Understand the basics of the CALCULATE formula Module 7 Modelling With Power BI & DAX Best Practice Gain familiarity with basic data modelling for business scenarios Learn some best practices for working with Power BI

OVERVIEW Prerequisites—DIAD training and Advanced Data Modeling and Shaping training or equivalent working experience This course has been designed specifically for experienced model developers and gives a more advanced treatment of DAX formulas than either DIAD or the PL-300 course. We recommend that attendees have prior experience working with Power BI Desktop to create data models. During this course you will review: Writing DAX formulas. Defining calculated tables and columns. Defining measures. Using DAX iterator functions. Modifying filter context. Using DAX time intelligence functions. After completing this training, the attendees should be able to work with Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), perform calculations and define common business calculations for use in reports, address performance and functionality concerns. COURSE BENEFITS: Understand Analytic queries in Power BI Create calculated tables, calculated columns and measures Use DAX functions and operators to build DAX formulas Use DAX iterator functions Create formulas that manipulate the filter context Use DAX time intelligence functions WHO IS THE COURSE FOR? Analysts with experience of Power BI wishing to develop more advanced formulas in DAX Power BI developers who wish to deepen their understanding of the process of calculating formulas so as to make development faster and more reliable LAB OUTLINE Lab 1 Setup Connect to data and understand the objectives of the future labs Lab 2 Write DAX Formulas For Power BI Create a measure Use variables in the measure definition Lab 3 Add Calculated Table And Columns Duplicate a table Create a hierarchy Create a date table Add calculated columns Lab 4 Add Measures To Power BI Desktop Models Add an implicit measure to a report Add an explicit measure Add a compound measure Add a quick measure Lab 5 Use DAX Iterator Functions In A Power BI Desktop Model Complex summarization Higher grain summarization Create ranking measure Lab 6 Modify DAX Filter Context In Power BI Desktop Models Apply Boolean expression filter Remove filters: use ALL Remove filters: use AllSelected Preserve filters: use KeepFilters HASONEVALUE ISINSCOPE Context transition Lab 7 Use DAX Time Intelligence Functions In Power BI Desktop Models TOTALYTD SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR Calculate new occurrences Snapshot calculations

OVERVIEW Prerequisites—DIAD training or equivalent working experience This one-day course will cover Power BI report layouts and structure the agile process to creating Power BI data visualizations. It will help attendees to understand the art behind visualizations, the implications behind choosing the right charts, the impact of color, shape, and size, and finally the use of Power BI custom visuals. The course includes various design patterns of dashboards and reports, as well as best practices for authoring great reports and dashboards for business users. The course content is managed by the Power BI engineering team at Microsoft. There is no exam associated with the course. COURSE BENEFITS: Understand the need for storytelling with data Understand the agile process to creating Power BI data visualizations Understand the art behind visualizations Gain familiarity with Power BI report layouts and structure Understand implications behind choosing the right charts Gain familiarity with using Power BI custom visuals WHO IS THE COURSE FOR? Power BI report developers who wish to improve the aesthetic quality of their reports Power BI and other BI practitioners who would like to understand more about the theory of data visualization BI practitioners who wish to create reports that communicate the meaning behind the data more clearly Power BI users who would like to explore the types of chart and visual available that answer different types of business question COURSE OUTLINE Module 1 What Is Storytelling With Data? Volume, Velocity and Variety The importance of business questions What is a story in this context? Module 2 The Science Behind Data Visualization Basic problems to avoid Memory and visualization Ways to spark iconic, short-term and long-term memory Module 3 The Process Behind Data Visualization Using an agile approach to report development Data structure and data grain Converting the story to a data model Module 4 Dashboards And Reports Terminology and definitions Dashboard layout and structure Report layout and structure Storyboarding Drill-through, bookmarks, toggles and tooltips Module 5 Chart Selection Charts for comparison Time series Proportions Constructing effective tables, cards and slicers Scatterplots Module 6 Accessibility And Custom Visuals Report accessibility checklists Custom visuals Creating a custom R visual Charticulator Module 7 Publishing And Formatting Colour schemes Making a Power BI theme Use of fonts, icons and symbols Sizing dashboard and report tiles Sparklines, hyperlinks and images Module 8 Report Authoring - Best Practices Design thought process The audience Defining the platform environment The user experience Visualization Implementation and testing Optimization Module 9 Dashboard And Goals Design Tips and tricks Best practices for dashboard design Tracking business metrics with goals