COMPUTER SKILLS
Computer skills are a valuable addition to any employee’s personal portfolio and can greatly increase your desirability to employers.
Overview
This one-day course is designed to help you to obtain the basic skills required to create simple documents using MS Word.
Objectives
- Understanding the Word Interface
- Create, Edit and Save documents
- Navigate in a document
- Selecting text
- Using AutoCorrect, QuickParts and Find and Replace
- Formatting a document
- Adding Bullets and Numbering, changing Alignment, using Indents and Tabs
- Controlling document Printing
Course Prerequisite
MS Windows & Internet (Introduction)
Language of Delivery
English
Delivery Methods
Course is facilitated by a competent & experienced subject matter trainer, who utilises the following techniques to ensure that the session is practical and experiential:Â Questions; Discussion; Exercises & Assessments.
Who should attend?
The course has been designed for delegates wanting to obtain basic skills in using a word processor to create, format and print basic documents such as letters, memo’s and reports.
Duration
1 Day
Includes:
- Comprehensive Manual
- Lunch & Refreshments (not applicable to on-site training)
- Electronic Certificate (on successful completion of the course)
- Electronic Trainer Feedback Report
- Electronic Delegate Feedback Questionnaire
Course outline
| Module 1 | What is Microsoft Word Starting and Closing Microsoft Word Understanding the Application Window The Quick Access Toolbar Customize the Quick Access Toolbar The Status Bar Zoom Controls Using Help Switching between Applications |
| Module 2 | Create a New Document The Backstage View Displaying Non-Printing Characters Working with Multiple Documents Switching between Documents Recover Unsaved Files Enabling Auto Recover and Autosave Save a Document as a Protected File Opening an Existing Document |
| Module 3 | Navigate in a document Moving and scrolling in a Document Using the Go To Command Editing Text Selecting Text Deleting Text Undo and Redo Cut, Copy and Paste Text Paste Options AutoCorrect QuickParts |
| Module 4 | Finding and Replacing Text Spell Check Setting Spelling Options Grammar Check Setting Grammar Options Counting Words |
| Module 5 | Apply Character Formatting The Font Dialog Box Formatting using the Ribbon Highlighting Text Inserting the Date and Time Using the Subscript and Superscript Changing the Font Colour Underlining Text Adjusting the Character Spacing Changing the Case of Text |
| Module 6 | Understanding Paragraph Formats Alignment Creating a Bulleted List Creating a Numbered List Customising Bulleted Lists Creating Indents – Full Indent, First Line Indents and Hanging Indents Paragraph and Line Spacing Creating Tabs Creating Leader Tabs |
| Module 7 | Changing the Page Layout Setting Margins and Paper Orientation Vertical Alignment Paper Sizes Inserting Page Numbers Removing Page Numbers Inserting Headers and Footers Changing the Document View: Print Layout and Full Screen Reading Print Preview Change Zoom Level to view either One of Multiple Pages in Print Preview Printing the Current Document |