Subject: Using Microsoft Word to create and edit documents
Unit Standards: 116938 Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based word processor to create and edit documents (4 Credits) Level 1
Pre-requisites
Prior knowledge and skills to: Communication at ABET Level 3 or equivalent
Level: Basic
Outcomes
- Word Processing Principles
- What is word processing
- What are some of the benefits
- What are the names of some word processing programmes
Starting with Word
- Starting the Microsoft Word programme
- Understanding the Window
- Understanding the Microsoft Word screen
- Typing text
- Automatic spelling and grammar checking
- Navigating
- Simple changes
Working with File commands
- Saving a document
- Closing a document
- Opening an existing document
- Starting a new blank document
- Saving changes to a document
- Saving a document with a Different Name
- Saving a Word file in a different file format
- Deleting an Word document file
Editing Tools
- Selecting text for editing
- Cut, Copy and Paste text
- Using the clipboard
- Find and replace text
- Checking spelling
- AutoCorrect while typing
- Inserting symbols
- Getting help
View settings
- Using the Zoom
- Changing the View
- Displaying the Ruler
Formatting text
- Font formatting
- Format Painter
- Text Alignment
- Line and Paragraph Spacing
- Setting Indents
- Formatting with Bullets
- Formatting with Numbering
- Auto Format as you type
Page Layout and Printing
- Hyphenating a Document
- Page Breaks
- Previewing the document
- Margins
- Orientation
- Paper Size
- Printing a document