Subject: Increasing Efficiency in Using Word
Unit Standards:
- 117924 Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based word processor to format documents (5 Credits) Level 2
- 119078 Use a GUI-based word processor to enhance a document through the use of tables and columns (5 Credits) Level 3
Pre-requisites
Prior knowledge and skills to:
- Mathematical literacy and communication skills at least at NQF level 1
- ID 117902: Use generic functions in a Graphical
- User Interface (GUI)-environment, NQF level 1
- ID 116938: Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based word processor to create and edit documents, NQF level 1
Level: Intermediate
Outcomes:
- Word Processing Principles
- What is word processing
- Starting a document
- Saving a document
- Saving a document with a Different Name
- Saving a Word file in a different file format
Working with text
- Basic formatting
- Borders and shading
- Inserting the date and time
- Inserting Symbols
- Hyphenating a Document
- Character Spacing
- Text Effects and Typography
- Copy, Move and Paste Options
- Using Paste Special
- Working with Links
- Editing Links
Formatting Paragraphs
- Line and paragraph spacing
- Setting indents
- Working with tabs
- Formatting with bullets
- Defining a new bullet
- Formatting with numbering
- Defining a new number format
- Formatting with Multi level numbering
- Defining a new multilevel list
- Formatting with Styles
- Modifying a style
- Creating a style
Formatting Pages
- Changing the Page Setup
- Working with Page Breaks
- Working with Section Breaks
- Working with Columns
- Setting a Watermark
- Setting Page Borders
- Working with Headers and Footers
- Headers and Footers in sections
- Footnotes and Endnotes
Working with Tables
- Creating a Table
- Selecting in a table
- Entering data and navigating in a Table
- Changing column width or row height
- Inserting/Deleting rows and columns
- Formatting a Table
- Properties
- Sorting in a Table
- Heading Rows Repeat
- Convert to Text
- Calculating in Tables
Formatting documents
- Working with multiple documents
- Using Microsoft Word templates
- Creating Microsoft Word templates