Course Name

ICDL Module 3 - Word Processing

Overview

This course will ensure learners gain International recognition for their computer skills.

Course Objectives

► Using the Application
♦ First Steps with Word Processing
♦ Open (and close) a word processing application
♦ Open one, several documents
♦ Create a new document (based on default, other available template
♦ Save a document to a location on a drive
♦ Save a document under another name
♦ Save a document in another file type such as: text file, Rich text format, HTML, template, software specific extension, version number
♦ Switch between open documents
♦ Use available Help functions
♦ Close a document

♦ Adjust settings
♦ Change between page view modes
♦ Use magnification/zoom tools
♦ Display, hide built-in toolbars
♦ Display, hide non-printing characters
♦ Modify basic options/preferences in the application: user name, default directory/folder to open, save documents

► Main Operations
♦ Insert Data
♦ Insert text
♦ Insert special characters, symbols

♦ Select Data
♦ Select character, word, line, sentence, paragraph, entire body

♦ Edit Data
♦ Edit content by inserting new characters, words within existing text, overtyping to replace existing text.
♦ Use the undo, redo command

♦ Duplicate, Move, Delete
♦ Duplicate text within a document, between open documents
♦ Move text within a document, between open documents
♦ Delete text

♦ Search and Replace
♦ Use the search command for a specific word, phrase
♦ Use a simple replace command for a specific word, phrase

► Formatting
♦ Text Formatting
♦ Change the text appearance: font sizes, font types
♦ Apply text formatting such as: bold, italic, underline
♦ Apply subscript, superscript to text
♦ Apply case changes to text
♦ Apply different colours to text
♦ Copy formatting from a piece of text to another piece of text
♦ Apply an existing style to a word, a line, a paragraph
♦ Use automatic hyphenation

♦ Paragraph Formatting
♦ Insert, remove paragraph marks
♦ Insert, remove soft carriage return (line break) marks
♦ Align text left, centre, right, justified
♦ Indent paragraphs: left, right, first line, hanging
♦ Apply single, double line spacing within paragraphs
♦ Apply spacing above, below paragraphs
♦ Set, remove and use tabs: left, centre, right, decimal
♦ Apply bullets, numbers to a single level list. Remove bullets, number from a single level list
♦ Change between the style of bullets, numbers in a single level list from built-in standard options
♦ Add a top and bottom border, box border and shading to a paragraph

♦ Document Formatting
♦ Change document orientation, portrait, landscape. Change paper size
♦ Change margins of entire document, top, bottom, left, right
♦ Insert, delete a page break in a document
♦ Add, modify text in Headers, Footers
♦ Add fields in Headers, Footers: date, page number info, file location
♦ Apply automatic page numbering to a document

► Objects
♦ Tables
♦ Create a table ready for text insertion
♦ Insert, edit data in a table
♦ Select rows, columns, cells, entire table
♦ Insert, delete, rows and columns
♦ Modify column width, row height
♦ Modify cell border width, style, colour
♦ Add shading to cells

♦ Pictures, Images, Charts
♦ Insert a picture, an image, a chart into a document
♦ Select a picture, image, chart in a document
♦ Duplicate a picture, image, chart within a document, between open documents
♦ Move a picture, image, chart within a document, to another document
♦ Resize a picture, image, chart
♦ Delete a picture, image, chart

► Mail Merge
♦ Concept and Practice
♦ Understand the term mail merge and the concept of merging a data source with a main document such as a letter or a label document
♦ Open, prepare a main document for a mail merge by inserting data fields
♦ Open, prepare a mailing list, other data file, for use in a mail merge
♦ Merge a mailing list with a letter, label document

► Prepare Outputs
♦ Understand the importance of proofing your document such as: checking the layout, presentation (margins, appropriate font sizes and formats) and spelling.

♦ Preparation
♦ Spell-check a document and make changes such as correcting spelling errors, deleting repeated words
♦ Add words to a built-in dictionary
♦ Preview a document

♦ Printing
♦ Choose print output options such as: entire document, specific pages, number of copies
♦ Print a document from an installed printer using defined options, default settings

Target Group

This course targets all learners who wish to gain International recognition for their computer skills.

Minimum Delegates

8 delegates

Maximum Delegates

12 delegates

Accreditation

Number of Days

1 Day

Learning Approach

Practical - Computer will be provided if delegates do not have laptops.

Cost per Delegate

R500.00 (Fees Exclude Manuals and Exam Fees)

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