European Computer Driving Licence Version 4.0 Series: Word Processing
Product Code: ecd403 Time: 7.0 hour(s) CEUs: Not Available

Summary:

This course shows users how to use a word processing application to create documents and manipulate and format text. It also shows how to prepare a document for printing, preview and print a document, create tables, import objects, and merge a mailing list with a document. This course describes how to meet European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) objectives using Microsoft Word on a personal computer that uses a Windows operating system. The ECDL test can be taken with any word processing application, and although this course demonstrates a specific application, the tasks it teaches can be applied to other applications as well.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Start and exit a word processing application
  • Create, save, and close a document
  • Open, revise, and save a document to another file type
  • Use application help
  • Change display settings
  • Use templates
  • Format characters and paragraphs
  • Search and replace text
  • Apply styles
  • Prepare a document for printing
  • Check spelling in a document
  • Preview and print a document
  • Create, manipulate, and format a table
  • Add and manipulate graphics and objects
  • Use a mailing list


Topics:

  • Opening and closing a word processing application and documents
  • Saving documents
  • Adjusting settings
  • Inserting data
  • Selecting and editing data
  • Copying, moving, and deleting text
  • Search and replace
  • Formatting text
  • Working with text formats
  • Working with paragraphs
  • Working with lists and borders
  • Document formatting
  • Headers and footers
  • Creating tables
  • Working with tables
  • Inserting pictures, images, and charts
  • Working with pictures, images, and charts
  • Mail merge
  • Preparing documents for output
  • Printing documents

Technical Requirements:

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 800 x 600 minimum screen resolution. Windows 98, NT, 2000, or XP. 56K minimum connection speed, broadband (256 kbps or greater) connection recommended. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. Flash Player 7.0 or higher required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape, Firefox and AOL browsers not supported.

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