Word Processors
Word Processors
Sub-Topics
WORD PROCESSORS (18 LESSONS)
Definition of a Word- processor
Purpose of word processing eg Letter preparation, Reports, Newsletters
Using a Word processing package
- Screen layout
- Running the programme
i) creating a document
ii) saving
iii) retrieving
iv) closing
v) exiting
- Editing and formatting a document
- Editing a document
- Block Options
i) selecting
ii) moving
iii) copying
iv) deleting
v) inserting and type over
- Find and Replace
i) search/find
ii) replace
- Proof-Reading
i) spelling and grammar checking
ii) thesaurus
iii) auto-correct
iv) undo and redo
- Formatting a document
a) Text formatting
i) bolding
ii) italicizing
iii) underlining
iv) fonts
v) drop caps
vi) change case
vii) superscript l subscript
b) Paragraph Formatting
i) alignment
ii) indenting
iii) spacing
iv) section breaks
v) bullets and numbering
c) Page Formatting
- Layout
i) columns
ii) headers/footers
- Setup
i) margins
ii) orientations
iii) paper size
iv) tabs
Creating and Editing a Table
- Create a table
i) rows
ii) columns
- enter data
- Editing Tables
i) resizing rows/columns
ii) inserting rows/columns
iii) deleting rows/columns
iv) merging rows/columns
v) splitting rows/columns
- Formatting tables
i) borders
ii) shading
- Table conversions
i) converting text to table
ii) converting tables to text
iii) importing
- Arithmetic calculations i) perform calculation ii) insert formulae
- Sorting
- Sorting Creating and updating a mail merge document
- Creating main document 1) form letters
ii) labels
iii) envelopes
- Create/import data source
i) editing
ii) saving
- Merging fields
- Main and data source to i) printer or
ii) new window or
iii) fax or
iv) e-mail
- Updating merged document
- Printing a document
- printer setup
- print preview
- print option
- Printer selection
- Orientation
- Page and copies
- Printing
- Inserting Graphics
- Types of graphics
i) drawing
ii) pictures
ii) charts
- Inserting
i) importing
ii) drawing
- Editing graphical objects
i) updating
ii) resizing
iii) enhance