Microsoft Word

UNIT STANDARD

SAQA ID 116938:

Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based word processor to create and edit documents

(NQF Level 1, 4 Credits)

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard is intended for people who need to produce and edit documents using a GUI-based word processor either as a user of computers or as basic knowledge for a career in the ICT industry

People credited with this unit standard are able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of word processing.

• Create, open and save documents.

• Produce a document from given text.

• Format a document.

• Edit a document.

• Check spelling and grammar in a document.

• Adjust the display characteristics.

The performance of all elements is to a standard that allows for further learning in this area.

UNIT STANDARD

SAQA ID 117924:
Use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based word processor to format documents

(NQF Level 2, 5 Credits)

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard is intended for people who need to use advanced formatting to documents using a GUI-based word processor either as a user of computers or as basic knowledge for a career needing this competency, like the ICT industry

People credited with this unit standard are able to: 

• Work with multiple documents.

• Format text.

• Format paragraphs.

• Format pages.

• Format a document.

• Templates are used and created. 

The performance of all elements is to a standard that allows for further learning in this area.

SAQA ID 119078:
Use a GUI-based word processor to enhance a document through the use of tables and columns

(NQF Level 3, 5 Credits)

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard is intended for people who need to enhance document appearance using a GUI-based word processor either as a user of computers or as basic knowledge for a career needing this competency, like the ICT industry

People credited with this unit standard are able to: 

• Create and edit a table.

• Format a table according to given requirements.

• Create and edit columns in a document.

• Format columns in a document.  

The performance of all elements is to a standard that allows for further learning in this area.

UNIT STANDARD

SAQA ID 258898:
Review and create documents using a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based word processor

(NQF Level 3, 7 Credits)

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This Unit Standard is intended for people who need to apply styles, references and electronic links on a document using a GUI-based word processor

People credited with this unit standard are able to: 

• Inserting and deleting sections within a document while maintaining document integrity.

• Inserting, editing and deleting headers and footers within a document.

• Facilitating online review of documents using comments and tracking changes.

• Creating and using Styles in a document.

• Creating, editing and/or deleting references in a document.

• Creating, editing and using electronic links in a document

The performance of all elements is to a standard that allows for further learning in this area.

SAQA ID 116942:
Use a GUI-based word processor to create merged documents

(NQF Level 3, 3 Credits)

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 

This unit standard is intended for people who need to enhance document appearance using a GUI-based word processor either as a user of computers or as basic knowledge for a career needing this competency, like the ICT industry

People credited with this unit standard are capable of:

• Describe the uses of merged documents.

• Create a merged document. 

The performance of all elements is to a standard that allows for further learning in this area.