Workforce Training Consortium

(204.500)

Course Title: Windows, Word & Excel

Course Length: 21 hours offered in (7) 3-hour sessions.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of keyboard and basic computer literacy

Objective: To provide a basic working knowledge of Windows, Word and Excel.

Course Content:

MS Windows

Word

Excel

Intro. To Windows Saving & Editing documents Menu
Starting & Exiting Windows Accessing "list files" Parts of a Worksheet
Elements Printing Keyboard & Mouse Movements
Maximizing, minimizing, restoring & switching windows Keyboarding using word wrap Printing
Moving & Resizing a window Retrieving a document Saving
Set up desktop to personal preferences Using express movement keys Using formulas
WordPad Deleting Retrieving and overwriting a file
Paint Using Spell Check Formatting
Calculator Alignment Using formulas & functions
Taskbars Deleting codes Editing
Setting up the taskbar Font Enhancements Printing Options
Files Creating a one-page report Special print options
My Computer Indenting text  
Browsing folders Changing margins  
Changing disk drives Moving/ copying text  
Starting a program from My Computer    
Menu Information    
Contents    
Index    
Find    
Saving documents on the desktop    
Creating shortcuts    
Arranging the Desktop    
Using the Recycle Bin    
Finding files by name, date, location, file size, or type    
Search for files    

 

Beneficial to: Anyone interested in learning the basic uses of Windows, Word and Excel.

Equipment Needed: Laptop computers, MS Windows Software