This Office Automation Course: Management Software Applications offers you specialised training in the management and automation of office tasks and administrative processes. These applications help to create, store, organise and process information efficiently in an office environment. These management software applications form an essential part of the office automation and are used in a variety of sectors and businesses to improve efficiency, productivity and the organisation of tasks in the office environment.
Cross-cutting
Office Automation: Computerised Management Applications
Introduction
Objectives
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Purchase the knowledge y skills necessary to cope in the Windows environment.
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Use the programmes from Microsoft Office: word processing, spreadsheets, databases and creating presentations.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. BASIC CONCEPTS
- Hardware, software and peripherals
- Operating systems
- Windows
- Key desktop functions and tools
- Control panel
- Add or remove programmes
- Creating folders, moving, cutting and copying folders
- Installing a programme
- Use of multimedia material
- Paint
TEACHING UNIT 2. OFFICE SOFTWARE. BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND OPERATION AT USER LEVEL: WORD PROCESSOR.
- Introduction to Word
- Document design and editing
- Cutting, copying and pasting text
- Format
- Styles
- Borders and shading
- Numbering and bullet points
- Page layout
- Insert tables
- Inserting charts
- Review
- Mailing options
- View options
- Spelling
- Print options
- The aid
- Document recording and retrieval
TEACHING UNIT 3. SPREADSHEETS: EXCEL.
- Concept
- The Excel environment
- Creating and opening workbooks
- Leaves
- Designing and editing a spreadsheet
- Create tables
- Edit
- Selecting items from a table
- Formats
- Inserting and deleting rows and columns
- Print options
- Basic calculation functions
- Charts
TEACHING UNIT 4. DATABASES: ACCESS.
- Run the programme
- Create a database
- Database components
- Insert fields
- Relational databases
- Tables: creating tables and formatting tables
- Convert text to tables and vice versa
- Relationships between tables: Forms, queries and reports
- Form views
- AutoFormats
- The enquiry assistant
- Grouping of records
- Reports
TEACHING UNIT 5. GRAPHICAL PRESENTATIONS USING POWERPOINT:
- Run the programme
- Basic concepts
- Creating simple presentations
- Slide templates
- Blank slide
- Add and delete a slide
- Change the order
- Slide layout: Formatting; Inserting objects, lines and shapes; Inserting an audio file; Transitions and effects; Final presentation
TEACHING UNIT 6. BASIC CONCEPTS FOR BROWSING THE INTERNET.
- World Wide Web
- Commonly used web browsers
- Internet Explorer
- Open window
- Most common search engines
- Eyelashes
- New tab
- The navigation bar
- Toolbars
- Explorer bars
- Help
- Favourites
- Internet options
- Content control
- Dial-up networking: Configuration
- Webmail and POP email
- Outlook