Mastering Office 2000 Through CLAIT and IBTII

Part 1 Understanding computers and the Windows environment: learning about computer systems - computer systems and computer speak, a typical computer system for home or work, what's inside your computer?, storing data; working with Windows - the desktop, shortcuts, what are windows?, moving windows, resizing windows, scroll bars, using the mouse, opening programmes, accessing help in Windows, using help in programs; learning how to manage your files - managing files, file types and formats, how much damage can I do?, restoring deleted files, setting up your filing structure. Part 2 Mastering Office 2000 through CLAIT: wordprocessing using Word for CLAIT - getting familiar with Word, understanding the Word screen, the Word menu bar, building a new document, saving and recovering documents, formatting and editing text in a document, manipulating text in a document, changing a page layout, justifying text in a document, printing your work, exiting the application, practical assignment 1 - wordprocessing for CLAIT - PE1; databases using Access for CLAIT - what is a database?, what is Microsoft Access and why do I need it?, what are the basic elements of a computerized database?, getting familiar with Access, the Access screen, building your first database, editing table records, interrogating data through queries, using criteria to search for specific records, practical assignment 2 - databases for CLAIT; spreadsheets using Excel for CLAIT - what are spreadsheets?, working with data, navigating around worksheets, layout and planning, entering, displaying and replicating numeric data and formulae, printing a spreadsheet display, amending your spreadsheet, amending spreadsheet formats, practical assignment 3 - spreadsheets for CLAIT; graphical representation of data for CLAIT - why learn CLAIT's graphical representation?, what is graphical representation?, building charts and graphs, changing scales and formats of a graph or chart, practical assignment 4 -graphical representation of data for CLAIT; desktop publishing using Publisher for CLAIT - getting familiar with Publisher, what is desktop publishing?, preparing your first publication, formatting your publication, displaying text effectively, creating and applying styles, practical assignment 5 - desktop publishing for CLAIT. Part 3 Mastering Office 2000 through IBT II: introducing IBT II, record file storage details; wordprocessing using Word for IBT II - implementing a document format, working with tables in a document, working with paragraph numbering and bullets, formatting and emphasizing text; databases using Access for IBT II - creating a database structure, querying and sorting data, creating reports; spreadsheets using Excel for IBT II - creating a spreadsheet, aligning text using number formats and entering data, using formulae to predict future results, printing formats and ranges; graphical representation of data for IBT II - producing a pie chart, producing a bar chart; integration for