Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be able to:

Startup and shutdown an application
Produce and store a document, worksheet and    presentation
Access and retrieve data for editing
Edit simple data to a required format and layout
Produce and format a chart from given data

Method
This course is provided as hands on and includes and extensive workshop manual and data disk for use during the course.

PART A - Windows 95

Starting and shutting down Windows
Recognising Windows features - desktop, icons, start button, and start menu
Working with individual and multiple windows
Standard Windows features - dialogue boxes and scrolling

PART B - File Management

Understanding file paths and storage
Altering and managing your files

PART C - Office Fundamentals

Office 97 overview
Creating documents with and without assistance
Saving, closing and opening documents
Working with multiple documents
Using Help
Exiting an application

PART D - Word 97

The Word 97 screen
Adding and selecting text
Navigating your document
Saving and closing your document
Editing text and spell checking
Character and paragraph formatting
Emphasising text with alignment, bullets and numbers
Using different views
Previewing and zooming
Changing document layout - orientation, margins, page breaks
Printing the document

PART E - Excel 97

The Excel 97 screen
Understanding the workbook
Selecting cells, entering and modifying data
Working with rows and columns
Extending a series with AutoFill
Adding figures with AutoSum
Constructing formulae
Using absolute and relative references and linking
Formatting the worksheet
Using different views including preview
Creating seperate and embedded charts
Setting the worksheet setup options

PART F - PowerPoint 97

The PowerPoint 97 screen
Creating presentations with the AutoContent Wizard
Running and navigating your show
Creating presentations from templates
Applying a design template
Modifying and reorganising text and slides in different ways
Formatting slides with bullets and indents
Working with title and slide masters
Inserting and modifying pictures and drawing objects
Adding text to, aligning and grouping objects
Automating your show with slide transitions and builds
Printing slides and audience handouts