OCR Level 1 Award for IT Users - Word, Excel, Powerpoint

About this course

Suitability

This course is suitable for people with basic computer skills gained from using a keyboard and mouse. No previous experience of using Microsoft Office software is necessary although knowledge of saving files is an advantage.

What will the course involve?

Word Processing Unit

Create word processing documents using Microsoft Word

• Set up the page layout: set margins, page orientation
• Use various formatting features: Font types, sizes, enhancements, linespacing, indentation, numbering, bullet points, alignment of text.
• Use various editing features: insert, delete, copy/cut and paste.
• Create tables, change column widths, apply borders and shading.

Spreadsheet Unit

Use Microsoft Excel to produce a variety of spreadsheets and graphs:

• Input text and numbers to create spreadsheets
• Apply a variety of formatting styles to text
• Format numbers to currency, decimal places, etc
• Learn to use formulas to add, subtract, multiply and divide and functions to total columns
• Create a variety of graphs eg column, line and pie

Presentation Unit

Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create slide presentations which include:

• Create slides and apply various formatting features to text
• Insert, re-size and move pictures
• Use a slide master to control various elements of the presentation
• Print presentations in a variety of formats

What qualifications will I need?

No previous experience of using Microsoft Office software is necessary although knowledge of saving files is an advantage.

How much will the course cost?

Additional Costs

Course notes and exercises are provided.

All students are subject to a £25 registration fee per academic year.

Each student will receive a print allowance at the start of their course, should they require additional printing beyond this limit, they will be charged.

Next Steps

Progression onto OCR Level 2 Certificate for IT Users - Word, Excel & Powerpoint