Basic Office Skills

Upon completion of a course of study in Office Skills, students should be able to:

1. Operate a computer and gain Keyboarding Skills
   • Turn on and off the computer properly and run a computer applications program
   • Use the keyboard and mouse
   • Demonstrate mastery of the keyboard
     
2. Know Basic Windows Skills
   • Parts of the Windows desktop
   • Use the the mouse; move and resize windows
   • Basic document creation
   • View files, work with files, customize window
   • Understand parts of the computer.
3. Understand Alphabetizing/Filing
4. Use MS Office Applications
   • Beginning Word Processing: Microsoft Word
   • Intermediate/Advanced Word Processing, Microsoft Word
     Desktop Publishing with Word
   • Creating presentations using PowerPoint
   • Beginning Spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel
   • Intermediate/Advanced Spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel
5. Gain Knowledge in Databases using Microsoft Access