Information Technology Exam Guide Unit 6: Word Processing, Presentation and Web Page Design

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

The student should be able to:

A: WORD PROCESSING

Select appropriate editing features in the preparation of a document;

Deleting and inserting characters, words, lines, sentences, paragraphs.

Type-over mode. Selecting blocks of text. Copying and moving sections of text.

Describe commonly available features;

Page numbers, page breaks, text alignment, word wrap,
margins, tabs, page length, default settings, font size.

Select appropriate formatting features for the preparation of a document;

Use headers, footers, footnotes and endnotes appropriately;

Horizontal, vertical, both.

Combine documents;

Perform block operations;

Effect of move, copy, delete operations on formulae.

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Apply appropriate character formatting features;

Use search and replace functions appropriately;

Primary field;

secondary field;
ascending vs descending order.

Use mail-merge facilities;

Creation of primary documents and data files in mail merge application;

Field names.

Use spell-check;

Import documents;

Text files, graphics, tables including options such as automatic save and backup copy, password protection, track changes.

For example,

to enhance public speaking;

to deliver lectures;

to present project reports;

to effectively present sales or marketing ideas.

Explain the concepts of wizards, templates and slides;

Slide layout must relate to the type of information being presented.

Apply design templates to slides;

Changing background colour, font size and other attributes,
such as font colour and bullets.

Use of the slide master to personalize the slides.

Create and use speaker notes;

Flying, drive-in, camera effects; flash-once, typewriter; laser,reverse-texts, drop-in effects.

Custom animation; timing and
sound effects.

Insert graphics and moving pictures into a slide;

Insertion and deletion of slides; use of the slide sorter.

Use of slide show tools such as slide navigator, pointer options,
screen attributes.

Reasons for the website;

the intended audience;

number of web pages desired;

content of each page;

layout of the web pages.

Choosing an appropriate design for a page;

inserting and deleting text and graphics;

wrap text with image;

create thumbnail image, index page, home page, hyperlink.

Linking to another web page;

link to a location within the web
page;

link to an email address;

link to user-created files.

Use of a web browser;

verify that all the hyperlinks work correctly;

use a test audience.

Registering domain names; locate hosting company;

the use of the file transfer protocol (FTP) for uploading files.