MCCCD Program Description

Using Word: Level II

Course: BPC103BK

First Term: 2001 Summer I

Lecture 0.5 Credit(s) 0.5 Period(s) 0.5 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S

Description: Advanced concepts and skill development using Word to format, layout and design quality documents

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Enhance documents with advanced features of Word. (I) 2. Use time-saving features to edit documents. (II) 3. Create tables. (III) 4. Organize and manage long documents. (IV) 5. Use graphic objects in documents. (V) 6. Embed special print features within a document. (VI) 7. Embed special format and layout features within a document. (VII) 8. Use mail/text merge functions. (VIII) 9. Use spell checker facilities. (IX)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Enhancement of Word Documents A. Headers and footers for text B. Bullets and numbering to lists C. Using styles D. Newspaper-style columns II. Use of Time-saving Features A. Replace command B. Fields C. Page numbers D. Spell checker III. Creation of Tables A. Creating and editing tables B. Numbers in a table C. Formatting a table D. Convert text to a table IV. Organization and Management of Long Documents A. Footnotes and end notes B. Captions C. Index D. Table of contents V. Graphics A. The picture command B. Insert clip art C. Autoshapes and drawing tools D. WordArt D. Save blocked text as a file VI. Embed Special Print Features Within a Document A. Underline portions of text B. Boldface and change pitch size of text C. Print selected portions of text VII. Embed Special Format and Layout Features Within a Document A. Set headers and footers for text B. Set variable pagination C. Set automatic page numbering D. Change page lengths VIII. Use Mail/Text Merge Functions A. Prepare a document with variable data B. Run a text/merge utility C. Run a mailing list application IX. Use Spell Checker Facilities A. Call the spell check feature B. Update spell checker

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 4/24/2001

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