This document outlines a basic computer skills course taught by Gerry Mc Cann. The course covers Microsoft Office applications like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, as well as student email and online resources. Students will learn functions like formatting text, inserting objects, saving files, and printing in Word. In PowerPoint, they will add and format slides and launch presentations. Excel classes cover navigating spreadsheets, inserting formulas and charts, and printing. Internet and email lessons include composing, sending, and managing emails, as well as accessing online study tools. The course aims to provide academic skills for tasks like referencing, bibliographies, and online research.

1. Tutor:
Gerry Mc Cann
Basic Computer Study for academic
Skills

2. Basic computer skills for academic study
Subjects:
OMicrosoft Office Word
OMicrosoft Office PowerPoint
OMicrosoft Office Excel
OStudent Email
OStudy Smart
O Internet Resources

3. Microsoft Office Word
 Spelling and grammar
 How to launch and navigate Word
 How to open up a new blank document
 How to navigate the ribbons
 How to save documents and also use compatibility mode
 How to save documents in different file formats
 How to print documents
 How to enter in text, new paragraphs, joining paragraphs
 How to insert text and objects, delete text and objects
 Keyboard skills, numeric skills and short cut key commands
 How to format characters and paragraphs
 How to select text, copy, cut and paste
 Headers and footers
 How to print preview your documents
 How to exit Word
 Referencing
 Table of contents
 Bibliographies
 Cover pages

4. Microsoft Office
PowerPoint
 How to launch and navigate PowerPoint Slides
 How to add and delete slides
 How to use the right slides
 How to use the correct font styles, font colours and font
sizes
 How to resize objects
 How to launch your presentation
 How to save presentations and also use compatibility
mode
 How to print preview and print your slides in different
formats for printing
 How to exit PowerPoint

5. Microsoft Office Excel
 How to launch and navigate Excel
 How to use keyboard and mouse skills in Excel
 How to open up a new blank spreadsheet
 How to navigate the ribbons
 Basic over view of rows, columns and cell referencing
 How to insert and delete rows and columns
 How to use basic sum formulas and edit them
 How to create basic charts
 How to use page layouts
 How to save spreadsheets and also use compatibility mode
 How to save spreadsheets in different file formats
 How to print preview and print spreadsheets
 How to exit Excel

6. Internet and Email
 How to launch an internet browser and navigate to the relevant
web site addresses
 How to access and navigate student email accounts
 How to use the username and password
 How to send and receive email, To, Subject and compose mail
 How to add contact information
 Basic email etiquette
 How to spell check email
 How to add attachments
 How to view and download attachments
 How to reply, reply to all and forward emails
 How to delete emails
 How to sign out of your email account
 Introduction to StudySmart

7. Class Rules

8. Questions & Answers