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Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses This show will provide you with details of the new IT2000 series of course units. It can be left to run automatically or you can use the coloured navigation buttons on the left to go straight to a particular level. The bottom set of buttons allow you to restart, go back, go forward and go to the information section at any stage.

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses Select from 4 groups of units Start! IT2000 Office IT2000 Advanced IT2000 Professional IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses The basics PCs and programs text and records design Start! IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses PCs and programs Personal computers selecting equipment current features and costs future trends Software operating systems essential applications useful additional applications specialist tools and utilities Setting up correct procedures good practice files and folder management solving problems The Internet Internet Service Providers Browsers and search engines Web sites for research, shopping, entertainment and lifestyle interests Start! IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses text and records Information processing letters address books lists and catalogues Accounts and numbers personal accounts home management timetables Personal Information Managers contact information diary amendments Start! IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses design Obtaining images scanning digital cameras photos and picture libraries Working with images copying changing dimensions adjusting appearance Art & design text layout and design original artwork Start! IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses The skills you need for today’s modern office correspondence figures and charts design Office IT 2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses correspondence Business letters accurate text layout spelling and grammar file management standard letters labels and envelopes Reports production of attractive text reports Contact management diary entries and schedules organising and contact information Office IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses figures and charts Calculations and forms producing forms for office-related tasks using simple formulae using different types of numeric data: money, time, sales figures, marketing, statistics Graphs and charts pie charts bar charts line graphs other illustrative techniques Office IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses design Text design production of an attractive report- type document integrated stationery set posters, advertisements folded leaflets working with illustrations or photos in documents Presentations simple on-screen presentations Web site design basic web page design and techniques Office IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses Achieving excellence in information processing text design presentations web design data management Advanced IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses text design Enhanced text processing page layout tables transfer of items between applications columns illustrated leaflets or brochures incorporating web site images and data Art & design enhancement of documents where to obtain images changing existing artwork production of original artwork image enhancement and editing techniques Advanced IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses presentations Advanced presentation skills incorporation of web site images and data original designs using prepared designs soundtracks sound effects transitions animations File management techniques for transferring shows to other PCs font management Advanced IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses web design Web site design inter-related areas and links to other sites where to obtain images animated graphics counters, visitors’ books and statistics sound effects links to other files and material Editing web pages original design and adjusting prepared material changing existing material evaluation of other sites editing html text Advanced IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses data management Data management setting up a database transferring records from an existing file production of reports and forms Figures: summary and analysis working with numeric data using more advanced formulae displaying data in readily comprehensible form Advanced IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses Make it work the way you want it to PC management PC techniques Professional IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses PC management Personal Information Managers customisation display of data, mail and tasks advanced management Problem solving virus control compatibility and when PC management changing desktop display and Start menu options uninstalling programs transfer of items between PCs essential utilities storage of graphic files security Professional IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses PC techniques co-ordination of office and home files and data office short cuts, tips and hidden features automated office tasks macros Development of specialist skills refining knowledge and expertise in a chosen office- related application Training others provision of advice and guidance to others Professional IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses The basics These are introductory units. Starting literally with unpacking a system from its box and covering a wide range of activities primarily for the new user of home or office PCs. Someone new to IT will learn how to select equipment and applications appropriate to their requirements, set it all up correctly and resolve day-to-day operating problems. Text and records provides an introduction to widely used programs for information processing and Design will help PC users get started with taking and making pictures. One OCN credit at Level 1 is available for each unit. Individuals will be asked to keep examples of their completed tasks and notes from sessions in a portfolio which will be reviewed during and at the end of the course. This, together with tutors' observations of individuals' progress and activity during the course, will form the basis for the assessment as to whether all the criteria have been met for a certificate to be issued Start! IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses The skills you need for today’s modern office These are the ideal units for someone who has either completed Start! IT2000 units or who has some experience of using a computer but would like to bring themselves up to date with recent developments. One OCN credit at Level 2 is available for each unit. Individuals will be asked to keep examples of their completed tasks and notes from sessions in a portfolio which will be reviewed during and at the end of the course. This, together with tutors' observations of individuals' progress and activity during the course, will form the basis for the assessment as to whether all the criteria have been met for a certificate to be issued Office IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses Achieving excellence in information processing Advanced IT2000 is the natural progression from Office IT2000 and takes selected skills to a more advanced stage. Our intention is to ensure that there is an awareness of how most administrative, figure-related and design tasks likely to be encountered in a business environment can be completed to a high standard of presentation. One OCN credit at Level 3 is available for each unit. Individuals will be asked to keep examples of their completed tasks and notes from sessions in a portfolio which will be reviewed during and at the end of the course. This, together with tutors' observations of individuals' progress and activity during the course, will form the basis for the assessment as to whether all the criteria have been met for a certificate to be issued Advanced IT2000

Professional Advanced Office Start! Courses Making it work the way you want it to The objective of these units is to provide a challenge to individuals to become fully proficient in using the equipment and software currently available to most PC users and to develop their particular skills to their maximum potential within today's practical business environment. Individuals will be asked to keep examples of their completed tasks and notes from sessions in a portfolio which will be reviewed during and at the end of the course. This, together with tutors' observations of individuals' progress and activity during the course, will form the basis for the assessment as to whether all the criteria have been met for a certificate to be issued. One OCN credit at Level 3 is available for each unit. Professional IT2000

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