ITQ Level 1 (Foundation) course overview

This course assumes that delegates are familiar with using the keyboard and mouse, and have access to a computer to practice their skills. By the end of the course, delegates will have solid knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, and be able to use the Internet with confidence. Delegates will also put together a portfolio of work to achieve their ITQ level 1 qualification.

Word Foundation

This course covers the basics of Microsoft Word, to enable delegates to create professionally presented documents quickly and efficiently.
Delegates will learn to:

Work with text
Format text using bold, underline and different fonts
Apply bullets and numbering
Create borders and shading
Insert headers and footers
Insert pictures and images
Create a table
Spell check documents

Excel Foundation

This course gives delegates a solid foundation in using Excel to produce professionally presented spreadsheets. Delegates will learn to:

Create spreadsheets using formulae to link cells
Use the Sum and AutoSum functions
Work with text, numbers, dates and times
Format data using borders, patterns and colours
Sort Data
Print spreadsheets, add headers and footers and set page breaks
Create charts such as pie charts and bar charts

Internet Explorer

This course covers the use of Internet Explorer to enable delegates to efficiently use the Internet to quickly locate and browse information. To stay safe whilst using the Internet, security and issues relating to laws and guidelines are also covered. Delegates will learn to:

Understand Internet jargon
Browse web pages
Use the Toolbar (Back, Forward, Stop, Refresh, Home)
Create and use links to favourites web sites
Search for information using different search engines
Use web directories and on-line forms
Download files from the Web
Follow "etiquette" rules
Understand security, data protection and copyright

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