Before you enroll in an online course, you should be able to demonstrate the competencies listed below.

You should be able to:

Computer Operation

Start up and shut down your computer
Use icons, windows, menus
Start a program (Word) and create a document
Insert and eject floppy disk
Name, save, retrieve, revise a document
Printing documents
Format, name/rename floppy disk
Copy documents from hard disk to floppy disk and vice versa
Create and name/rename subdirectories/folders
Save, open, place documents inside subdirectories/folders
Open and work with more than one application at a time

  Saving Files in Windows
  Printing in Windows
 

Word Processing

Enter and edit text and copy and move text
Copy and move blocks of text
Change text format and style, set margins, line spacing, and tabs
Check spelling, grammar, word usage
Insert page numbers
 

                                                       Submitting Assignments:

All work should be in standard edited English with no errors in spelling, grammar, and mechanics. All papers must be typed in an acceptable word processing form: Microsoft Word or WordPerfect.

                                       Do not use Microsoft Works.

                  Files sent using Microsoft Works will be returned unopened.

                  Files should be sent as attachments. Do not send ZIP files.

All assignments which are e-mailed MUST be sent as attachments. Using attachments allows files to be sent exactly as you format them in Microsoft Word.

Any assignments which are not sent as attachments will lose their formatting.

Assignments should be sent with a subject line:  See Communicating
 

 Computing Services  Handouts  UNC-W
  Microsoft Word  University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
  Cut/Copy and Paste

Internet

Obtain/maintain an account on the Internet or an on-line service that
     provides Internet access
Connect to the Internet
Use E-mail (compose, send, read, respond, and forward messages,
     and attach files)
Access and use resources on the Internet and World Wide Web
Connect a computer to a modem and telephone line for dial-in access
Install and configure software
Create and use group addresses for electronic mail

Helpful Links

   E-Mail Netiquette
  E-mail University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
  Master the Basics
 

Setup, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting

Protect and care for floppy disks
Clean computer components and printer
Make backup copies of key applications and documents
Use self-help resources to diagnose and correct common hardware
     and printing problems
Install and upgrade an application
Maintain proper operating environment for computer and peripherals
Protect against computer viruses
Obtain technical assistance resources from your Internet Service Provider