Certifyd Digital Essentials Practitioner (CDEP)

Computer Essential Usage (NCS-006:2017-C01)

1. Work activity 1: Operate computer and devices

   Performance criteria

   • Key concepts relating to ICT, computers, devices and software identified
   • Computers start up and shut down carried out

   Related knowledge

   • The term Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
   • Types of ICT services/uses:-
     • Internet services
     • Mobile technology
     • Office productivity applications
   • The term hardware. Main types of computer:-
     • Desktops, laptops, tablets
   • Main types of digital devices:-
     • Smart-phones
     • Media players
     • Digital cameras
   • The terms processor, Random Access Memory (RAM), storage and the impact on performance when using computers and devices
   • Main types of integrated and external peripherals:-
     • Printers
     • Screens
     • Scanners
     • Keyboards
     • Mouse/track-pad
     • Webcam
     • Speakers
     • Microphone
     • Docking station
   • Common input/output ports such as USB and HDMI
   • Types of software licensing
     • Proprietary
     • Open source
     • Trial version
     • Shareware
     • Freeware
   • The term software and the main types of software such as:-
     • Operating systems
     • Applications.
     • Locally installed versus online software
   • The term operating system and common operating systems for computers and devices
   • Common examples of applications such as:-
     • Office productivity
     • Communications, Social networking
     • Media, design
     • Mobile applications
   • The term End-User License Agreement (EULA) and licensing of software before use

2. Work activity 2: Configure desktop and icons setting

   Performance criteria

   • Icons and windows used effectively
   • Main operating system settings applied
   • Built in help features used

   Related knowledge

   • Desktop and Icons:-
     • The purpose of the desktop and the task bar
     • Common icons such as those representing: files, folders, applications, printers, drives, shortcuts/aliases, recycle bin/wastebasket/trash
   • Window
     • The different parts of a window: title bar, menu bar, toolbar, ribbon, status bar, scroll bar
   • Tools and Settings
     • Available help functions
     • Computer's basic system information: operating system name, version number and installed RAM
     • Knowledge of desktop configuration settings (date and time, volume settings, background, resolution)
     • Keyboard language. Changing default language
     • Shutting down a non-responding application
     • Installing, uninstalling an application
     • Connecting a device (USB flash drive, digital camera, media player) to a computer
     • Disconnecting a device using an appropriate routine
     • Capturing a full screen, active window

3. Work activity 3: Produce text documents/ files

   Performance criteria

   • Text document created
   • Text document saved and named
   • Text document printed

   Related knowledge

   • Working with Text:-
     • Opening, closing a text document application
     • Opening, closing files
     • Entering text into a document
     • Copying, moving text within a document, between open documents Pasting a screen capture into a document
     • Saving and name a document
   • Printing:-
     • Installing and uninstalling a printer
     • Printing a test page
     • Setting the default printer from an installed printer list
     • Printing a document from a word processing application
     • Viewing, pausing, restarting, and cancelling a print job

4. Work activity 4: Manage computer file and folders

   Performance criteria

   • Knowledge of file management applied
   • Files and folders organised efficiently
   • Knowledge of storage concepts applied
   • Large files compressed and extracted using utility software

   Related knowledge

   • Introducing files and folders:-
     • How an operating system organises drives, folders, files in a hierarchical structure
     • Common file types such as: word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, portable document format, image, audio, video, compressed, executable files
     • Good practice in folder, file naming: use meaningful names for folders and files to help with searching and organisation
   • Organising files and folders:-
     • Selecting individual, adjacent, non-adjacent files, folders.
     • Sorting files in ascending, descending order by name, size, type, date modified.
     • Copying, moving files, folders between folders, drives.
     • Deleting files, folders to the recycle bin/ wastebasket/ trash and restore to original location.
     • Emptying the recycle bin/ wastebasket/ trash
   • Storage and Compression:-
     • Main types of storage media (Internal hard disk, external hard disk, network drive, CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc ,USB flash drive, memory card, online file storage)
     • File size, folder size, storage capacity measurements such asKB, MB, GB, TB
     • The purpose of file and folder compression

5. Work activity 5: Access network connection.

   Performance criteria

   • Knowledge of network concepts applied
   • Connections to network established

   Related knowledge

   • Network concepts:-
     • The term network. The purpose of a network: to share, access data and devices securely
     • The term Internet. And some of its main uses such as: World Wide Web (WWW), VoIP, e-mail, IM
     • The terms intranet, virtual private network (VPN) and their main uses
     • Transfer rate and how it is measured: bits per second (bps), kilobits per second(kbps), megabits per second (mbps), and gigabits per second (gbps)
     • The concepts of downloading from, uploading to a network
   • Network access:-
     • Different options for connecting to the Internet such as: phone line, mobile phone, cable, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, satellite
     • The term Internet Service Provider (ISP)
     • Considerations when selecting an internet subscription option such as: upload speed, download speed and quota, cost
     • The status of a wireless network: protected/secure, open

6. Work activity 6: Confirm security and well-being of users and devices

   Performance criteria

   • User data and devices protected
   • User computer data back-up performed
   • Considerations relating to green IT indentified
   • Considerations relating to accessibility identified
   • Considerations relating to user health identified

   Related knowledge

   • Protecting data and devices:-
     • Good password policies such as: create with adequate length, adequate character mix, do not share, change regularly
     • The term firewall and outline its purpose
     • The purpose of regularly backing up data to a remote location
     • The importance of regularly updating software such as: anti-virus, application, operating system
   • Malware:-
     • The term malware
     • Different types of malware such as: virus, worm, Trojan, spyware.
     • How malware can infect a computer or device.
   • Health and green IT:-
     • Ways to help ensure a user’s well-being while using a computer or device such as: take regular breaks, ensure appropriate lighting and posture
     • Computer and device energy saving practices: turning off, adjusting automatic shutdown, backlight, sleep mode settings
     • Recycling of computers, devices, batteries, printer cartridges and paper
     • Options available for enhancing accessibility such as: voice recognition software, screen reader, screen magnifier, on-screen keyboard, high contrast

Ethical Online Essential Practices (NCS-006:2017-C02)

1. Work activity 1: Apply web browsing skills and online security concepts

   Performance criteria

   • Connection to internet established
   • Web browsing concepts applied
   • Online security concepts applied

   Related knowledge

   • Understand the internet:-
     • The terms World Wide Web (WWW)
     • Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
     • Hyperlink
   • Connecting to the Internet
   • Web Browsing Concepts:-
     • Outline different Internet activities such as information searching, shopping, learning, government services, entertainment, and communication
   • Understand the structure of a web address:-
     • Identify common types of domains such as: geographical, organisation (.org, .edu, .com, .gov)
   • Browsing internet
   • Security and safety:-
     • Recognise ways to protect our self when online such as purchase from secure reputable websites, avoid unnecessary disclosure of personal and financial information, log off from websites, etc
   • The term encryption
   • Secure websites:-
     • Identify a secure website such as HTTPS, lock symbol
   • Controlling internet use such as:-
     • Supervision, web browsing restrictions, downloads restrictions
   • Copyright and intellectual property data protection

2. Work activity 2: Use the web browser, tools, and settings

   Performance criteria

   • Web browser used to display web content
   • Web browser’s tools effectively utilised
   • Web browser setting customised to user’s needs

   Related knowledge

   • Technique of navigating the web browser:-
     • The address bar
     • Navigation buttons
     • New tabs
     • Tabbed browsing
     • Hyperlinks
     • History
     • Web based form
   • Usage of tools and settings:-
     • Use a web tool to translate a web page, text
     • Set a web browser home page
     • Manage pop-ups
     • Manage cookies
     • Use help functions
     • Manage toolbars and ribbon
     • Manage history, temporary internet files, saved form data
   • Usage of bookmarks:-
     • Adding and deleting a bookmark/ favourites
     • Show bookmarks/ favourites
     • Manage bookmarks/ favourites folder
     • Adding, deleting a bookmark folder
     • Add web pages to a bookmarks/ favourites folder
   • Web Outputs:-
     • Downloading files
     • Copy text, image, URL to another location such as document, e-mail, etc
     • Preview, print a web page, selection from a web page
     • Complete, submit, and reset a web based form

3. Work activity 3: Conduct online search

   Performance criteria

   • Skills to search and evaluate online information applied
   • Online information searched ethically
   • Regulations involving key copyright and data protection issues complied with

   Related knowledge

   • Using search engines:-
     • The term search engines and common search engines
     • Differences of search engines
     • Advanced search
     • Search a web-based encyclopaedia, dictionary
   • Critical evaluation:-
     • Critical evaluation of online information
     • Purpose of different sites such as information, entertainment, opinion, sales
     • Factors that determine the credibility of a website such as author, referencing, up-to-date content, etc.
   • Knowledge of Copyright, data protection:-
     • The terms copyright, intellectual property (sources and permission)
     • Data protection rights and obligations
   • Online browsing etiquette – Introduction to netiquette

4. Work activity 4: Utilise communication concepts

   Performance criteria

   • Good online communication practice applied
   • Communications tools utilised
   • Personal data protected when publishing and sharing online information

   Related knowledge

   • Understand online (virtual) communities:-
     • The concept of an online community, including social networking websites, internet forums, web conferencing, chat, online computer games, etc.
     • Ways that users can publish and share content online such as blogs, micro-blogs, podcasts, images, audio and video clips, etc.
     • Knowledge of self-protection when using online communities such as privacy settings, personal information, private messaging, location information, unknown users, etc.
   • Knowledge of communication tools:-
     • The term instant messaging (IM)
     • The term short message service (SMS), multimedia message service (MMS)
     • The term Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
     • Good practice of electronic communication such as accuracy and brevity, clear subject headings, protection of personal details, circulation of appropriate content only, check content spelling, etc.
   • E-mail concepts:-
     • The term e-mail and its main uses
     • E-mail address structure
     • Possible problems when sending file attachments such as file size limits, file type restrictions
     • Difference between the To, Copy (Cc), Blind copy (Bcc) fields and their appropriate use
     • Possibility of fraudulent and unsolicited e-mail and possibility of virus transmission via e-mail.
     • The term Phishing

5. Work activity 5: Manage user email essentials

   Performance criteria

   • Email user settings configured
   • Emails sent and received
   • Skills to search emails applied
   • Calendars organised

   Related knowledge

   • Sending E-mail:-
     • Accessing an e-mail account
     • Main purpose of standard e-mail folders (inbox, outbox, sent, deleted/ trash items, draft, spam/ junk)
     • Creating an e-mail
     • Entering one or more e-mail addresses, distribution list in the To, Copy (Cc), Blind copy (Bcc) fields
     • Entering an appropriate title in the subject field and entering, pasting text into the body of an e-mail
     • Adding, removing a file attachment
     • Sending an e-mail with, without priority
   • Receiving E-mail:-
     • Opening, closing an e-mail
     • Using the reply, reply to all function, and identify when these should be used
     • Forwarding an e-mail
     • Opening, saving a file attachment to a location
     • Previewing, printing a message using available printing options
   • Using tools and settings:-
     • Help functions
     • Built-in toolbars
     • Ribbon
     • Automatic reply
     • E-mail status as read, unread
     • Flag e-mails
   • Technique of organising e-mails:-
     • Adding, removing message inbox headings such as sender, subject, and date received etc.
     • Searching for an e-mail by sender, subject, e-mail content
     • Sorting e-mails by name, by date, by size
     • Creating, deleting an e-mail folder/label
     • Moving an e-mails to e-mail folder/label
     • Deleting an e-mail
     • Restoring a deleted e-mail
     • Emptying the e-mail bin/ deleting items/trash folder
     • Moving a message to, removing a message from a junk folder
   • Using Calendars:-
     • Creating and cancelling meetings in a calendar
     • Adding and removing invitees, resources to a meeting in a calendar
     • Accepting and declining an invitation

Effective Word Processing (NCS-006:2017-C03)

1. Work activity 1: Utilise the word processing application

   Performance criteria

   • Word processing application determined
   • Different file formats explored
   • Built-in functions chosen

   Related knowledge

   • Technique of creating, naming, opening, closing, and saving a document
   • Types of document such as:-
     • Text file
     • Rich Text Format
     • Templates (memo, fax, agenda)
     • Software specific file extension.
   • Method of entering text.
   • Technique of inserting symbols
   • Type of storage media used to save documents such as:-
     • External hard drive
     • Internal hard drive
     • Cloud
     • Flash drive
   • Technique of using various functions in word application such as:-
     • Help
     • Magnification/ zoom tools
     • Spell-check
   • Technique of using view functions:-
     • Toolbars
     • Display items
     • Ribbon

2. Work activity 2: Prepare word processing documents

   Performance criteria

   • Word processing documents created
   • Documents edited and ready to be shared and distributed

   Related knowledge

   • Types of text and numbers
   • Types of symbols.
   • Types of special characters
   • Technique of entering text into a document
   • Technique of switching between page views modes
   • Technique of editing and formatting such as:-
     • Selecting character, word, line, sentence, paragraph, entire body text
     • Display or hiding non-printing formatting marks like (spaces, paragraph marks, manual line break marks, tab characters)
   • Techniques for simple search/replace command for a specific word or phrase
   • Techniques for copy, move or text deletion
   • Techniques for using function of undo/ redo command
   • Techniques to save a document as a template or in alternative file formats
   • Techniques of closing and opening an existing document
   • Techniques of selecting text

3. Work activity 3: Apply formatting options

   Performance criteria

   • Different types formatting applied to documents
   • Documents text, paragraph and style enhanced before distribution
   • Appropriate formatting options used

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques for using text:-
     • Changing text format: font sizes, font types
     • Applying text format: bold, italic, underline, subscript, superscript
     • Applying different colours to text
     • Applying case changes to text
     • Applying automatic hyphenation
   • Technique for using paragraphs:-
     • Merging paragraph(s)
     • Inserting, removing soft carriage return (line break)
     • Technique in aligning text
     • Text justification: left, centre, right, justified
     • Paragraph spacing options
     • Indenting paragraphs: setting, removing and using tabs
     • Applying line spacing options
   • Applying bullet formats
   • Adding and formatting text boxes
   • Technique of applying styles to text and paragraphs
   • Using the copy format tool

4. Work activity 4: Manipulate objects in documents

   Performance criteria

   • Tables and graphical objects identified
   • Tables and graphical objects customised
   • Objects imported into documents

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of creating tables:-
     • Creating a table ready for data insertion
     • Inserting, editing data
     • Selecting rows, columns, cells, entire table
     • Inserting, deleting rows and columns
   • Techniques of formatting tables:-
     • Modifying column width, row height
     • Modifying cell border line style, width and colour
     • Add shading/ background colour to cells
   • Techniques of working with graphical objects:-
     • Inserting an object to a specified location in a document
     • Selecting an object
     • Copying, moving an object within a document/ between open documents
     • Resizing/ deleting an object.

5. Work activity 5: Perform mail merge

   Performance criteria

   • Main documents prepared for mail merge operations
   • Mail merge operations carried out

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of preparing document for mail merge:-
     • Selecting a mailing list, other data file, for use in a mail merge
     • Inserting data fields in a mail merge main document
   • Techniques of generating mail merge outputs:-
     • Merging a mailing list with a letter, label document as a new file or printed output
     • Printing mail merge outputs: letters and labels.

6. Work activity 6: Finalise word processing documents

   Performance criteria

   • Document page settings adjusted
   • Document previewed
   • Document printed

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of setting up document:-
     • Changing document orientation: portrait, landscape. Change paper size
     • Changing margins of entire document, top, bottom, left and right
     • Recognizing good practice in adding new pages
     • Inserting, deleting a page break in a document
     • Managing headers and footers: adding, edit text in headers and footers
     • Adding fields in headers, footers: date, page number information and file name
     • Setting up page number: applying automatic page numbering to a document
   • Techniques of checking and preparing for printing:-
     • Spelling check and making changes like correcting spelling errors and deleting repeated words
     • Adding words to a built-in custom dictionary using a spell-checker
   • Procedures of printing a document from an installed printer using output options:-
     • Entire document
     • Specific pages
     • Number of copies

Effective Spreadsheets Usage (NCS-006:2017-C04)

1. Work activity 1: Utilise the spreadsheet application

   Performance criteria

   • Spreadsheets created
   • Different file types saved
   • Skills of using built-in options applied

   Related knowledge

   • Understanding the concept of spreadsheets and navigating within the spreadsheet application:-
     • Start and exit the spreadsheet application
     • Navigate the user interface
     • Work with the built-in options
     • Create, open, save and close a workbook
     • Work with worksheets
     • Use and hide the ribbon
     • Use magnification/ zoom tools
     • Use built-in help function and resources

2. Work activity 2: Work with spreadsheet cells

   Performance criteria

   • Data correctly entered into cell
   • Cell content edited
   • Basic cell operations applied

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of working with workbooks:-
     • Use the keyboard to select cells
     • Use the mouse to scroll
     • Use the scroll bar shortcut menu
     • Use Go To
     • Enter text
     • Enter numbers
     • Use shortcuts for data entry
     • Edit data
     • Perform spell-check
     • Save the workbook with another name
   • Techniques of working with spreadsheet cells, worksheets and list creation:-
     • Select a cell
     • Select a range of adjacent cells
     • Select a range of non-adjacent cells
     • Select the entire worksheet
     • Select a row
     • Select a range of adjacent rows
     • Select a range of non-adjacent rows
     • Select an entire column
     • Select a range of columns
     • Select a range of non-adjacent columns

3. Work activity 3: Work with rows, columns and worksheets

   Performance criteria

   • Columns and rows in worksheet manipulated according to user requirement
   • Worksheet managed as per user requirement
   • Data in worksheet manipulated according to user requirement

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of managing worksheets and manipulating columns and rows:-
     • Adjust column width
     • Adjust the row height
     • Automatically adjust column
     • Insert columns and rows
     • Delete columns and rows
     • Freeze and unfreeze columns and rows
   • Techniques of managing worksheets:-
     • Switch between worksheets.
     • Insert a new worksheet
     • Delete a worksheet
     • Use meaningful worksheet names
     • Copy, move and rename a worksheet within a spreadsheet
   • Techniques of manipulating data in a worksheet:-
     • Copy and paste data
     • Cut data
     • Copy formulas
     • Paste options
     • Paste list
     • Fill cells
     • Drag-and-drop edit
     • Undo and redo
     • Sort data
     • Find data
     • Replace data
     • Find and replace cell formats

4. Work activity 4: Apply spreadsheet formulas and functions

   Performance criteria

   • Arithmetic formulas using standard spreadsheet functions created
   • Logical formulas using standard spreadsheet functions created
   • Relative and absolute cell referencing in formulas demonstrated

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of creating mathematical and logical formulas using standard spreadsheet functions including good practice in formula creation e.g. refer to cell references rather than type numbers into formulas:-
     • Using basic formulas
     • Entering formulas
     • Basic functions
     • Using the AutoSum button
     • Using the AutoSum list
     • Using AutoComplete
     • Editing functions
     • Using Auto Calculate
     • Modify formulas using range borders
     • Check errors
     • Create an absolute reference
     • Use the IF function

5. Work activity 5: Utilise cell formatting features

   Performance criteria

   • Numbers in spreadsheet correctly formatted
   • Formatting of text in cell applied
   • Formatting of cells content correctly applied

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of formatting numbers in spreadsheet cells:-
     • Apply number formats
     • Apply accounting number style
     • Apply percent style
     • Apply comma style
     • Apply decimal places
   • Techniques of formatting text in spreadsheet cells:-
     • Format text
     • Change the font
     • Change font size
     • Apply bold and italic style
     • Underline text
     • Change font colour
     • Rotate text
     • Apply text wrapping
     • Change cell alignment
   • Techniques of formatting cell content in a spreadsheet:-
     • Merge cells
     • Vertical alignment
     • Split cells
     • Add borders
     • Draw borders
     • Add fill colour to cells
     • Format painter
     • Insert cut or copied cells
     • Delete cells

6. Work activity 6: Develop charts

   Performance criteria

   • Charts created according to prepared data
   • Charts format customised to convey information meaningfully

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of choosing, creating and formatting charts to communicate information meaningfully:
     • Insert a column chart
     • Insert a line chart
     • Insert a bar chart
     • Insert a pie chart
     • Move and resize a chart
     • Add chart title
     • Change the chart background
     • Format a chart title, chart axis, chart legend
     • Change a column, bar, line or pie slice colours
     • Change the chart type
     • Add data labels to a chart
     • Change the chart layout
     • Copy and move charts
     • Delete a chart

7. Work activity 7: Prepare spreadsheet outputs

   Performance criteria

   • Spreadsheet page settings configured
   • Spreadsheet content checked and printed

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of adjusting the spreadsheet page settings:
     • Change worksheet margins
     • Change worksheet orientation
     • Change worksheet page size
     • Change headers and footers
     • Change header and footer fields
     • Scale the worksheet to fit the page(s)
     • Repeat row and column labels
     • Change sheet options
   • Techniques of checking and correcting the spreadsheet content before finalising for printing:
     • Print preview
     • Print the current worksheet
     • Apply automatic title rows to all printed pages
     • Print a selected range
     • Print a page range
     • Print multiple copies

Effective Presentation Development (NCS-006:2017-C05)

1. Work activity 1: Utilise the presentation application

   Performance criteria

   • Presentation application determined
   • Built-in options of presentation application selected

   Related knowledge

   • Technique of working with presentation application:-
     • Open, close a presentation application
     • Create a new presentation based on default template
     • Save a presentation to a location on a drive
     • Saving a presentation under another name.
     • Save a presentation as another file type: Rich Text Format (.RTF), template, show, image file format, version number
     • Switching between open presentations
   • Technique of enhancing presentation output:-
     • Set user preferences in the application (such as user name, default folder to open and save files)
     • Use available Help functions
     • Use magnification/zoom tools
     • Display, hide built-in toolbars.
     • Restore and minimize the Ribbon

2. Work activity 2: Develop a presentation

   Performance criteria

   • Presentation contents determined
   • Presentation views selected
   • Slide layouts and designs chosen

   Related knowledge

   • Presentation views customization:-
     • Use a different title for each slide to distinguish it in outline view, when navigating in slide show view
     • Change between presentation views modes: normal view, slide sorter view and slide show view
   • Slides layout:-
     • Choose a different built-in slide layout for a slide
     • Apply an available design template to a presentation
     • Change background colour on specific slide(s), all slides
     • Add a new slide with a specific slide layout like: title slide, chart and text, bulleted list, table/spreadsheet
     • Copy and move slides within the presentation, between open presentations.
     • Delete slide(s)
   • Master slide layout:-
     • Insert a graphical object (picture, image, drawn object) into a master slide
     • Remove a graphical object from a master slide
     • Enter text into footer of a specific slide and all slides in a presentation
     • Apply automatic slide numbering, automatically updated date, non-updating date into footer of a specific slide and all slides in a presentation

3. Work activity 3: Apply text formatting option

   Performance criteria

   • Suitable text format used in presentation
   • Effective text format applied

   Related knowledge

   • Technique of handling Text:-
     • Enter text into a placeholder in standard, outline view
     • Edit text in a presentation.
     • Copy and movetext within, between presentations
     • Delete text
     • Use the undo and redo command
   • Technique of formatting text:-
     • Change text formatting: font sizes, font types
     • Apply text formatting: bold, italic, underline and shadow
     • Apply different colours to text.
     • Apply case changes to text
     • Align text left, centre and right in a text frame
     • Indent bulleted text.
     • Remove indent from bulleted text
   • Technique of formatting bullets and numberings:-
     • Adjust line spacing before and after bulleted, numbered lists
     • Switch between the different standard bullet, number styles in a list
   • Technique of editing tables:-
     • Enter and edit text in a table slide
     • Select rows, columns, entire table
     • Insert, delete rows and columns
     • Modify column width, row height.

4. Work activity 4: Apply charts formatting options

   Performance criteria

   • Suitable charts chosen
   • Effective chart format applied

   Related knowledge

   • Technique of using charts:-
     • Input data to create built-in charts in a presentation: column, bar, line, pie
     • Select a chart
     • Change the chart type
     • Add, remove and edit a chart title
     • Add data labels to a chart: values/numbers, percentages
     • Change the background colour of a chart
     • Chang the column, bar, line, pie slice colours in a chart
   • Technique of developing and customizing organization charts:-
     • Create an organization chart with a labelled hierarchy by using a built-in organization chart feature
     • Change the hierarchical structure of an organization chart
     • Add/remove co-workers and subordinates in an organization chart

5. Work activity 5: Apply graphical objects

   Performance criteria

   • Suitable graphical objects chosen
   • Effective graphical objects format applied
   • Pictures inserted and edited
   • Drawn objects created and edited

   Related knowledge

   • Techniques of manipulating graphical objects such as:-
     • Insert a graphical object (picture, image, drawn object) into a slide
     • Select a graphical object
     • Copy and move graphical objects, charts within the presentation, between open presentations
     • Resize and delete graphical objects, charts in a presentation
     • Rotateand flip a graphical object
     • Align a graphical object relative to a slide: left, centre, right, top, bottom
     • Add different types of drawn object to a slide: line, arrow, block arrow, rectangle, square, oval, circle, text box
     • Enter text into a text box, block arrow, rectangle, square, oval, circle
     • Chang drawn object background colour, line colour, line weight, line style
     • Chang arrow start style, arrow finish style
     • Apply a shadow to a drawn object
     • Group and ungroup drawn objects in a slide
     • Bring a drawn object one level forward, one level backward, to the front, to the back of other drawn objects

6. Work activity 6: Finalise presentation materials

   Performance criteria

   • Animation and transition effects applied to presentation
   • Presentation content checked and corrected
   • Presentation slide show previewed and printed

   Related knowledge

   • Technique of preparation and customisation of presentation output:-
     • Add and remove transition effects between slides
     • Add and remove preset animation effects for different slide elements
     • Add presenter notes to slides
     • Select appropriate output format for slide presentation like: overhead, handout, on-screen show
     • Hide and show slides
   • Procedure of spell-check and delivery of presentation:-
     • Spell-check a presentation and make changes like: correcting spelling errors, deleting repeated words
     • Change slide setup, slide orientation to portrait, landscape
     • Change paper size
     • Print entire presentation, specific slides, handouts, notes pages, outline view of slides, number of copies of a presentation
     • Start a slide show from first slide, from current slide
     • Navigate to next slide, previous slide, specified slide during a slide show