Content
Although many writers use Microsoft Word to produce text documents, it is doubtful that they all use this program optimally. While Design and produce digital text documents does not guarantee to make you a ‘power user’, the unit will help you ensure ease of layout and consistency of design by teaching you how to use style sheets, selected automatic functions, templates, footnotes and table tools. We also analyse documents from a text design perspective and consider how to structure and format text to suit your content, purpose and audience.
NOTE: You are encouraged to attend an on-campus workshop if possible. This will give you the opportunity to work on your skills and complete your assessment work under the guidance of your teacher.
Assessment
- Six assessment tasks:•Working safely: Discuss safety in your work environment and follow the required guidelines for naming the file and supplying identifying information in the footer or header of the file.
- Follow text formatting instructions: Demonstrate formatting skills, such as paragraphing, headings, bullets and numbering.
- Text design and styles task: Demonstrate the competent use of style sheets. Also incorporate footnotes, headers and footers in the submitted assignment and ensure that you have complied with standard text design principles.
- Tracking and comments task: Demonstrate the competent use of the tracking and comments tools.
- Windows Explorer, columns, templates and tables task: Demonstrate some familiarity with Windows Explorer and create both a Microsoft Word document and a template file. A Mac version of the task is available for Mac users. This assignment also requires students to present text in columns and tables.
- Writing folio: Submit a folio of writing that complies with a given organisational style guide.
