Digital 5: Computer Skills for Work

About Course

Course 5 in the Digital series. Take after: Digital 4: Online Basics: Internet and Email. Computer skills for work: Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms, printing and scanning, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, a CV and cover letter, job applications, Irembo, video calls, staying safe and fixing problems. Ends with a job-ready final project. A picture for every step.

Course Content

Part 8: Writing documents with Google Docs

Welcome: How This Course Works
8.1 Making a new document
8.2 Naming a document
8.3 Typing and autosave
8.4 Bold, italic and underline
8.5 Text size and font
8.6 Headings
8.7 Lining up text
8.8 Bullet and numbered lists
8.9 Adding a table
8.10 Adding a picture
8.11 Checking spelling
8.12 Comments
8.13 Suggesting changes
8.14 Using a template
8.15 Saving as a PDF

Part 9: Numbers and lists with Google Sheets

9.1 What a spreadsheet is
9.2 Typing in cells
9.3 Column width and editing a cell
9.4 Making the header clear
9.5 Adding up with SUM
9.6 Finding the average
9.7 Multiplying: quantity times price
9.8 Copying a formula down
9.9 Sorting
9.10 Filtering
9.11 Dropdown lists
9.12 Project: a monthly budget
9.13 Project: a sales record

Part 10: Slides, Forms, printing and scanning

10.1 Making a presentation
10.2 Adding slides and text
10.3 Adding pictures to slides
10.4 Presenting your slides
10.5 Making a form
10.6 Question types
10.7 Sending a form
10.8 Reading form answers
10.9 Printing
10.10 Saving as PDF from the print window
10.11 Scanning a paper with a phone
10.12 Using a scanned paper on the computer

Part 11: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint

11.1 What Microsoft Office is
11.2 Is Office on this computer?
11.3 Making a free Microsoft account
11.4 Opening Office on the web
11.5 Word: a tour of the window
11.6 Word: typing and changing text
11.7 Word: lines, lists and spacing
11.8 Word: headings and styles
11.9 Word: pictures and tables
11.10 Word: checking spelling
11.11 Word: saving your document
11.12 Word: PDF and printing
11.13 Word: using a template
11.14 Excel: a tour of the window
11.15 Excel: typing, widths and number formats
11.16 Excel: AutoSum and simple formulas
11.17 Excel: fill handle, sort and filter
11.18 Excel: making a chart
11.19 Excel: saving and printing
11.20 PowerPoint: a tour and new slides
11.21 PowerPoint: text, pictures and designs
11.22 PowerPoint: presenting
11.23 PowerPoint: saving and sharing as PDF
11.24 OneDrive, AutoSave and getting work back
11.25 Office files in Google, and back
11.26 Free and safe ways to get Office-type apps

Part 12: Computer skills for work

12.1 Starting a CV from a template
12.2 Contact details and summary
12.3 Experience and education
12.4 Skills and languages
12.5 Checking and saving your CV as PDF
12.6 Writing a cover letter
12.7 A professional email
12.8 Sending a job application by email
12.9 Following up
12.10 Finding jobs on Rwandan job sites
12.11 Filling in online forms
12.12 Irembo: what it is and making an account
12.13 Irembo: services you may need
12.14 A job tracker in Sheets
12.15 Using Google Calendar
12.16 Joining a Google Meet call
12.17 Meet controls
12.18 Joining a Zoom call
12.19 Sharing your screen
12.20 Looking professional on calls

Part 13: Staying safe and fixing problems

13.1 Spotting scam emails
13.2 Fake buttons and pop-ups
13.3 Installing apps safely
13.4 Windows Security and updates
13.5 Storage full
13.6 Battery and charging
13.7 A frozen program
13.8 A frozen computer
13.9 No internet
13.10 No sound
13.11 Printer not printing
13.12 Mouse, keyboard or screen problems
13.13 Asking for help well
13.14 Leaving a shared computer safely
13.15 What incognito does and does not do

Finish: Final project and next steps

F.1 The project brief
F.2 Project folders in Drive
F.3 Final CV
F.4 Final cover letter
F.5 Final budget sheet
F.6 Final job tracker
F.7 Practice application
F.8 Sharing your project with your trainer
F.9 Quiz A: computer basics
F.10 Quiz B: online and work skills
F.11 What next
Finish: Your Skills Checklist

About Course

Course Content

Part 8: Writing documents with Google Docs

Welcome: How This Course Works

8.1 Making a new document

8.2 Naming a document

8.3 Typing and autosave

8.4 Bold, italic and underline

8.5 Text size and font

8.6 Headings

8.7 Lining up text

8.8 Bullet and numbered lists

8.9 Adding a table

8.10 Adding a picture

8.11 Checking spelling

8.12 Comments

8.13 Suggesting changes

8.14 Using a template

8.15 Saving as a PDF

Part 9: Numbers and lists with Google Sheets

9.1 What a spreadsheet is

9.2 Typing in cells

9.3 Column width and editing a cell

9.4 Making the header clear

9.5 Adding up with SUM

9.6 Finding the average

9.7 Multiplying: quantity times price

9.8 Copying a formula down

9.9 Sorting

9.10 Filtering

9.11 Dropdown lists

9.12 Project: a monthly budget

9.13 Project: a sales record

Part 10: Slides, Forms, printing and scanning

10.1 Making a presentation

10.2 Adding slides and text

10.3 Adding pictures to slides

10.4 Presenting your slides

10.5 Making a form

10.6 Question types

10.7 Sending a form

10.8 Reading form answers

10.9 Printing

10.10 Saving as PDF from the print window

10.11 Scanning a paper with a phone

10.12 Using a scanned paper on the computer

Part 11: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint

11.1 What Microsoft Office is

11.2 Is Office on this computer?

11.3 Making a free Microsoft account

11.4 Opening Office on the web

11.5 Word: a tour of the window

11.6 Word: typing and changing text

11.7 Word: lines, lists and spacing

11.8 Word: headings and styles

11.9 Word: pictures and tables

11.10 Word: checking spelling

11.11 Word: saving your document

11.12 Word: PDF and printing

11.13 Word: using a template

11.14 Excel: a tour of the window

11.15 Excel: typing, widths and number formats

11.16 Excel: AutoSum and simple formulas

11.17 Excel: fill handle, sort and filter

11.18 Excel: making a chart

11.19 Excel: saving and printing

11.20 PowerPoint: a tour and new slides

11.21 PowerPoint: text, pictures and designs

11.22 PowerPoint: presenting

11.23 PowerPoint: saving and sharing as PDF

11.24 OneDrive, AutoSave and getting work back

11.25 Office files in Google, and back

11.26 Free and safe ways to get Office-type apps

Part 12: Computer skills for work

12.1 Starting a CV from a template

12.2 Contact details and summary

12.3 Experience and education

12.4 Skills and languages

12.5 Checking and saving your CV as PDF

12.6 Writing a cover letter