LOWER DIVISION TYPIST SYLLABUS

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FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING MAIN TOPICS-PART II (A)-FOR THE POST OF LOWER DIVISION TYPIST(VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS)

1.Windows

Introduction to windows platform –mouse operations-concept of desktop,taskbar,Icons.Utilities-Paint,Wordpad.Icons-Changing size,moving,enlarging,copying.Files and Folders-Creation,Copying,Deleting.Windowsexplorer,control panel.Zip & unzip files-rar files,virus scanning & removal

2.Internet

Using Internet browser,e-mail,search engines,Instant messengers,download managers,proxy settings-setting up Internet connection,browser plugins-using webcam.

3.Word Processing

Introduction to office automation-advantages of office automation.Introduction-Word menu-Toolbar-Document-creation,editing,saving,opening.Text-editing,deleting,inserting,selection,moving,copying,converting case,doing/undoing edits.Formatting documents-paragraph formatting-applying styles,header and footer,line spacing.Page layout-numbering pages-inserting section break-spell check-newspaper columns.Tables-creation,editing,formatting,insertion,document with tables,Mail merge and template creation.Printin-print preview,Printer settings,printing multiple copies.

4.Spreadsheets

Electronic spreadsheet features-menu,cells,workbook,work sheets.Entering data,text,functions-selecting cell,ranges-saving worksheet –Editing worksheet data-copying,cut & paste,inserting,deleting rows,columns,cell ranges-find and replace data-spell check.Formatting worksheet-changing column width,row height,aligning data,controlling text within a cell,changing font size,style,applying border,pattern styles.Charts-types,titles & legends,saving,moving and copying between sheets.Formulas,functions-Entering Formulas,functions-Entering formulas,cell references,Date and time formulas,working with range names ,entering functions.

Printing-print preview,headers and footers-inserting,removing page break-working with data in a list-Adding and removing sub totals-sorting-hiding and displaying data.

5.Presentation software

Design –Create presentation with background,logo etc-Insert pictures and images-change position or layout of pictures-Omit backgroundgraphics from a slide-Apply 3D effects,shadows,background fill colours,texture and patterns-Crop,resize,rotate,flip an image-Convert and image to grey scale or black and white format.Slideshow Setup-Insert navigation to slides-presentatios and URL’s –Apply and edit timings0Create a customized slide show.

Note:It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above,questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the postmay also appear in the question paper.There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper.