Maricopa Community Colleges  BPC135AL   19955-20016 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  09/25/01
BPC135AL     19955-20016 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
AmiPro
Load AmiPro wordprocessing software into business/personal microcomputer; create and name files; enter and edit text; format and print text. Prerequisites or Corequisites: The ability to type 30 words per minute or permission of instructor.
Cross-References:   OAS135AL
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
BPC135AL   19955-20016 AmiPro
1. Identify and use components of a complex word processing software package for a microcomputer. (I)
2. Create and edit documents: edit subsystem: character deletion, cursor movement, paragraph indention, centering, underscoring, pagination, insertion/deletion, text movement (lines and blocks). (II)
3. Select and utilize format subsystem information including: tabs, margins, justification, and decimal tabs. (III)
4. Utilize a print function subsystem with special effects (boldface, uppercase, and autoscore) headers and footers. (IV)
5. Utilize other utility subsystems unique to the software package, such as merge functions, column manipulation functions and using speller dictionary functions. (V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
BPC135AL   19955-20016 AmiPro
    I. Introduction to software components
        A. Master Disk
        B. Loading the System Disk
        C. System Menu
        D. Menu Operations
        E. Disk Management
          1. Security
          2. Labels
      II. Document Handling Utility
          A. Creating Documents
          B. Saving Documents
          C. Editing Documents
            1. Moving cursor
            2. Scrolling commands
            3. Deleting commands
            4. Insertng commands
            5. Search and replace
            6. Text movement
          D. Handling Documents
            1. Copying documents
            2. Deleting documents
            3. Renaming documents
        III. Format Subsystem
            A. Format functions
              1. Margins
              2. Centering
              3. Tabs
              4. Decimal tabs
              5. Page breaks
              6. Justification
              7. Hyphenation
            B. Printer format functions
          IV. Print Subsystem
              A. Print Menu
              B. Print Functions
            V. Other Utility Functions
                A. Merge functions
                B. Library functions
                C. Column manipulation functions
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