Proposal Bid/No Bid Assessment and Checklist

Digital Literacy Skills Checklist

Click on the "Make a selection box", use the dropdown arrow
and choose the description that best fits your competencies
in the following areas.

General Computer Skills and Windows Explorer

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Open Windows Explorer

Create a folder (subdirectory) and organize folders
Move a file and rename a file
Select consecutive and random files
Move unwanted files to the recycle bin and empty it
Save a file to a specific location
Compress and uncompress files using Winzip
Open a window and resize and move it
Switch between two open windows
Change display settings in the Control Panel

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Common Software Skills

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Open, save and close a file

Use cut, copy and paste
Print - selection, current page and all pages
Print in portrait or landscape
Use spell check
Insert pictures from clip art gallery and from file
Bring pictures and text together
Use headers and footers
Change the margins
Dock and undock a tool bar

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Word Processing Software Skills

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Change font colour

Set paragraph spacing
Apply borders and shading
Use bullets and customize bullets
Create a numbered list
Use the Show/Hide tool

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Create columns
Use Word Art
Use tabs and dot leaders
Can save a files as an .rtf file

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Spreadsheet Software Skills

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Insert a column or row and resize it

Copy a formula
Add, subtract, multiply and divide
Perform simple functions - Autosum, Average, Max, Count
Print a sheet with formulas and column and row headings
Format a sheet with borders, shading and alignment
Merge and unmerge cells
Format cells for currency, percentage and number of decimals
Create charts - pie, column and bar charts
Import a chart into a word document

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Presentation Software Skills

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Create a presentation using design templates

Modify the design template
Edit slides and re-sequence slides
Insert slides from another presentation
Insert images and charts into a presentation
Print handouts
Use transitions and animations
Know and use the elements of design
Edit the Slide Master to change text font and bullets
Switch between views - slides, outline and notes

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Email and Internet Skills

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Send an email with an attachment

Use CC and BCC on emails
Can manage and organize emails and contact information
Use netiquette when communicating online
Use a web browswer
Bookmark a web site
Delete temporary Internet files and cookies
Make a web site your home page
Have participated in an online discussion group
Have participated in an online chat group

Database Skills

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Create a table of data

Create a form
Create a query
Create a report
Use database wizards efficiently
Enter data into fields and records
Insert and delete fields, records
Format database
Sort records
Link the database to a form letter and complete a mail merge

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Information Literacy Skills

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Conduct research effectively using efficient search techniques

Evaluate information from the Internet for validity and bias
Know the difference between a search engine and a meta-search tool
Familiar with a variety of sources of digital information
Able to search using wild cards
Cite a source properly for Internet information
Understand copyright laws for online information and images
Understand privacy and security issues
Understand the term "public domain"
Use information effectively to accomplish a specific goal

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Information Literacy Skills

Email and Internet Skills

Presentation Software Skills

Database Software Skills

Spreadsheet Software Skills

Word Processing Software Skills

Common Software Skills

General Computer Skills & Windows Explorer

Digital Literacy Skills Summary

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Digital Literacy Skills Checklist Summary

Category
General Computer Skills & Windows Explorer
Common Software Skills
Word Processing Software Skills
Spreadsheet Software Skills
Database Software Skills
Presentation Software Skills
Email and Internet Skills
Information Literacy Skills

Overall Score

Score
97%
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90%
100%
77%
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97%
90%