PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD This unit standard is intended for people who need to produce and edit documents using a GUI-based word processor either as a user of computers or as basic knowledge for a career in the ICT industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of word processing. Create, open and save documents. Produce a document from given text. Format a document. Edit a document. Check spelling and grammar in a document. Adjust the display characteristics. The performance of all elements is to a standard that allows for further learning in this area.