Intro to Word Processing Software

● Productivity applications are applications that are commonly used at work or at school. The three
most used productivity applications are Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. Their equivalents in
Google Apps are Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. These are web based applications and not stored
on a physical hard drive. Google Drive is a file storage where you store all Google files and
documents.

Google Docs

● Google Docs is a free Web-Based application in which documents can be created, edited and stored
online. Files can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection and a full-featured Web
browser. Google Docs is a part of a comprehensive package of online applications offered by and
associated with Google. Aside from Google Docs, they also have Google Slides, Google Sheets, and
Google Forms, among others.

● Google Docs is similar to Microsoft Word, since both of them are word processing software. Microsoft
Word is a downloadable application, while Google Docs can be accessed using a web browser with an
internet connection. Microsoft Word has more features and functionalities, but Google Docs is simpler
and more collaboration friendly.

Intro to Presentation Software

● PowerPoint is the equivalent of Google Slides. Learning Google Slides is important because it is used
to create presentations or decks. I would use applications like this when making a report for
work/school.

Google Slides

● Google Slides is an online presentation app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way. You
can create multipurpose presentations, also known as decks, with just your web browser, since Google
Slides is a web­-based application. The best thing about Google Slides is that you can edit
presentations with friends or coworkers at the same time. You can access the same file and work on it
 together, in real time. Google Slides is a part of a comprehensive package of online applications
offered by and associated with Google. Aside from Google Slides they also have Google Docs, Google
Sheets, and Google Forms, among others.

● Just like how Google Docs is similar to Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint is the offline counterpart
of Google Slides. Microsoft PowerPoint is a downloadable presentations app that lets you produce
professional­-looking presentations. The amount of features in PowerPoint is vast compared to Slides

● Presentation software (Google Slides, MS PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.) are one of the most used
applications in business. Almost all business meetings that require knowledge or information transfer
utilizes presentation software. Even if you create documents in Google Docs and financial tables in
Google Sheets, you will still need to put all of these materials in a format that is easy to understand
and remember. In comes Google Slides, which is a simple yet very effective way of delivering
information.

● One of the advantages that Google Slides has over MS PowerPoint is its simplicity. Even though MS
PowerPoint has hundreds of features that Google Slides does not have, this lets you focus on what's
important. The simple user interface of Google Slides encourages simpler and more focused
presentations. Also, Google Slides is built for collaboration. When tasked to create a presentation
with a group of people, Google Slides makes it easy. The ability to easily share and simultaneously
edit a Google Drive document is the platform's biggest selling point.

Intro to Spreadsheet Software

● The equivalent of Google Sheets is Microsoft Excel. A spreadsheet is a file made of rows and columns.
It is used to store information. In a spreadsheet, you could input infinite information. On the other
hand, the data you could input in a table would be limited since a table is not as big as a
spreadsheet. It is important because we would be using them in the near future for our work to store
data and save time as well.

Google Sheets

● Google Sheets is a web­-based spreadsheet application that allows you to store and organize different
types of information. While you might think spreadsheets are only used by certain people to process
complicated numbers and data, they can actually be used for a variety of everyday tasks. Whether
you're starting a budget, planning a garden, or creating an invoice or just about anything else you
can think of, spreadsheets are a great way to organize information.

● Excel is Microsoft's version of Google Sheets (and vice versa). It is a spreadsheet program included in
Microsoft Office's productivity applications. In addition to its standard spreadsheet features, Excel
also offers programming support via Microsoft's Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), the ability to
access data from external sources via Microsoft’s Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE), and extensive
graphing and charting capabilities.
Formulas in Google Sheets

● MAX - For getting the highest number of the data inputted.

○ Ex. = MAX(range,value)
● MIN - For getting the lowest number of the data inputted.
○ Ex. = MIN(range,value)
● AVERAGE - For getting the average value of the data/numbers.
○ Ex. = AVERAGE(range,value)
● SUM - For getting the sum of the data/numbers.
○ Ex. = SUM(cell number/the cell(s) itself/themselves)
● SUMIF - Getting the sum of all numbers using a condition.
○ Ex. = SUMIF(value,” “, value) - with criteria
● AVERAGEIF - Getting the average with a specific criteria.
○ Ex. = AVERAGEIF(value,” “,value)
● COUNTIF - Getting the list of numbers and data in a certain range.
○ Ex. = COUNTIF(value,” “) or COUNTIF(value,cell,value)
● VLOOKUP - (cell,range,index)
○ Note: The range depends on the column. The index is the total number of the columns that
you will need for the data.
○ Ex. = VLOOKUP (C2,DATA!A2:D498,6)
● IF - (range,condition)
○ Ex. = IF(H2>20000, “over 20000”, “under 20000”)
● Conditional Formatting - For colors or any condition for a certain data range or cell.
● Absolute Formula - uses the dollar sign ($) before or after the range value.
○ Ex. = DATA!$K$2:$K$498,$C$2
● IF(ISBLANK)(CELL),”N/A”,VLOOKUP(CELL,DATA RANGE,INDEX))