DAR ES SALAAM INSTUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND LABORATORY

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN LABORATORY SCIENCE

COURSE CODE : COU 07101

COURSE TITLE : COMPUTER BASICS & OFFICE APPLICATION

TYPE OF WORK : ASSIGNMENT.

PARTICIPANT

No. NAMES REG NUMBER PROGRAM

1. JOEL C YAMSEBO 230444463115 BT23LS
1. Formatting Cells in Excel:

Steps:

Select the cell or range of cells you want to format.

Right-click and choose "Format Cells" or go to the "Home" tab, and in the "Number" group, use
the dropdown to choose the desired format.

In the "Format Cells" dialog box, you can set various formatting options like Number,
Alignment, Font, Border, Fill, etc.

2. Macros in MS Excel:

Macros in Excel are sequences of instructions that automate tasks. You can record a series of
actions and play them back as needed.

To use macros, go to the "View" tab, click on "Macros," and choose "Record Macro." Perform
your actions, stop recording, and then you can run the macro whenever needed.

3. Difference between Footnotes and Endnotes:

Footnotes: Appear at the bottom of each page, usually at the end of the document.

Endnotes: Are collected at the end of the document, typically on a separate page.

4. Inserting Sound into Word Document:

Steps:

Go to the "Insert" tab.

Click on "Audio" and choose either "Online Audio" to insert from the web or "Audio on My
PC..." to insert a local file.

Adjust settings as needed.

5. Order of Operation (Precedence) in Excel Formulas:

Parentheses

Exponents

Multiplication and Division (left to right)

Addition and Subtraction (left to right)

6. Ribbons in MS Office:

The Ribbon is the top part of the Microsoft Office applications (like Word, Excel) that organizes
commands into a series of tabs.

Each tab contains groups of related commands.

7. Quick Parts in MS Office:

Quick Parts are reusable pieces of content or other document properties that you can save and
reuse in different documents.

Examples include document properties, fields, and formatted text.

8. Creating an Email Signature:

In Outlook, go to "File" > "Options."

Click on "Mail" in the left pane.

In the "Compose messages" section, click on "Signatures."

Click on "New" to create a new signature, enter the details, and click "OK."
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Harnett, Donald L. & Horrell, James F. (1998). Data, statistics, and decision models with Excel.
Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-13398-8.

Gordon, Andy ( 2021). "The ultimate Excel worksheet function". microsoft.com.

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Heiser, David A. (2008). "Microsoft Excel 2000, 2003 and 2007 faults, problems, workarounds
and fixes". Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.