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■It refers to the software that people use
to create and produce documents,
presentations, databases, charts, and
graphs.
■Productivity tools helps you create
professional quality documents,
presentation, graphics, and more.
Common productivity tools
1. Microsoft word
2. Microsoft excel
3. Microsoft PowerPoint
4. LibreOffice
In this time, we have many options to use of to
explore productivity software, like
LibreOffice, a Free and Open
Source Productivity Suite, which
matches and perhaps could even
exceed the overall features,
advantages, and benefits of their
counterpart.
Microsoft Word is a part of Microsoft
Office, but can also be bought
separately.
Microsoft Word
• Sometimes called Winword, MS Word, or Word,
Microsoft Word is a word processor published by
Microsoft. It is one of the office productivity
applications included in the Microsoft Office suite.
Originally developed by Charles Simonyi and Richard
Brodie, it was first released in 1983.
• Microsoft Word is available for Microsoft Windows,
Apple macOS, Android, and Apple iOS. It can also run
on the Linux operating system.
Microsoft Word
•What is Microsoft Word used for?
•Microsoft Word allows you to create
professional-quality documents, reports,
letters, and résumés. Unlike a plain text
editor, Microsoft Word has features
including spell check, grammar check, text
and font formatting, HTML support, image
support, advanced page layout, and more.
Microsoft Word
•A part of Microsoft office package. It
provides to create a letter, application
or any type of document that may
contains text, pictures, table, graphics
and other more special effects, styles
& formats applicable in the paragraph
and documents.
Microsoft Word
• It provides to create paragraph in
attractive style. This package allow
to save your document with .doc (in
Old version) and .docx (in Newer
Version) at any given location of
computer hard drive partition.
Similar to other word processors, it has helpful
tools to make documents.
• Spelling & grammar checker, word count (this
also counts letters and lines)
• Speech recognition
• Inserts pictures in documents
• Choice of typefaces
• Tables
• Displays synonyms of words and can read out
the text
• Prints in different ways
MS-Word 2013 Screen Component.
Tab
Tab
Ribbon
Tab
Ribbon
Tab
Ribbon
Status Bar
Quick Access Toolbar Title Bar Dialog box launcher Close Button
Tab
Tab
the text in a
Word
document. It
is a blank
section of a
Vertical Ruler
word Scroll Bar
processor. It
allows the
Working Area
user to create
Status Bar content.
Zoom Control
Quick Access Toolbar Title Bar Dialog box launcher Close Button
Tab
Working Area
Status Bar Zoom Control
Mail Merge
Mail Merge
• It is a Word’s way of generating mass
mailings.
• It involves combining a list of names
and addresses to individually address
to each person / receiver on the list.
• You can use Mail Merge to create
envelopes or address labels, as well
as form letters.
Mail Merge
Horizontal
Scroll Bar
The PowerPoint Window
Ribbon The Ribbon is the second section of the PowerPoint window. It consist
of the following components.
• Menus − They located at the top section below the title bar and
contain groups of related commands i.e. File, Home, Insert, Design,
Transitions, Animation, Slide Show, Review, View, Help menus.
• Groups (Group Name) − Groups are the combination of organized
related commands. Each group name appears below the group
section.
• Commands (Group of Command) − They are the predefined
instructions of the executable program. It exists in the form of Icons
in the ribbon, e.g a group of Slide which contains new slide, layout,
reset, section, etc.
Tab Tab is a category name of
In the File tab, you can open feature option. Each tab has
Menus a separate ribbon that
the Backstage view which
allows you to access the contains a number of
basic commands in features button divided into
PowerPoint i.e. create a group. Tab is present at the
new presentation, open below of Title bar. Ex – File,
existing ones, save Home, Insert, etc.
presentation, print option,
share, export and many
other options.
Dialog
box
launcher
A dialog box launcher is
a small icon that
appears in a group.
Users click this icon to
open related dialog
boxes or task panes that
provide more options
that relate to the group.
There are three types of Scroll Bar. Horizontal and Scroll
Vertical Scroll Bars. The Vertical Scroll Bar displayed
at the right side of the window, when page will be Bar
wider through Zoom in option and page not fully
display horizontally, Horizontal Scroll Bar display
automatically at this time. The Vertical Scroll Bar
displayed at the left side of the window, is to view the
slide pane.
This panel allows you to manipulate the
percentage (%) of vision of the page
currently being worked on. You can
decrease or increase the zoom factor by the
zoom-out symbol (represented by minus -),
zoom-in (sum symbol +) respectively.
Zoom
Panel
They are the four buttons left to the Zoom control contains a series of
icons. It allows you to switch among the PowerPoint views.
• Normal view − This shows normal view of the presentation with the
slide sheet on the right and slide thumbnails to the left. This view
allows you to select the working slide and also rearrange them.
• Slide Sorter view − It displays all the slides in a tabular form. This view
allows you to arrange the slides only.
• Reading View − This window will allow you to read the slide carefully.
However, you cannot perform any editing.
• Slide Show − This displays/runs all the slides along with animations,
sounds that you have given to the presentation.
Slide Views
Buttons
Status bar
It is a bar located in the lower
area of the powerpoint
document window that shows
information related to the
current page such as the slide
number.
This panel allows you to add an opinion on
the slide that is activated for those who are
in charge of modifying this document. It is
not displayed during the presentation. It
can observe and take into consideration
your message.
Notes
Section
Slide area – It is the area where the slide or document is going to work.
It allows updating, editing and adding, deleting content, inserting
images, shapes to the selected sheet. It has a series of panels such as
notes and zoom, which simplify the work.
Slide Area
Slide sheet
Slide sheet – It is the sheet that shows
you a scheme with a title and work area.
Besides that, it allows you to visualize a
thumbnail of the created slide
Help
In previous versions, it appeared an icon
above, next to the title bar that offered you
general information about functions and
powerpoint aspects. In the most recent
versions, it is included in the menu bar with
the name of Help. selecting the Help menu
and click on “?”. It will open the PowerPoint
help window where you can browse from.
The second help is a search bar with a light
bulb icon that tells me (tell me). You can
also makes search for a particular
command.
The menus and toolbars
•PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint
2021 PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint 2016
PowerPoint 2013 PowerPoint 2010
Working with the ribbon
• When you open a PowerPoint document, the ribbon
appears as a row of labels, or what we call tabs.
• The commands and functions that were formerly in menus
and toolbars in earlier versions of PowerPoint are still
there.
1. Home
The Home tab holds the Cut and Paste features, Font
and Paragraph options, and what you need to add and
organize slides.
2. Insert
Set up how your slides change from one to the next on the Transitions
tab. Find a gallery of the possible transitions in the Transition to This
Slide group – click More button at the side of the gallery to see all
of them.
5. Animations
On the Slide Show tab, set up the way that you want
to show your presentation to others.
7. Review
Example:
• https://www.microsoft.com – address
• microsoft - display text
• https://www.microsoft.com – address at the
same time display text
Link to a website
1. Opening PowerPoint Program. (Click Start button, type PowerPoint and press
Enter).
2. Select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use a hyperlink.
3. Select Insert tab and in the Links group,
click Link.
4. Select Existing File or Web page, and choose the:
• Text to display: type the text that you want to appear as hyperlink.
• ScreenTip: Type the text that you want to appear when the user hovers over
the hyperlink (optional).
• Current Folder, Browsed Pages,
or Recent Files: Select where you want to link to.
• Address: if you haven’t already selected a location above, insert the
URL for the website you want to link to.
5. Select OK.
Link a slide in the same presentation
1. Opening PowerPoint program. (click Start button, type PowerPoint and
press Enter)
2. Select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use as a hyperlink.
3. Select Insert tab > Links group, click Link button and select an option:
• Place in This Document: Link to a specific slide in your presentation.
• Create New Document: Link from your presentation to another
presentation.
• E-mail Address: Link a displayed email address to open up a user's
email program.
4. Fill in the Text to display, ScreenTip, and where you want to link to.
5. Select OK.
Change the color of a hyperlink
You can also change the color of a hyperlink. If
you want to change the display text of a link to
blue or any other color.
1. Select the hyperlink you want to re-color.
2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, select down
arrow next to the Font Color button to open
the menu of colors.
3. Select the appropriate color that you want
for the hyperlink.
Integrating Images
Integrating Images
In Microsoft word processing you can do a lot of things to
make your documents look good and presentable. One of
its function is to integrate image. Word processing refers
to an application program for manipulating text-based
documents; the electronic equivalent of paper, pen,
typewriter, eraser, and most likely, dictionary and
thesaurus.
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Common Error Values That You Can
Encounter from Faulty Formulas
4. #N/A – appears when
A) an inappropriate value was given for the lookup_value argument
in the HLOOKUP, LOOKUP, MATCH, or VLOOKUP worksheet function,
B) the VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, or MATCH worksheet function was used
to locate a value in an unsorted table,
C) an array formula (array formula: A formula that performs
multiple calculations on one or more sets of values, and then
returns either a single result or multiple results.
Array formulas are enclosed between braces { } and are entered by
pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.) is using an argument that is not the
same number of rows or columns as the range that contains the
array formula,
D) one or more required arguments were omitted from a built-in or
custom worksheet function,
E) a custom worksheet function that you use is not available and
F) a macro that you run enters a function that returns #N/A.
Solution is optionally, if error checking is turned on in Excel, click the button that appears next to the cell
that displays the error, click Show Calculation Steps if it appears, and then click the resolution that is
appropriate for your data.
Common Error Values That You Can
Encounter from Faulty Formulas
• 1. Empowerment Technologies
• 2. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language. It can compute costs incurred in the creation of projects, or create tables for findings in the researchers, and then create reports for business or research that you
are doing. It is also a collaboration tool for financial analysis or modelling.
• 3. Title Bar Ribbon Quick Access Toolbar View Buttons Zoom Controls File Tab
• 8. A formula is an expression which calculates the value of a cell. Functions are predefined formulas and are already available in Excel.
• 9. Functions Built-in Formulas Operator Asterisk (*) = Multiplication Operator Caret (^) = Raises Number to a Power Operator Plus (+) = Addition Operator Minus (-) = Subtraction Reference Name of specific cell to use Constants Values entered directly into a
formula
• 10. FUNCTION PURPOSE =SUM Calculates the SUM of the values of a range of cells. =AVERAGE Calculates the ARITHMETIC MEAN of a range of cells or values. =MAX Gives the MAXIMUM value in a range of cells or values. =MIN Gives the MINIMUM
values in a range of cells or values. =COUNT Counts the number of cells in a range of cells or values. =IF Shows a series of calculations using the same formula, but a different value for each calculation to determine whether the formula is true or false.
• 11. FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS PMT Computes the payment required to amortize a loan over a specified number of periods. IPMT Computes the interest portion of an individual loan payment, assuming a constant payment and interest rate. NPER Computes the
number of periods required to amortize a loan, given a specified payment. SLN Calculates a straight-line depreciation for an asset.
• 12. LOGICAL FUNCTIONS IF Applies a logical test that results in a True or False. Nested IF Creates a hierarchy of tests. AND Returns FALSE if any of its arguments are false, and returns TRUE only if all of its arguments are true.
• 13. TEXT FUNCTIONS CLEAN Removes all nonprintable characters. CONCATENATE Combines text from multiple fields into one cell. EXACT Compares two text strings to see if they are the same. LEFT Returns the first num_characters in a text string.
UPPER Converts text into all-uppercase characters (SHIFT + F3).
• 14. DATE & TIME FUNCTIONS TODAY() Inserts the current date NOW() Inserts both the current date and time. WEEKDAY Returns the day of the week for a specific date. DAYS Calculates the number of days between two dates.
• 15. LOOKUP AND REFERENCE FUNCTIONS VLOOKUP Searches the first column of a table_array and returns a value from the same row in the column indicated by col_index_num. HLOOKUP Searches the first row of table_array and returns a value from
the same column, in the row indicated by row_index_num. ROWS Returns the number of rows in the specified range.
• 16. MATH & TRIG FUNCTIONS SUMIF Combines the IF and SUM functions to add specific values in a range according to the criterion you supply. COUNTIF Similar to SUMIF, but count cells in the specified range that match your specified criterion.
PRODUCT Multiplies all of its arguments. ROUND Rounds a number by using this function for a specific number of digits.
• 17. Function Formula Sum =SUM( ) Average =AVERAGE( ) Today() =TODAY() Concatenate =CONCAT( ) =FUNCTION(Cells) Cell Formula , Separated cells : Range of consecutive cells ( ) [ } Enclosure of cells * - / x Basic Operations
• 18. FUNCTION FORMULA Sum =SUM( ) Average =AVERAGE( ) Max =MAX( ) Min =MIN( ) FUNCTION FORMULA Count =COUNT( ) CountA =COUNTA( ) Concatenate =CONCAT( ) Round =ROUND( )
• 19. EASY WAY 1. Create the table with rows & columns of data. 2. Select all the desired cells. 3. Go to the HOME/FORMULA tab, find the AUTOSUM Command. 4. Click the dropdown arrow and select the desired function.
• 20. 1. Create the table with rows & columns of data. 2. Select all the desired cells.
Order of Operations
• Key Terms
• Mail Merge – a feature that allows you to create documents and combine or
merge them with another document or data file.
• Form Document – the document that contains the main body of the message
we want to convey or send.
• Data File – includes the individual information or data or the recipient’s
information.
• Merge Field/Place Holder – marks the position on your form document where
individual data or information will be inserted.
• .JPG – file extension for the Joint Photographic Experts Group picture file.
• .PNG – file extension for Portable Network Graphics image file.
• .GIF – file extension for the Graphics Interchange Format image file.
• Clipart – line art drawings or images used as a generic representation for ideas
and objects.
• Smart Art – predefined sets of different shapes grouped together to form
ideas that are organizational or structural in nature.
• Text Wrap – adjusts how the image behaves around other objects or text.
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Sources:
• https://support.microsoft.com
• https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/word2013/getting-to-know-word/1/
• https://cdn.ablebits.com/_img-blog/mail-merge/mail-merge-from-
excel.png
• https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/microsoft-word.htm
• https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/excel.htm
• https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-correct-a-div-0-
error-3a5a18a9-8d80-4ebb-a908-
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