today the lecture started off having just a few technical problems so helen asked us to answer some questions to kill time whilst she figured out how to fix the problem; the questions we were asked to answer were.
list all the microsoft office applications
* outlook (email and calendar)
* access (for creating and using databases)
* word (for creating typed documents)
* powerpoint (for creating slideshows)
* front page (for creating webpages)
* excel (for creating spreadsheets and charts)
and
* publisher (for creating documents to publish like phamlets or booklets)
list all the internet browsers
* moxilla firefox
* internet explorer
* safarri
* opera
new websites i have visited in the past week
* blackboard
* blogger.com
* image shack.us
Once we had finished answering all these questions the slide show was fixed and we got on with the lecture.
we discussed common pc tasks today and the things you could do on the pc, we also in this topic learnt about the functions of windows vista.
There are a few common skills and general knowledge that you have to possess to be able to complete common pc tasks these are:
* generic skills that apply to the use of most pc applications
* knowledge of how to perfom specific tasks within a specific application
there are many functions of windows vista these include:
* file management through my documents
* word processing through microsoft word - this program can be used for many other functions other than just typing documents it can be used for templates and file management also.
* spreadsheet creation - through microsoft powerpoint, through this application you can create spreadsheets for financing and you can also create graphs.
* powerpoint - through the microsoft powerpoint application you can create slides of information and put them together for a presentation.
* emailing - through microsoft outlook this is also a good application for not only sending emails but for also organising yourself as they have a calendar in the program.
* viewing pdf files - through the abode pdf reader you can read entire books and is really easy to post on the internet
* listening and watching audio and video - through applications such as windows media player you can watch your favorite videos and listen to music on your computer.
we were also told that during the course of the semester we would be taught how to use:
*End note - which i understand is a refrencing program that helps you refrence to the correct ECU standards
* and how to use the internet for academic purposes so that we can get the best out of it.
summary of workshop
this week in the workshop we learnt how to use microsoft word and excel effectivly to a university standard.
these links will take you to an upload of a screen print of my work
microsoft word - contents page
Reading task 1 - graphic file formatsthe article that i read today in the workshop contained tutorials on how to use programs such as abode photoshop. It provided an explanation of the diffrent types of photos and what the abbreviations of the photo type were for example:
.bmp = bitmap (when saving a photo in this format you can specify what bit rate you would like the photo saved at from 1 - 24)
.gif = compuserve ( gif is a compressed format photo it was designed to minimise file transfer time over phones)
.jpg = joint photographic experts group or jpeg (this is commonly used to display images on the internet jpeg images retain all colour)
.tiff = tagged image file format (this format is used to exchange files between applications and computer platforms)
psd & psp & spp = photoshop documents (all other mentioned formats are one layered photographs whereas theses are multi layered formats)
Reading summary 2 - using ms word for apa tasks
the article called using ms word for apa tasks was very helpful. it gave insight into how to do specific things through ms word. i learnt how to create dot leaders change the format of paragraphs and header & footers as well as how to insert images onto a word document.
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