1. MY JOURNEY THROUGH OFFICE APPLICATIONS By Bailey Tarvin
2. THE BEFORE ME Prior to taking Office Applications I used the
note pad program & penning things down, leaving me very
unorganized. I felt overwhelmed opening Microsoft Word &
PowerPoint because of all the features they offer. I actually dont
have them on my computer because I didnt think Id ever learn to use
them.
3. MY EXPERIENCE WITH MICROSOFT WORD Over the course of this
class I learned how to navigate Microsoft word. I learned how to
use many, if not all of the features such as: Headers & Footers
Hyperlinks WordArt, ClipArt & SmartArt Changing the layout of
pages Endnotes & Footnotes & their differences Inserting or
creating a table of contents Creating mailing labels Spelling &
grammar checking, word count, & many other things.
4. TABLE OF CONTENTS The best thing I learned from the Word
portion of the class was inserting the Table of Contents. Heres how
its done. Open a new document or one youve already began &
click the references tab. click the Table Of Contents & choose
a table that automatically updates or a manual table. Manual Table-
for a manual table click the table of contents icon. Scroll down to
manual & click it. This sets up a template you can write
chapters or sections on. Automatic Table- follow steps for the
manual table but instead of choosing manual select an automatic.
Automatics update themselves if you format the headings of your
sections with a 1-3 format, or click the Update Table icon next to
the table of contents icon.
5. ERMAHGERD INSERTS!! Inserts for Microsoft Word Pages- Cover
pages, Blank Pages, & page breaks! Tables- Information tables,
Calendars, double tables, Matrixes, & Tabular lists!
Illustrations- SmartArt, ClipArt, Shapes & photos! Links-
Hyperlinks, bookmarks & cross-references! Headers, footers
& page numbers! Symbols & equations! Text- WordArt, Texts
Boxes, Signature Lines, & the date & time!
6. 2/10/2014 THE SKINNY ON INSERTS Heres the how to on two
insert able things. Calendars- click the insert tab & find the
section labeled tables. Click it. Then click Quick Tables. Scroll
down & choose a calendar. You can click the file tab &
select new & search for more templates on office.com. Time
& Date- on the insert tab find the Text section. Click the Time
& Date icon & select the format you like. Click Update
automatically if youd rather not go in & change it
manually.
7. SAVING YOUR WORK I would have never known about all the
different options for saving. Now that I do I can protect my work.
Remember to save OFTEN! Save As- to first save a new document, go
to the file tab & click save as & give it a name. After
that you can click the plain save button. Save & Send- on the
file tab find save & send. Save & Send files via E-mail,
attachments, PDFs, & Internet faxes (fax service provider) with
this. Or save it to the Web for your blog. Info Button- This tells
you about your work & lets you change things. You can change
permissions to make it hard for people to edit, or copy. You can
look for issues so you can share, & manage the versions of your
document.
8. MICROSOFT PUBLISHER I was excused from the Microsoft
publisher section of this class in exchange for taking the unit on
Excel in Office Applications 2. So in place of that slide I will
add three chronological photos of the cutest little boy in the
world. Enjoy.
9. MY FEELINGS ABOUT MICROSOFT POWERPOINT Even after taking
this class I still have issues using PowerPoint. Setting up the
timing of the transitions & animations is very easily
forgotten. Im sure with practice it will become easier. The best
thing about doing this unit is being able to get creative with the
designs & selecting the animations & transitions of the
slides.
10. FEATURES OF POWERPOINT I may not be totally competent using
PowerPoint, but it does have a lot of fun features to play around
with. Such as: Selecting slide layouts, themes & different
shape styles. Inserting photos, videos, SmartArt, WordArt, Charts,
& Tables. Inserting Audio clips, Videos, & Clip Art.
Creating transitions, & adding Animations. Previewing &
practicing your presentation. Thesaurus, & translating
11. ANIMATIONS & TRANSITIONS I loved giving life to my
work. Heres how to add animation & transitions. Animations
Transitions Select something to animate. A transition is the effect
you Under the animations tab click get when going from one slide to
animation styles or add animation. another. Open up a slide &
go to Pick an animation & click it. You can the design tab
& pick a theme. have one type of each animation. Now go to the
transitions tab & Select the animation pane icon. A box select
a transition for each slide will appear on the right. Click play
& or apply one transition to all watch the animations. Right
click an slides. To adjust the time before animation & select
timing. Delay the the slide changes check the After animation so it
starts after the box & put in the amount of time previous one
ends or start it with on youll need to present the slide click.
Insert a time & hit play. plus a few seconds.
12. THESAURUS & TRANSLATE The thesaurus is useful because
of the limited space offered. Changing words can help. Access the
thesaurus by clicking the review tab. Its in the Proofing section.
Or click the ALT button on the keyboard & press the R key, then
the E key, & click a word to substitute. Right clicking the
word & hovering over Synonyms & then looking at the bottom
of the offered list & clicking the thesaurus option works too.
At times there are words in the synonyms area to use. Use translate
to present to a more diverse group . First, go to translate in the
review tab & click it. Then pick the language youll use (I used
Spanish) & that box will close. Next, click Translate again
& elect whether youre translating a section of text or just a
word or phrase & select the option youd like. My next slide
will be the product of Translate in Spanish. * Note: The
translation isnt always correct, you may want research &
translate it on your own & try it on someone you know.
13. TESAURO Y TRADUCIR El tesauro es til debido al espacio
limitado Traducir es til si hay personas que no estn ofrecido.
Cambio de palabras puede ayudar. familiarizados con el lenguaje
utilizado en la presentacin Acceso al Tesauro haciendo clic en la
ficha revisar. Est en la seccin de correccin. O haga clic en el
botn ALT en el teclado & En primer lugar, vaya a traducir en la
ficha revisar y haga clic en l. Luego elige el idioma que desea
usar oprima la tecla R, luego la tecla E &, haga (yo us a
Espaol) & la caja se clic en una palabra para sustituir. Clic
cerrar. A continuacin, haga clic otra derecho en la palabra &
revoloteando sobre vez en traducir & decidir si traduces
sinnimos & mirando la parte inferior de la una seccin del texto
o simplemente lista ofrecida & haga clic en la opcin una
palabra o frase y seleccione la tesauro tambin funciona. A veces
hay opcin que le gustara. Mi siguiente buenas palabras en la zona
de sinnimos diapositiva ser la misma que sta para utilizar. pero en
espaol.
14. 14 RANDOM FEATURES Inserts: Tables Pictures, Clip Art &
Screenshots Shapes, SmartArt, & Charts Hyperlinks, &
Actions Headers & Footers, Text Boxes, WordArt, Date &
Time, Slide Numbers, & Embedded Objects Video & Audio
Equations & Symbols All of these Inserts can be found on the
inserts tab & are used the same way they are used in Microsoft
Word except the embedding a video from YouTube feature. They
removed it. Adding Notes! Notes are used to help you recall key
points. You can make print outs of the notes or use them on the
computer while presenting. Add notes by typing them at the bottom
of a slide where it says click to add notes. Themes! Themes are how
a slides background will look. To add or change them go to design
tab & browse for one, click it. Next to the themes, youll find
Colors, Fonts & Effects. Colors changes the colors on the
theme. Fonts change the script, & Effects change your inserts
& fonts. 1/27/2014
15. CLOSING STATEMENT Ive learned a lot throughout this course.
Just because there are many options doesnt mean its hard to learn
& use. Both programs have very similar & useful features.
Inserts, for example, make your presentation more interesting &
memorable. The Word Count feature can help you manage the length of
an essay. The ability to review & practice presentations on
PowerPoint assists with making sure you & your audience have
sufficient time on each slide. Make sure to give yourself more time
if you plan to talk over slides. Overall, I became proficient at
navigating both programs & utilizing them to make more
affective, creative & personalized presentations.