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Topic
10
Using
Microsoft
Office
Applications
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this topic, you should be able to:
1. Effectively use the three Microsoft Office applications Microsoft
Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
INTRODUCTION
In order to become a successful open and distance learner, you need basic
knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. These applications are contained in
a software package installed in many desktop personal computers and laptops.
The applications include Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Preferably, you
should have a personal computer in front of you while reading this topic as you
need hands-on practice to better understand the contents.

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INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT WORD
10.1
Microsoft Word (MS Word) is one of the applications in Microsoft Office. It is a
powerful word processor used to create professional-looking documents. The
different versions of MS Word are Word 97, Word 98, Word 2000, Word ME,
Word XP and Word 2007. The latest version is Word 2010, but many computers
still use the second most recent version, namely MS Word 2007. In the following
sections, you will be shown the basics of using MS Word to write and format
documents.
10.1.1 Creating a Basic Document
To use MS Word to write your assignment, you can begin by creating a new
document. To do this, you either:
(a) Double click the „Microsoft Office Word‰ icon that looks like this
one which is usually found on the computer screen desktop; or
(b) Use the taskbarÊs Start button. It is shown as a circular Windows logo on the
bottom left corner of the screen (Figure 10.1). Click Start (1) Click All
Programs (2) Microsoft Office (3) (The menu will expand) Microsoft
Office Word (4).

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Figure 10.1: Starting a new document in MS Word using the taskbar

The new document you have created appears on the screen as a blank sheet of
paper within the document window with the title „Document1 Microsoft
Word‰ (Figure 10.2).
Figure 10.2: The general look of a new Word document with the location of common
Windows and Office tools, buttons and icons indicated

The long strip at the top of the screen is the „title bar‰, which shows the name of
the document in view followed by the name of the program that is „Microsoft
Word‰. When you start a new document, it is named Document1 (or Document2,
Document3 and etc.) by default until it is saved as a different filename.
On the rightmost of the title bar are the generic Windows buttons representing
instructions to minimise, maximise, restore and close the window.
10.1.2 Using the Tool Tabs
When you click on each of the tab names (e.g.: Home, Insert, Page Layout, and
etc.), the strip of icons located just below the tab name will change. This strip is
called the „ribbon‰.
For example, the „Home‰ tab puts on the ribbon commonly used tools such as
text format, font and styles options; the „Insert‰ tab lets you insert things like
page breaks, tables, images, and headers and footers; „Page Layout‰ will have
setting controls for margins, page orientation and document size, among others;
while the „Review‰ tab contains commands to check spelling, track changes and
word count.
Now, take notice of the two icons here: . These „launchers‰ open up
something when you click on them. They are usually found on the ribbon next to
a bigger icon or in the corner of an icon group.
Clicking on the former will cause a dropdown menu to appear, which contains all
available options for that iconÊs function. Click on the latter and a dialog box will
open up to offer more choices for the operation you wish to perform (Figure 10.3).

Figure 10.3: Example of the „Font‰ dialog box, which is accessed by clicking the small
corner icon (circled) on the ribbon
10.1.3 The Quick Access Toolbar
The purpose of the „Quick Access‰ toolbar (see Figure 10.2) is to provide easy
access and customised functionality for the user. This means icons that you
frequently use can be added to this toolbar, thus creating shortcuts that can save
you time from navigating through tabs. Try adding a shortcut by doing the
following Activity.

ACTIVITY 10.1
Start up MS Word and try the steps below:
1. Click the small triangle just to the right of the Quick Access toolbar
(a dropdown menu will appear).
2. Select More Commands (a dialog box will appear).
The dialog box is generally split into two list boxes (each containing a
list of icons) separated by a couple of buttons (Figure 10.4).
3. Click Insert Picture from File on left box, then click the Add
button in the middle. (The icon will move to the right).
4. Click OK. You can now see an extra icon on the Quick Access
toolbar. This enables you to quickly add images and photos into the
document you are working.
You can add other icons to this toolbar such as „Print Preview‰, so that
you can access these functions with a single click of the mouse.
Figure 10.4: The dialog box for adding extra Quick Access icons

10.1.4 Shortcut Menus
You can also use the shortcut menu to cut, copy, paste or do any other functions
in MS Word. To do this, you must first highlight the text that you want to edit. To
highlight, click and hold the mouse and drag the cursor over the area concerned.
Then right-click on the highlighted text. A popup menu will appear with options
(Figure 10.5). Click on the command you want (i.e., Cut, Copy, Paste, Font and
etc.) to perform the desired operation.
Figure 10.5: The popup menu that appears after a right click on the highlighted text.
10.1.5 Enhancing Your Word Document
Documents can be enhanced by formatting text, inserting tables and illustrations,
and etc. Complete the steps below; the screenshots and explanations that follow
will take you through the rest of the enhancement exercise.
(a) Start a new MS Word document.
(b) Type the text as seen in Figure 10.6.

(c) Click the Office Button (labelled in Figure 10.2); select Save (A „Save As‰
dialog box will appear).
(d) Save your document under the file name „OUMhist.doc‰ by typing this
name in the corresponding text box at the bottom of the dialog box, then
click Save.
Figure 10.6: An MS Word document with unformatted text
You are now ready to make enhancements to the document, beginning with
functions to format text so that the document looks more presentable and
professional.
(a) Format Text
Text can be formatted in numerous ways. You can change the style, colour
and size, or bold, italicise and underline it. To do some of these, follow the
steps below:
(i) Highlight the text to be formatted by dragging the mouse over
them while holding down the left button. Release the button after
highlighting.
(ii) Click the Home tab (if the ribbon is not on Home), then choose
the appropriate commands such as font style, size, bold, and etc.
(Figure 10.7).

Figure 10.7: Text formatting options
ACTIVITY 10.2
Make the following formatting on the text in the OUMhist file:
(a) Apply a Title style to the title of the text (the first two lines).
(b) Apply the Subtitle style to the third line of the text.
(c) Bold the text „Open University Malaysia‰.
(d) Make the font size of the date „10th August 2000‰ smaller and
make it underlined.
(e) Change the text „Private Higher Education Institution Act, 1996‰
to a different font and italicise it.
The end result of these changes should look similar to Figure 10.8.

Figure 10.8: A Word document with text formatting done
(b) Insert Table
You can insert a table in a Word document. Follow the procedures stated
below. Please refer to Figures 10.9a through 10.9c.
(i) Click on area in the document where you want the table to be
placed. The cursor (a blinking vertical line) will appear on that area
(Figure 10.9a).
(ii) Select the Insert tab, then click on the Table icon. A dropdown menu
will appear.
(iii) Give your table dimensions, e.g.: 5 columns; 2 rows, by hovering
your mouse over the appropriate number of boxes in the menu
(Figure 10.9b).

Figure 10.9a: Cursor (circled) on the area where the table will be inserted
Figure 10.9b: The Table dropdown menu

Figure 10.9c: Document with an empty table of 5 columns by 2 rows
You will see the selected boxes are highlighted. Also note that the
information on the bar at the top of the menu will change according to the
number of boxes (or table dimension) that you choose, e.g.: 22; 23; 52;
and etc.
(iv) Click on the bottom right box of the dimension that you have chosen
and the table will appear on your document as seen in Figure 10.9c.
Also notice that a couple of new tabs called „Design‰ and „Layout‰ (under
„Table Tools‰) have been added, which will help you make modifications to
the table.
(c) Insert Graphics
You can also insert graphical elements (such as photographs, cartoons,
illustrations, charts and graphs) into your Word document. To insert a
picture, follow the steps below. Also, please refer to Figures 10.10a and
10.10b.

Figure 10.10a: The dialog box to insert picture
Figure 10.10b: Document with a picture (photograph in this case). Notice the additional
tab and ribbon with relevant options for formatting picture.

(i) Click to place the cursor where you want the picture to be inserted. On
the Insert tabÊs ribbon, click on Picture to insert a picture from file
(e.g., photograph in jpg file format).
(ii) A file manager dialog box will appear to help you find the picture file
that you want to use (Figure 10.10a).
(iii) Once you have located and selected to picture file, click the Insert
button and the dialog box will close. The picture is now inserted in
your document (Figure 10.10b).
Just like it was with inserting a table, adding graphics to your document
will cause new tab(s) to appear, but this time under the „Picture Tools‰ set.
The Format tab here will enable you to adjust the placement of your graphic
on the page.
(d) Insert Page Numbers
In a document with multiple pages, it is important to have the pages
numbered. To insert page numbers, simply click on Insert tab Page
Number. A dropdown menu will appear .
Hover the mouse pointer over the menu options and the menu will cascade
to reveal more choices for each of the option. When you have decided on
the page number format that you want, simply click on the one you have
picked and the page numbering is done.
10.1.6 Spell Check Your Document
In MS Word, under the Review tab are useful functions for improving your
written assignment, i.e., the proofing tools. These are organised inside the
„Proofing‰ group on the ribbon (Figure 10.11a). Using them, you can look up the
thesaurus, and check spelling and grammar in English, among other things.

Figure 10.11a: The group of functions in the Proofing panel (part of the Review tab)
To check spelling and grammar:
(a) Just click on the Spelling Grammar icon. A dialog box (Figures 10.11b)
will appear showing the first error detected by MS Word.
(b) You can decide whether to change or ignore the suggested correction. After
each correction (or ignore command), the program will sequentially check
through the entire document from the first page to the last, or until you
prompt it to stop by clicking Cancel.
Figure 10.11b: The Spelling Grammar dialog box

10.1.7 Saving Your File
You must save a document after editing and before closing it, so that changes
made are retained when you retrieve the file later. In MS Word 2007, this is done
through the Office Button (if you can recall, this is shown in Figure 10.2).
To save your document:
(a) Click the Office Button Save (on the dropdown menu, see Figure 10.12a)
to save the file under the same name (indicated on the title bar); or
(b) Select Save As to save the file as a different filename, in a different folder or
in a different file type (such as for an older version of MS Word or as a PDF
document).
Notice that when you hover your mouse over the Save As function,
the menu will expand to show more available options as Figure 10.12a
illustrates.
Figure 10.12a: The dropdown menu of the Office Button

There are a number of reasons why you would want to save the file as a
different file type. One of which is to ensure that your document can be
opened on computers that still use the old versions of MS Word.
When you select Save As, a dialog box will be displayed to let you perform
the operations that you want (Figure 10.12b):
Figure 10.12b: The Save As dialog box
(c) At the Save As dialog box, navigate using the left and right panes to locate the
folder „My Documents‰. This is where most users save their files. It is usually
found in the location exemplified by this location bar:
(d) Name or rename the file if you like using the text input box situated at the
lower part of the dialog box.

(e) Below the text box is the Save as type list box, which when clicked on, will
reveal a list of file types that you can choose to save your document as. Pick
„Word 972003 Document‰.
(f) Then, click Save. You will now have a file that is compatible will previous
versions of MS Word.
10.1.8 Word Help
To help you understand more about the features in MS
Word, you can seek out the „Word Help‰ function
(Figure 10.13a), which can be accessed by either
pressing the „F1‰ key or clicking the „?‰ icon, which
can be found at the top right corner of the window.
Using the search bar near the top, try to find out more about document
formatting by:
(a) Typing „formatting‰ in the search box. Then, click the search icon (the
magnifier) and press „Enter‰.
Figure 10.13a: The Word Help window

(b) A list of „results‰ associated with formatting will appear (Figure 10.13b).
(c) You can use this feature to seek answers to queries that you may have when
using MS Word.
Figure 10.13b: Example of a search results in Word Help

10.1.9 Printing
To help you understand more about the features in MS Word, you can seek out
the Word Help function (Figure 10.14a), which can be accessed
Before you print a document, it might be a good idea to preview it. For that,
follow the steps below:
(a) Click the Office Button Hover on Print (the menu will expand to show
more choices) Select Print Preview (Figure 10.14a).
Figure 10.14a: Print menu
You will now see a window that shows your document as it would appear
when printed (Figure 10.14b). If you are satisfied with how it looks, close
this window. Now we can do the actual printing.

Figure 10.14b: Print Preview

(b) Click the Office Button Select Print (the Print dialog box will come out
(Figure 10.14c).
Figure 10.14c: The Print dialog box
(c) Select Printer (it must be connected to your computer either physically or
through the network).
(d) Review, select or adjust all other print parameters (such as „Page range‰
and „Copies‰).
(e) Click OK, and your document will be printed.

10.1.10 Cut, Copy Paste; Undo, Redo Repeat
With MS Word, you can erase, copy or move blocks of text easily by using the
Cut, Copy or Paste commands. These are represented by the following icons on
the Home tab:
Cut: Highlighting a block of text and then clicking this button will cause
the text to be cleared from the screen.
Copy: Clicking this button will make a copy of the highlighted text which
is temporarily saved on the ÂClipboardÊ(i.e. the computerÊs memory).
Paste: Click on this button to insert whatever text (or graphic) that is
saved on the Clipboard onto the part of the document where the cursor is
situated.
You can also reverse some of the edits you made on the document, reinstate them
if you wish or repeat certain actions with a single click, using the following icons
on the Quick Access toolbar (see Figure 10.2):
Undo: Click to cancel the edits you have made. They will be undone in the
order of the most recent action first.
Redo: Click this if you want to call back the action that you have undone.
Repeat: This button will instruct MS Word to repeat the last action that
you performed, such as inserting a block of text or a picture; or changing
some text to bold.
MICROSOFT EXCEL
10.2
Microsoft Excel is a powerful and flexible program that allows you to create
professional-looking spreadsheets. It can perform numerous functions to assist
you in your projects, such as automatic calculation, sorting and filtering of data
sets; and organising, analysing and formatting data for presentation in the forms
of charts and graphs. A spreadsheet program is often used by:
(a) Accounts officers of companies for stock-taking, accounting, payroll, and
etc.;
(b) Teachers for recording studentsÊ marks;

(c) Scientists for analysing the results of experiments; and
(d) Any individual as a personal finance analysis tool.
In the next Sections (10.2.1 through 10.2.6), the following will be discussed:
(a) Starting/exiting MS Excel;
(b) Exploring MS Excel;
(c) Data Entry on a Worksheet;
(d) Using MS Excel Functions;
(e) Sorting and Filtering Data; and
(f) Converting Data into Charts.
10.2.1 Starting/Exiting Microsoft Excel
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(a) Click on the Start button (see Figure 10.1), select All Programs Microsoft
Office Microsoft Office Excel; or
(b) Double click on an icon on the „desktop‰ that looks like this: (if it
is there).
Tip: To create a „shortcut‰ to MS Excel like this on the desktop, right-click
on Microsoft Office Excel, then select Send to Desktop (create shortcut).
You will now see the icon on the desktop.
To exit MS Excel, click the Office Button on the top left corner of the window
(Figure 10.15a), select Close or Exit Excel; or you can click the button marked „x‰
on the title bar right corner.

Figure 10.15a: The general appearance of a blank spreadsheet with its various
components labelled
10.2.2 Exploring MS Excel
As you may have noticed from Figure 10.15a, some of the components and tools
(e.g., Office Button, ribbon, font group and etc.) in MS Excel are identical to MS
Word. This is also consistent across all other applications in the Microsoft Office
suite.
The ribbon is a strip of icons near the top of the Excel window, just below the
Quick Access toolbar and title bar. As is the case with MS Word, the ribbon and
tool tab system replaces the traditional menu system used in older versions of the
Microsoft Office programs (See Section 10.1.2).
Just like in MS Word, the Office Button in MS Excel serves multiple purposes,
including creating a new spreadsheet, opening and closing files, saving and
printing.

The following text refers to components that are unique to spreadsheet programs,
particularly MS Excel:
(a) A spreadsheet is also called a workbook and comprises a set of worksheets.
Data on spreadsheets are arranged in a tabular format, i.e. on a two-dimensional
grid.
(b) Each rectangle on the grid is called a „cell‰. Cells are referenced by their
„addresses‰, comprising the column and row coordinates. The address or
coordinate of the „active cell‰ is shown on the „name box‰ (see example in
Figure 10.15b). An active cell is simply the cell where the cursor is at.
Figure 10.15b: Cursor occupying cell address „C3‰
(c) Data entered into a cell also appears on the „formula bar‰ (Figure 10.16).
You can also enter maths formulae here (which you will do later in this
topic). If there is a formula stored in the active cell, this location will display
that formula.

Figure 10.16: Example of worksheet with data typed in
10.2.3 Data Entry on a Worksheet
Data input is fairly straightforward in MS Excel. If you need to, perform the first
two steps below to create a new workbook, then follow the rest of the instructions
to practice data entry and moving the cursor around a worksheet:
(a) Click on the Office Button and select New from the drop down menu; and
(b) The New Workbook dialog box opens and Blank Workbook icon is
highlighted by default; If not, select it and then click on Create (near the
bottom right corner).
(c) To insert data into a cell: Click the cell to select it, type in your text, number
or formula.
(d) To edit or delete data: Click to select it, then press the „Backspace‰ key to
clear data and make a correction; press „Delete‰ to delete the entire contents
of the cell.

(e) To navigate within the worksheet using the keyboard:
(i) Use the arrow keys;
(ii) Press „Tab‰ to move to the right of the current active cell;
(iii) Hold down „Shift‰ and press „Tab‰ to move to the left of the active
cell; or
(iv) Use „Page Up‰ and „Page Down‰ to rapidly move up and down the
rows.
ACTIVITY 10.3
(a) Start with a blank worksheet and input the data set in Figure 10.17.
(b) You can change the column widths by placing the mouse pointer
in between the column headers (it will change to a double-sided
arrow), then click-hold and drag the pointer left or right to adjust
the size.
(c) Save the workbook as „StudentRec.xls‰ using the Office Button
(Refer to Section 10.1.7 if you are unsure about how to do this).
Figure 10.17: Spreadsheet with data and adjusted column width

10.2.4 Using MS Excel Functions
MS Excel can perform calculations using its in-built mathematical functions.
Using them make calculations and data analyses easier to do.
(a) Using Direct Cell Address Reference and Arithmetic Operators
Select the cell where you want the result to appear, then go the formula bar
and type the „=‰ sign and follow with the cell addresses which contain the
values to be calculated along with the relevant operators (Remember to type
the „=‰sign first as all formulae in MS Excel are preceded by it).
Figure 10.18 is an example of how to add the values of Cells B2 and B3, then
minus the value in Cell C3 and display the result in D3.
Figure 10.18: E.g. of a straightforward direct cell address reference calculation
(b) Working with the Order of Precedence
Other simple arithmetic can be done the same way as above. Table 10.1
shows order of precedence of frequently used operators and their respective
keyboard symbols, while Figure 10.19 exemplifies how similar but slightly
modified formulae can produce different results due to the order of
precedence.

Table 10.1: Order of Operations in MS Excel
Operator Precedence Operation Example
() First Parentheses (2+3)*4=20
^ First Exponentiation ( to the power of ) 2^3=8
* Second Multiplication 2*3=6
/ Second Division 12/4=3
+ Third Addition 4+5=9
- Third Subtraction 96=3
Figure 10.19: Order of precedence arithmetic operations
Tips:
(i) When entering a formula, you can also mix cell references with
numbers; e.g.: „=(A1+B1+C1+D1)/4‰, which will give you the average
for the cell range A1:D1.
(ii) Formulae can also be nested; e.g.:
„=AVERAGE(SUM(C2:C8),SUM(D2:D8))‰, which will add up the
values in columns C and D, then give the average of the two results.
(c) Using the Common Functions
If you know how to write mathematical formulae in Excel, you can further
maximise the softwareÊs capabilities. However, as this is a starter topic, we
will focus on the common and most often used functions.
Do Activities 10.4 and 10.5 to familiarise yourself with the main functions.

ACTIVITY 10.4
Finding the total for values in a range of cells (Figures 10.20a10.20c):
1. Enter the data set shown in Figure 10.20a. Select the cell where the
result is to appear;
2. On the formula bar, click the insert function „fx‰ launcher next to it
(circled). A dialog box will open;
3. Select „SUM‰ from the list of functions and click OK. The „Insert
Function‰ dialog will close and be replaced by the „Function
Arguments‰ box (Figure 10.20b);
4. Type in the range of the cell addresses to be summed up in the text
box next to „Number1‰ (like in Figure 10.20b). Click OK; and
5. Notice that „=SUM(B2:B6)‰ now appears on the formula bar
(Figure 10.20c).
Figure 10.20a: Entering formula using Insert Function

Figure 10.20b: The Function Argument dialog box
Figure 10.20c: Example of using a function for calculation

ACTIVITY 10.5
Using the file you saved from Activity 10.3 (filename StudentRec.xls)
and using the calculation methods learned so far, do the following:
1. Find out and display the average exam mark for each student in the
column right of the studentsÊ marks;
2. Determine the average scores of students for Exam 1 and Exam 2.
Display them below the respective columns; and
3. Show the score of the student with the highest average mark of the
two exams in cell E10.
Your worksheet should now look similar to Figure 10.21.
Figure 10.21: Example of using the MAX function

Tips:
(i) When you are familiar with functions, you can also type them directly
into the formula bar instead of using the dialog boxes.
(ii) MS Excel has got hundreds of functions at your disposal so that you
need not write out complex or repetitive formulae by yourself. These
can be accessed through the „Formulas‰ tab (Figure 10.22). Explore
and experiment with these functions.
Figure 10.22: The ribbon of the Formulas tab
10.2.5 Sorting and Filtering Data
It is possible to quickly rearrange the way data appear on an MS Excel worksheet
through automatic sorting and filtering.
(a) Sorting
Common ways of sorting include alphabetical (when it concerns strings of
letters such as names) and numerical (such as student number, exam scores
and costs of items), either in ascending or descending order. Practise sorting
with Activities 10.6 and 10.7.
ACTIVITY 10.6
(a) Using the same file (StudentRec.xls) from the Activity 10.5,
remove the labels and formulae for „Class average score‰ and
„Highest student average score‰, keeping just the average score
of each student.
(b) To sort by average score, click on any cell on the column with
student average marks, then click Sort Filter in the „Editing‰
command group on the ribbon of the Home tab.
(c) From the drop down menu, select Sort Largest to Smallest. Data is
now sorted according to students marks with the higher scores on
top (Figure 10.23).

Figure 10.23: Data sorting
ACTIVITY 10.7
Sometimes we would like to sort data according to more than one
parameters. The steps below will show you how to do multi-level
sorting using StudentRec.xls:
(a) Add a new column header: „Mode‰, into cell F1.
(b) Below it, enter „Part time‰ for students with Student no.
beginning with P, and „Full time‰ for those starting with A.
(c) Use Sort Filter but this time select Custom Sort. A dialog box
will appear (Figure 10.24a).
(d) Using the list boxes; select Column Sort by: „Mode‰; Order: „A to
Z‰, then click Add Level (buttons on the top row).
(e) Now there is an extra level of options; select Then by: „Average‰;
Order: „Largest to Smallest‰. Click OK.
You will now find that the data are sorted according to the mode of
study (part or full time) and you can see who scored the highest mark
in each of the two groups of student (Figure 10.24b).

Figure 10.24a: Multi-level sorting dialog box
Figure 10.24b: Multi-level sorting result
(b) Filtering
Filtering is useful when you want to display just a selection of data. For
instance, if you want to show in StudentRec.xls, the records of just students
who achieved less than 70 in their average scores, you can do the following:
(i) Select Sort Filter Filter. Buttons will appear to the right each
header.
(ii) Click the button for „Average‰. Select Number Filters Less Than
(Figure 10.25a).

(iii) In the dialog box (Figure 10.25b), enter „70‰ as the condition for „is
less than‰; click OK.
On the worksheet now, only the records of students whose average score is
less than 70 are displayed.
Figure 10.25a: The menu for filtering data
Figure 10.25b: Data filtering dialog box

10.2.6 Converting Data into Charts
Graphs and charts represent data graphically, making them useful in a
presentation because they are better at showing comparisons, patterns and trends
in data.
(a) Creating a Chart
MS Excel can create graphs and charts out of your data and update them
automatically when you make changes to your data. The next activity will
create a simple chart using StudentRec.xls.
ACTIVITY 10.8
(a) Use the StudentRec.xls file (if the data have been filtered,
reselecting Filter from Sort Filter will „unfilter‰ the data).
(b) Highlight the data range to be charted by click-holding and
dragging the cursor over the data range B1:D8 (This will
encompass the column titles, row labels and data set that you
want to work with).
(c) Click the Insert tab. If you hover on each option in the Charts
group, contextual information will appear to help you decide on
which chart to use.
(d) For this activity, select Column 3-D Column.
You now have a column chart comparing studentÊs achievements in
Exam 1 and 2 (Figure 10.26).

Figure 10.26: Example of an MS Excel column chart.
Once you insert a chart, a new set of Chart Tools, arranged into three tabs, will
appear above the ribbon. These tabs (Design, Layout and Format) will let you
change and fine tune the appearance of your chart, such as adding a title,
changing fonts and colours, and etc.
(b) Moving the Chart to a Different Worksheet
Sometimes, it would be better to keep your chart on a different worksheet
from your main spreadsheet. Remember that a workbook can comprise
multiple worksheets (see Figure 10.15a). To do this:
(i) Make sure that your chart is selected. Under the Design tab, find and
click Move Chart. A dialog box appears.
(ii) You can either start a new worksheet (the default name is Chart1) and
keep the chart there; or
(iii) Select Object in: and choose from the list box, which of the existing
worksheets you want to place the chart in. Click OK.
Among the advantages of having the chart on a separate sheet are you can
copy it easily into your Word documents or PowerPoint presentation; or print
it out separately.

Printing in MS Excel is similar to printing in MS Word. The options are
accessible through the Office Button.
ACTIVITY 10.9
Try building your own sample data set on MS Excel, such as average
temperature for the days of the week or month; or sales record of
number items sold, price, category and etc.; or the home and away
performances of a football team in a league season, according to
matches won, lost or tied.
Then explore all options under the „Chart Tools‰ tabs, i.e. the Design,
Layout and Format tabs. Try to create a variety charts and graphs. See if
you could achieve some interesting graphical data analysis with your
data set.
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
10.3
Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful tool used to create professional-looking
presentations. With PowerPoint, you can easily create slide shows. We use slide
shows to illustrate presentations. You can get started on presenting by learning
the basics in these next few sections:
(a) Starting PowerPoint and Creating a New Presentation;
(b) Saving Slides;
(c) Adding Slides;
(d) Using Themes;
(e) Animating Your Presentation; and
(f) Running Your Presentation.
Tip:
If you are stuck when using any MS Office applications, including PowerPoint
and Excel, you can always get help by clicking the „?‰ Help icon on the top right
corner of the window, just below the title bar buttons; or by pressing the F1 key
(see Section 10.1.8).

10.3.1 Starting Microsoft Power Point and Creating a
New Presentation
To open PowerPoint in Windows, click on the Start Programs Microsoft
PowerPoint; OR
Double-click on the PowerPoint icon on the desktop (if available).
You can start a new presentation from a blank slide, a template, or an MS Word
outline:
(a) To Create a New Presentation from a Blank Slide
Click the Office Button New Select Blank Presentation.
(b) To Create a New Presentation from a Template
Click the Office Button New Select Installed Templates (Figure 10.27)
Select the template of your choice.
Figure 10.27: Selecting a template to start off

(c) To Create a New Slide from an MS Word Outline:
(i) Start with a Blank Presentation;
(ii) Select the slide where you would like the outline to begin;
(iii) Click the New Slide menu option (the small downward pointing
triangle below the icon on the Home tab ribbon);
(iv) Select Slides from Outline (red arrowed in Figure 10.28); an Insert
Outline file manager dialog box will appear; then
(v) Browse and pick the Word file that contains the outline.
Figure 10.28: Frequently used slide layouts
As you can see in Figure 10.28, PowerPoint slides can be created out of a number
of preset layouts. They allow you to enter your text straightaway without having
to deal with matters like formatting.
To enter text, just select a text box (a dotted line rectangle) and start typing.

If you explore the ribbon and tabs carefully, you will notice that much of the text
formatting functions in PowerPoint are the same as those in MS Words and they
work pretty much the same way. These include:
(a) Font Typeface and Size;
(b) Font Style and Effects;
(c) Text Color;
(d) Paragraph Alignment; and
(e) Bulleted and Numbered Lists.
Tip:
Sometimes you might want to change the size of a textbox to allow space for
other elements to be added in your presentation. To do this, just select the textbox
and click-hold and drag the corner and sides of the text box to the desired size
(Figure 10.29).
Figure 10.29: A text box
10.3.2 Saving a Presentation
Use the Office Button to save your slide presentation. You would have a number
of options when saving but more importantly, you should consider that you
might need to use the Save As feature to:
(a) Save the file so that it can be accessed by an earlier version of PowerPoint
(which are unable to open the default saved files of PowerPoint 2007); or
(b) Save the slide presentation just as a PowerPoint Show, so that it cannot be
edited by others.

Figure 10.30: The Office Button in PowerPoint
10.3.3 Adding Slides
There are a number of ways for you to add new slides to your presentation:
Office Themes;
Duplicate Selected Slide; or
Reuse Slides.
(a) Office Themes: Select the slide immediately BEFORE the point where you
want the new slide to be Click the New Slide menu down arrow (the
small downward pointing black triangle) on the Home tab ribbon Select
from the options in the drop down menu, the type of slide you want
inserted.
(b) To Duplicate a Slide: Select the slide to duplicate Click New Slide menu
down (on the Home ribbon) Select Duplicate Selected Slides from the
menu (Figure 10.31).

Figure 10.31: Duplicate slide option (arrowed)
(c) Create a New Slide from Another Presentation:
(i) Select the slide immediately BEFORE the point where you want the
new slide to be;
(ii) Click New Slide Select Reuse Slides; The „Reuse Slide‰ box will
appear to the right of your PowerPoint Window;
(iii) Click Browse Browse File to open up file manager dialog box; and
(iv) Locate the previous slide show file and click on it to import.
10.3.4 Themes
Themes are design templates that can be applied to an entire presentation to
create uniformity throughout the presentation. To add a theme to a presentation:
(a) Click the Design tab above the ribbon (Figure 10.32a), choose one of the
displayed Themes.

Figure 10.32a: A selection of themes
(b) To apply a new colour scheme to a theme (Figure 10.32b):
(i) Click the Colors drop down arrow;
(ii) Choose a colour set or click Create New Theme Colors if you want to
set your own colours (as some corporations with their own colours
might do); and
(iii) You can also select from a range of backgrounds in this tab
(Figure 10.32c).
Figure 10.32b: Selecting or creating colour scheme

Figure 10.32c: Selecting a background style
10.3.5 Animating Your Presentation
Presentations can be significantly improved by animations. PowerPoint has a
wide selection of built-in animations, such as transitions when moving from one
slide to the next and moving text effects within a slide, which can be useful in
instances where you want to introduce points in a list, for example.
(a) Adding Slide Transitions
Slide transitions are like the effects used in films to change from one scene
to another. It is sensible to choose just one or two types of transitions and
stick with them! A different transition for each slide is usually distracting
and looks unprofessional.
To add transitions, refer to Figure 10.33a: (1) Select the Animations tab
Select from the basic transition options in the „Transition to This Slide‰ or
click on the „More‰ button (2) to see more options (Figure 10.33b).

Figure 10.33a: Transitions
Figure 10.33b: More transitions
As you roll your pointer over each transition, PowerPoint provides you
with a live preview of the transition (3).
Notice in Figure 10.33c that you can also add sound effects and control the
speed of your transition using the command options in the same group (1)
and (2).
Figure 10.33c: Adding effects to transitions

Click the down arrow next to the Transition Sound field and then click
Click.
Click the down arrow next to the Transition Speed field and then click Slow.
(b) Adding Video
To incorporate a video clip in your slide, use the options under the Insert
tab (Figure 10.34): From the ribbon, select Movie, the Insert Movie file
manager dialog box will come out. Go to the location where you have saved
your video file and select for insertion into your slide.
Figure 10.34: The Insert tab ribbon
As with the other Office applications (Word and Excel), a new tab will
appear after you have inserted the video, which will contain the commands
that will let you edit and format your video.
(c) Adding Audio, Graphics, Shapes and Clip Art
In a similar manner to adding video, you can include almost any type of
media (audio, graphics, photographs, and etc.) into your slides through the
Insert tab. With Insert Audio, you can also record sound if a microphone is
available.
Also, when you perform these actions, you will find extra tabs appearing on
the ribbon that will let you apply a few basic editing functions on your
media such as:
(i) Adjusting the size of the picture;
(ii) Repositioning the media in your layout;
(iii) Adjusting the alignment and rotation;
(iv) Controlling the brightness, contrast and colours of the image; and
(v) Crop and resize.

Figures 10.35 through 10.39 illustrates some of the available options on the
ribbon.
Figure 10.35: Options for inserting sound/audio
Figure 10.36: Sample of an extra tab under Sound Tools
Figure 10.37: The Clip Art option box (right) appears when Insert Clip Art is selected

Figure 10.38: Adding shapes
Figure 10.39: Drawing tool options become available after you insert
shapes or drawings in your slide
10.3.6 Running Your Presentation
When you have finished creating your slides, you can trial run them by either:
(a) Pressing the F5 key;
(b) Selecting the From Beginning icon in the Start Slide Show group
(located on the Slide Show tab ribbon); or
(c) Clicking on a similar looking icon at the bottom right of the window (next
to the zoom bar).
The first page of your slide will appear in full screen mode.

Around the bottom left of the screen, you will see the navigation buttons
appearing when you hover the mouse pointer over that area. Also in that group
of buttons is a selection of tools ((B) in Figure 10.40) that will let you make
notations and insert highlights in your slides as you make your presentation
(Refer to Figure 10.40 and Table 10.2).
Figure 10.40: The slide navigation buttons
Table 10.2: Navigating the Slide Show
Task Procedure
Go to the next slide. Do one of the following:
Click the Next icon (D) in Figure 10.40
Press the Right Arrow key
Press the Enter key
Press the Page Down key
Click on the slide
Go to the previous slide. Do one of the following:
Click the Previous icon (A)
Press the Left Arrow key
Press the Backspace key
Press the Page Up key
To jump to a certain slide. Do one of the following:
Click the Shortcut Menu icon (C)
Right-click on the slide and select from the
Shortcut Menu that pops up
End the slide show and return to
PowerPoint.
Press the Esc key.

MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint help make the learning process more
effective. Their basic functions improves your productivity in writing reports,
computing and analysing data, and making presentations, among others
things.
Knowing how to use these applications are crucial for attaining basic ICT
competencies. In addition, these skills are also valued in the workplace.
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APPENDIX 10.1
Some Basic Functions in MS Word

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