ITAPPS
ITAPPS
• QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR: displays quick MODIFY THE STRUCTURE AND APPEARANCE OF TEXT
access to commonly used commands - Word allows you to format text in various ways,
• FILE TAB: has replaced the Office button in such as changing font type, size, and style
2007; this area is called Backstage which helps - You can also apply bold, italic, underline, and
you to manage the Microsoft application and other formatting options
provides access to its options such as Open,
New, Save As, Print, etc. ORGANIZE INFORMATION IN COLUMNS AND TABLES
• RIBBON TAB: title or name of specific Ribbon - Word lets you create columns and tables to
• RIBBON: displays groups of related commands organize information effectively
within tabs; each tab provides buttons for o You can insert, delete, and format columns
commands and tables as needed
• GROUP: contain category of command button
• SHOW DIALOG BOX: show additional options ADD SIMPLE GRAPHIC ELEMENTS
- You can insert images, shapes, and SmartArt
THE WORD 2013 USER EXPERIENCE graphics into your Word documents
- Ribbon Interface: Word 2013 features a ribbon o You can also adjust their size, position, and
interface that contains tab with various appearance
commands and options; you can access most
of the program’s functions through the ribbon PREVIEW, PRINT, AND DISTRIBUTE DOCUMENTS
o E.g., Home, Insert, Page Layout - Before printing, you can use the Print Preview
- Backstage View: is where you can perform feature to see how your document will look on
tasks like opening, saving, and printing paper
documents; provides document properties - When you’re ready to print, select the
and options for customizing Word setting appropriate printer and settings, and then
distribute the printed copies or save them as
PDF files
• WHITE ARROW
SYMBOL MEANING
= Equals – used to begin a calculation
+ Addition
- Subtraction
* Multiplication
/ Division
^ exponentiation
( Open parenthesis – used to begin a grouping
) Close parenthesis – used to close a grouping
PRESENTATION DESIGN
- Creating visually appealing presentations is a
fundamental aspect of using PowerPoint
o involves choosing layouts, themes, colors,
o Reading View: new in PowerPoint 2013; and fonts that complement your content
similar to Slide Show View; the difference
between two Views is that while Slide Show CREATING SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION
View takes over the whole screen, the slide - To create a slide show presentation in
in Reading View is shown in full screen, but PowerPoint, you’ll start by adding slides,
you will see the PowerPoint title band at the content (text, images, charts, etc.), and
top of the screen; the PowerPoint status bar arranging them in a logical order
and the Windows task bar are also - You can insert new slides, choose different slide
displayed at the bottom of the screen layouts, and add transitions between slides