Information and Communication Technology ICT-1
Information and Communication Technology ICT-1
PRACTICALS
LAB MANUALS
Laiba Naveed
CLASS: BSCS FALL SEMESTER
SUBJECT TEACHER: MAM Taybba
ROLL NO:
PRACTICAL NO 1
EMAIL:
●CREATING AN EMAIL:
To create an email account, you can follow
these steps:
1. Go to the email provider's website
2. Click Create account or a similar
button
3. Fill in the required information,
including your name, username, and
a strong password
4. Verify your account
5. Accept the terms of service and
privacy policy
●CREATE AND SEND EMAIL:
Access your email account: Log in to your
preferred email provider like Gmail, Outlook,
Yahoo Mail, etc.
Start a new email: Click the "Compose" or
"New" button.
Spam:
Emails identified as
potential junk mail will
be automatically
placed in the Spam
folder; regularly check this folder and
delete unwanted email
Sent:
Once you send an
email, it will be
automatically moved
to the Sent folder, allowing you to easily
reference previously sent messages. Usually
appears in the folder list on the left side of your
email window.
1. Open Gmail
2. Click your profile picture in the top right
corner
3. Click Sign out
PRACTICAL NO 2
OPERATING SYSTEM:
● CREATE NEW FILE AND FOLDER:
Open File Explorer: Access the File Explorer on your Windows computer.
Navigate to the folder: Go to the location where you
want to create the new file.
Right-click: Right-click on an empty area within the
folder.
Select "New": Click "New" from the context menu.
Choose file type: Select the type of file you want to
create (e.g., "Microsoft Word Document", "Excel
Workbook").
Enter a filename: Type a name for your new file.
Go to a location in File
Explorer (Windows) or Finder
(Mac OS). You can also stay
on the desktop to make a new
folder there. Press Ctrl + Shift
+ N (Windows) or Cmd + Shift
+ N (Mac) to make a new
folder. Type a name for your
new folder, and then press Enter or Return.
●MOVE OR DELETE FILE OR FOLDER:
To "move" a file or folder, navigate to
its location, right-click on it, select "Cut"
(or similar depending on your operating
system), then navigate to the desired
destination and "Paste" it there; to
"delete" a file or folder, right-click on it
and select "Delete" which typically
sends it to the Recycle Bin where you
can permanently delete it later.
●BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS (CUT, COPY,
PASTE, SELECT ALL):
COPY = Ctrl+C
CUT = Ctrl+X
PASTE = CTRL+P
SELECT ALL = Ctrl=A
●WINDOW TASK MANAGER:
The Windows Task Manager is a utility that
provides information about a computer's memory
usage, CPU utilization, and other statistics. It's a
standard part of the Windows operating system
and can be opened in several ways:
Keyboard shortcut: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Right-click the taskbar: Select Task
Manager from the context menu
**Press **: Ctrl + Alt + Del** and select Task
Manager from the options that appear
Search for it: Click the search icon, type "Task Manager" in the search bar,
and select it from the search results
Find the shortcut in the Start menu: Locate the Task Manager shortcut in
the Start menu
The Task Manager allows users to view all processes currently running on
the computer, including those in the background.
●CONTROL PANEL:
A control panel is a graphical interface
that allows users to manage settings
and features. There are multiple
matches for control panel, including a
component of Microsoft Windows and a
tool for managing web applications:
● Microsoft Windows Control Panel: A tool
that allows users to view and change
system settings on a Windows computer.
SYSTEM AND SECURITY:
The Control Panel consists of eight primary
components, each with various sub-
components: System and Security.
System: View system information and
adjust properties. Security and
Maintenance: Check security status and
manage updates. Backup and Restore:
Create backups and restore files.
OPENING A DOCUMENT:
To open a Microsoft Word document, you can do the following:
1. Select File
2. Select Open
3. Select the document you want to open
You can also open a Word document by right-clicking the file, selecting
Open with, and then choosing Microsoft Word. If Microsoft Word isn't listed,
you can select Choose other app or Choose default program.
● SAVING AND PRINTING A DOCUMENT:
To save a Microsoft Word document, you
can use the Save command or the keyboard
shortcut Ctrl+S:
1. Select File then Save
2. Or, press Ctrl+S
3. If you're saving the file for the first time, you'll
need to name it
4. To save the file to a different location, click
the Location drop-down
5. If you want to save the file to a cloud
location, like One Drive or SharePoint,
AutoSave will be enabled
To print a document in Microsoft Word, you
can do the following:
1. Select File
2. Select Print
3. Preview the document by clicking the
forward and backward arrows at the bottom
of the page
4. Select the number of copies and other
options
5. Click Print
You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P to access the Print pane.
●INSERTING AND EDITING TEXT:
To insert and edit text in a Microsoft Word document, you can:
Add text: Place the cursor where you
want to add text and start typing
Replace text: Select the text you want
to replace and type what you want
Select text: To select a single word, double-click it. To select a line, click to
the left of it.
Format text: Select the text you want to format and choose an option from
the pop-up toolbar or the Home tab. You can change the font, font size, font
color, or make the text bold, italics, or underline.
Copy formatting: Select the text with the formatting you want to copy, click
Format Painter, and then select the text you want to copy the formatting to.
Add a text box: Go to Insert > Text Box, selects either Draw Text Box or
Vertical Text Box, select in the document, and then drag to draw the text
box.
Collapse a selection: Use the Collapse method to collapse a Selection
object or a Range object to its beginning or ending point. .
UNDERLINE,STRIKETHROUDH,SUBSCRIPT,
SUPERSCRIPT,TEXT HIGHLIGHT COLOUR AND FONT
COLOUR):
● Select text: Highlight the text you want to format.
● Access formatting options: Go to the "Home" tab on the ribbon.
● Change font type: Click the drop-down arrow in the "Font" box and choose
a desired font.
● Change font size: Select the desired font size from the drop-down menu
next to the font box.
● Apply bold, italic, underline: Click the corresponding buttons in the "Font"
group to make text bold, italic, or underlined.
● Strikethrough: Click the
"Strikethrough" button to add a line
through the text.
● Subscript/Superscript: Use
the "Subscript" or "Superscript" buttons
to position text slightly below or above
the baseline.
● Change case: Select the
text and use the "Change Case" drops-
down menu to convert to uppercase,
lowercase, title case, or sentence
case.
Text highlight color: Click the "Text Highlight Color" button and select a
color to highlight the text background.
● Font color: Click the "Font Color" button and select a color for the text
itself.
● FORMATTING PARAGRAPH (CHANGING PARAGRAPH
ALIGNMENT: ALIGN CENTRE, ALIGN RIGHT, JUSTIFY,
INDENTING PARAGRAPH: INCREASE OR DECRESE
INDENT,CHANGING SPACING BETWEEN PARAGRAPH
AND LINES)
Select the paragraph: Highlight
the text within the paragraph you
want to format.
Access the Paragraph
settings: Go to the "Home" tab on
the ribbon and locate the
"Paragraph" group.
Alignment options:
Align Left: Click the left alignment
button (usually the first option in
the "Paragraph" group) to align text to the left margin.
Align Center: Click the center alignment button to center the text within the
paragraph.
Align Right: Click the right alignment button to align text to the right
margin.
Justify: Click the justify button to align text evenly on both left and right
margins.
Indentation options:
Increase Indent:
Click the "Increase Indent" button (usually an arrow pointing right) to indent
the paragraph further.
Decrease Indent:
Click the "Decrease Indent" button (usually an arrow pointing left) to
decrease the paragraph indentation.
Spacing options:
Line Spacing:
Click the small arrow in the bottom right corner of the "Paragraph" group to
open the "Paragraph" dialog box.
Before/After spacing:
Within the dialog box, adjust the "Before" and "After" values to add or
reduce space before and after the paragraph.
Line Spacing options:
Select the desired line spacing (single, 1.15, double) from the dropdown
menu.
Important points:
Keyboard shortcuts:
You can also use keyboard shortcuts for basic alignment: Ctrl+L (left align),
Ctrl+E (center), Ctrl+R (right align), Ctrl+J (justify).
Specific indent options:
If you need to indent only the first line of a paragraph, access the "Special"
dropdown within the "Paragraph" dialog box and select "First line".
●FORMATTING PAGE (DOCUMENT THEME,PAGE
MARGIN,PAGE ORIENTATION,PAGE
BACKGROUND,WATERMARK,PAGE COLOUR,AND
PAGE BOARDERS):
Access formatting options: Go to the "Design"
tab in your MS Word document.
Change document theme:
Click "Themes" to select a pre-designed theme
that modifies fonts, colors, and styles across
your document.
Adjust page margins:
Go to the "Layout" tab.
Select "Margins" to set all margins.
Set page orientation:
Under "Layout", choose "Orientation" to select "Portrait" or
"Landscape".
Apply page background (color or image):
Click "Page Color" to choose a solid color for the background.
For a picture background, select "Fill Effects"
and choose "Picture".
Insert a watermark:
Click "Watermark" to add a subtle text or image
overlay on your page.
Add page borders:
Select "Page Borders" to add decorative lines
around the page edges, customize the style,
color, and width.
PRACTICAL NO 4
MS EXCEL:
● OPENING THE MS EXCEL PROGRAM:
● From the Start menu: Click Start, then
All Programs, then MS Office, and finally
MS-Excel
● From the desktop: Double-click the
Excel icon on your desktop
● From the taskbar: Search for Excel in
the taskbar search box, then click on the
application
● Using keyboard shortcuts: Press Windows key + D, then E, then
select the Excel icon and press Enter
● Using a keyboard shortcut: Press Alt + F, then arrow down to Open
and press Enter
● Using a keyboard shortcut: Press Control + O
● WRAPPING TEXT:
Select the cell or cells you want to
format
Go to the Home tab
In the Alignment group, select Wrap
Text
You can also use the keyboard shortcut
Alt + H + W to wrap text in a cell.
To make the Wrap Text option more
accessible, you can add it to the Quick Access toolbar:
Right-click on the Wrap Text option
Click on the Quick Access toolbar.
●USE OF BUILT IN FUNCTIONS
(SUM,PRODUCT, AVERAGE, MAX,
MIN, POWER, SQRT, COUNT):
Go to the Formulas tab
Select the Insert Function icon to open the
Insert Function dialog box
Choose a function from the dialog box
You can also access a function by clicking
the arrow next to the desired category in the
Function Library Group.
To find a function by name, you can press
Ctrl+F and type the first few letters or a
descriptive word. To learn more about a
function, click its name in the first column.
●CELL ADDRESSING AND ITS TYPE
(RELATIVE CELL AND ABSOLUTE
CELL ADDRESSING):
There are two types of cell
references: relative and absolute.
Relative and absolute references
behave differently when copied and
filled to other cells. Relative
references change when a formula
is copied to another cell. Absolute
references, on the other hand,
remain constant no matter where
they are copied.
●PASTE SPECIAL AND ITS VARIOUS
FUNCTIONS:
● Values: Pastes only the numerical values
displayed in the cells, without any
formatting or formulas.
● Formulas: Pastes only the formulas used
to calculate the values in the cells, allowing
you to apply the same calculations to a new
set of data.
● Formats: Pastes only the cell formatting
(like font style, alignment, borders) without
the actual cell content.
● Comments: Pastes any comments attached to the copied cells.
● Transpose: Switches the rows and columns of the copied data, useful for
rearranging data orientation.
● Column Widths: Copies the column width of the source cells to the
destination cells.
● Operation options: Allows mathematical operations like adding,
subtracting, multiplying, or dividing the pasted values with the existing
values in the destination cells.
How to use Paste Special:
1. Copy data: Select the cells you want to copy.
2. Navigate to the destination: Click on the cell where you want to paste the
copied data.
3. Access Paste Special: Right-click on the cell and select "Paste Special"
from the menu.
4. Choose options: Select the specific aspect of the copied data you want to
paste (values, formulas, formats, etc.).
Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + V.
●RESIZING ROWS AND COLOUMNS:
To resize rows and columns in Excel,
simply hover your mouse over the boundary
line between column headers or row numbers,
then click and drag to adjust the width or height
to your desired size; you can also access the
"Format" option under the "Home" tab to set
specific dimensions for rows and columns.
● GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF
DATA:
Creating a chart: To create a chart, select the
data range you want to visualize, then go to the
"Insert" tab and choose the desired chart type.
PRACTICAL NO 5
MS POWER POINT:
● INTERFACE (TITLE BAR, QUICK ACCESS
TOOLBAR, RIBBON, HOROZONTAL AND VERTICAL
SCROLL BARS, STATUS BAR, ZOOM ALIDER, NOTES
PANE):
Title Bar:
The topmost bar of the PowerPoint
window displaying the presentation
file name and window control
buttons (minimize, maximize,
close).
Quick Access Toolbar:
A customizable bar at the top of the
window containing commonly used
commands like "Save", "Undo", and
"Redo".
Ribbon:
The main working area with tabs like "Home", "Insert", "Design" that contain
various formatting options and tools.
Scrollbars (Horizontal and Vertical):
Bars that appear when the content on a slide exceeds the visible window
size, allowing you to scroll left/right or up/down to view the entire slide.
Status Bar:
Located at the bottom of the window, displaying information such as the
current slide number, zoom level, and other status messages.
Zoom Slider:
A slider within the Status Bar that allows you to quickly zoom in or out on
the presentation.
Notes Pane:
A section below the slide where you can type additional notes or reminders
that won't be visible during the presentation.
● CREATING A PRESENTATION, APPLY COLOURS,
FONTS AND EFFECTS, CHANGING FILL STYLE
AND BACKGROUND,
SELECTION OF SLIDE
LAYOUT, ADD OR REMOVE
SLIDES, ADD TEXT IN
SLIDES:
Open PowerPoint.
In the left pane, select New.
Select an option: To create a presentation from scratch, select Blank
Presentation. To use a prepared design, select one of the templates. To
see tips for using PowerPoint, select Take a Tour, and then select Create,
To change the color of text on a slide
On the Home tab, choose Font Color, and then
select the color that you want to change the color
of the text to.
On the Design tab, select Background. Select
Solid Fill, and then pick a color from the gallery. If
you want to have all slides have this same
background color, on the Design tab, select Background > Apply to All.
● SAVING A PRESENTATION:
To save a presentation in PowerPoint, you can do the
following:
Click file than save
Select a folder to save the presentation in
Type a name for the presentation in the File name box
Click Save
● ADDING SLIDE TRANSITION:
To add a slide transition in PowerPoint, you can do the following:
1. Select the slide you want to add a transition
to
2. Select the Transitions tab
3. Choose a transition
4. Select Effect Options to choose the direction
and nature of the transition
5. Select Preview to see what the transition
looks like
You can also apply the same transition to all
slides by selecting Apply to All in the Timing
group.
● ADDING ANIMATION
TO PRESENTATION:
To add animations to a PowerPoint
presentation, you can do the following:
1. Select the object you want to animate
2. Click the Animations tab
3. Choose an animation from the list
4. Select Effect Options to choose an effect
5. Use the timing options to set the animation's duration, delay, and when it
starts
PRACTICAL NO 6
HTML
● CREATING FIRST
HTML DOCUMENT USE OF HTML TAGS , HEAD
AND BODY TAGS:
Identify the meaning and purpose
of HTML tags.
Open up a workspace for
creating new HTML documents.
Use a text editor to create the
basic HTML structure for any
web page.
Insert non-displayed comments
into your HTML files.
●
ORDERED LIST:
DEFINITION LIST:
NESTED LIST:
● FRAMES:
ADDING IMAGES:
● APPLY BACKGROUND: