The second week in our Accessing Knowledge Lab we used office applications. "Applications" is another word for computer programs and software. The applications we used were:
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Exel
Before starting to attempt the office application tasks that were set, we were required to read an on-line tutorial about how to actually use the program sand how to do access certain information.
During the Lab I learnt-
- How to take a screen capture
- How to save screen captures as JPG's
- Different types of graphic file formats and when to choose the formats to use - the most common graphic formats are bmp, gif, jpg, tiff, psd and png.
- How to adjust the typeface in a Word Document
- Adjust the margins, alignment and line spacing
- Create headings and keep headings with text
- How to include a header and a footer
- How to alphabetise references and create a table of contents
During the Lecture I learnt-
- How to use various Microsoft Office Applications
- Different types of common PC tasks
- File management
- And about Internet Browsing and different Internet Browsers
Reading 1 - Using MS Word for APA Documents
This reading explained the ways in which to use MS word to complete the exercises during the lab. I consulted the readings frequently when doing the exercises as it was very helpful.
Reading 2 - Graphic File Formats
This reading explained the different types of graphic file formats and where to use them and where you would usually see them.
It explained formats such as .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .psd and a few more.
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