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Computer Applications for the New Millennium

by: Blanc, Iris

Computer Applications for the New Millennium

by: Blanc, Iris

ISBN 13:
9780538723305
ISBN 10:
0538723300
Edition: 1st
Format: Spiral Bound
Copyright: 03/20/2000
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

Computer Applications for the New Millennium introduces word processing, Internet, desktop publishing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation concepts through sequential practice material. The book is non-software specific so its exercises can be used on basic to intermediate level courses and it can be used with any software or computer.

Preface

How to Use this Book

Directory of Documents and Portfolio Work Samples

xiv

Directory of Files

Log of Exercises

xviii

Introduction to Computers

Introduction

(1)

Brief History of Computers

(1)

The Computer System

(2)

Parts of a Computer

(5)

The Internet

(1)

Telecommunications

(3)

Computers and Society

(1)

Care of Your Computer, Peripherals, and Data

(3)

Unit I: ORIENTATION

Get Started

(8)

Start and Application Program; Use the Mouse; Identify Word Processing Screen Parts; Close a Document; Exit a Program

(3)

Use Menus, Toolbars, and Commands; Work with Dialog Boxes; Hide/Display Toolbars

(4)

Settings, Displays, Help and File Management

(13)

Default Settings; Zoom

(1)

Change Window Displays

(1)

Get Help

(2)

Use Windows Explorer

(3)

End of Unit Assessment: Orientation

(5)

Unit II: WORD PROCESSING

Create and Save Documents

(10)

Create a Document; Correct Spelling; Save and Close a Document

(1)

Create a Document; Correct Spelling; Save and Close a Document

(1)

Create a Document; Use Spell and Grammar Check; Move the Insertion Point; Save and Close a Document

(2)

Create a Document; Use the Tab Key; Use Spell and Grammar Check; Move the Insertion Point; Save and Close a Document

(1)

Create a Business Letter; Use Spell and Grammar Check; Scroll Through a Document; Print Preview; Print; Save and Close a Document

(2)

Create a Business Letter; Use Spell and Grammar Check; Scroll Through a Document; Print Preview; Print; Save and Close a Document

(2)

Open and Edit Documents

(12)

Open a Document; Insert Text; Preview

(1)

Open a Document; Insert Text; Insert a Comment; Show/Hide Symbols

(2)

Open a Document; Delete Text; Insert a Comment; Undo an Action

(2)

Open a Document; Insert and Delete Text; Insert Automatic Date; Undo/Redo an Action

(2)

Open a Document; Insert and Delete Text; Save As; Prepare an Envelope

(2)

Open a Document; Insert and Delete Text; Save As; Delete a Comment; Prepare an Envelope

(2)

Skills Review

Text Alignments; Enhancements and Effects

(19)

Text Alignments; Center Text Vertically

(2)

Text Alignments; Use Bold, Italic, and Underline

(2)

Text Alignments; Use Bold, Italic, and Underline

(1)

Change Font and Font Size

(2)

Change Font and Font Size; Use Symbols

(2)

Change Font, Font Size, and Font Color; Use Symbols; Copy Formatting

(3)

Change Font, Font Size, and Font Color; Copy Formatting; Use Bullets and Numbering

(2)

Change Font and Font Size; Use Symbols, Bullets, and Numbering

(2)

Change Font and Font Size; Use Symbols, Bullets, and Numbering

(2)

Skills Review

Basic Document Formatting and Editing

(19)

Indent Text; Change Line Spacing

(2)

Indent Text; Change Line Spacing

(2)

Indent Text; Change Line Spacing; Change Paragraph Spacing; Set Margins

(2)

Indent Text; Change Paragraph Spacing; Set Margins

(1)

Move Text (Cut and Paste); Set Margins; Change Case

(2)

Move Text (Drag and Drop); Change Case

(2)

Move and Copy Text; Change Case

(2)

Move and Copy Text; Set Tab Stops

(3)

Copy Text; Set Tabs with Leaders

(2)

Skills Review

Additional Document Formatting and Editing

(20)

Apply a Style; Edit a Style

(2)

Create a New Style

100

(2)

Use a Template

102

(2)

Use a Template

104

(2)

Outline Text

106

(1)

Outline Text

107

(1)

Edit an Outline

108

(2)

Hyphenate Text; Use the Thesaurus

110

(1)

Hyphenate Text; Use the Thesaurus

111

(2)

Find and Replace Text

113

(2)

Find and Replace Text

115

(2)

Skills Review

Work with the Internet

117

(20)

Launch the Web Browser; Navigator the Browser; Switch Between Applications; Exit the Browser

118

(2)

Access a Web Site Using a Web Address (URL); Print Web Site Pages

120

(4)

Use Placeholders; Create a New Placeholder File Folder; Organize Placeholder File Folders; Open a Web Site from a Placeholde

124

(2)

Copy Text from a Web Site into a Document; Save a Web Page

126

(2)

Copy Text from a Web Site into a Document; Save a Web Page; Insert a Bookmark; Create a Hyperlink; Edit a Hyperlink

128

(3)

Search the Internet

131

(2)

Search the Internet

133

(2)

Use Web Page Templates

135

(2)

Skills Review and Integration

Work with Multiple-Page and Multiple Documents

137

(28)

Format a Two-Page Letter; Use Headers/Footers Feature

138

(3)

Format a Two-Page Letter; Use Headers/Footers Feature; Track (Review) Changes

141

(2)

Format a Multiple-Page Report; Use Headers/Footers Feature; Insert Page Numbers; Track (Review) Changes

143

(3)

Use Footnotes; Insert Page Numbers; Prevent Widow/Orphan Lines

146

(4)

Use Footnotes, Headers, and Page Numbers; Prevent Widow/Orphan Lines

150

(2)

Use Footnotes and Endnotes; Edit Headers and Footers; Insert Page Numbers; Prevent Widow/Orphan Lines

152

(3)

Compare Documents

155

(10)

Compare Documents; Edit Footnotes

158

(2)

Display and Arrange Multiple Documents; Switch Between Open Documents; Copy from One Document to Another

160

(3)

Display and Arrange Multiple Documents; Switch Between Open Documents; Copy from One Document to Another

163

(2)

Skills Review and Integration

Work with Columns and Tables

165

(27)

Newspaper-Style Columns

166

(2)

Newspaper-Style Columns

168

(2)

Columns with Custom Widths

170

(2)

Create a Table; Change Column Width

172

(2)

Create a Table; Change Column Width

174

(2)

Create a Table; Change Column Width; Align Table Data; Merge/Join Cells; Change Direction of Text

176

(2)

Create a Table; Change Column Width; Align Table Data; Merge and Split Cells; Change Direction of Text

178

(2)

Create a Table; Change Row Height; Apply Borders and Shading

180

(3)

Create a Table; Set Automatic Column Widths; Calculate; Sort

183

(2)

Insert and Delete Columns and Rows; Apply Automatic Formats; Calculate; Sort; Change Page Orientation

185

(3)

Insert and Delete Columns and Rows; Calculate; Automatic Format; Change Page Orientation

188

(2)

Correspondence with Tables

190

(2)

Skills Review

Skills Review and Integration

Work with Repetitive Text and Macros; Merge

192

(32)

Create (Save) Repetitive Text

193

(1)

Insert Repetitive Text

194

(3)

Insert Repetitive Text

197

(2)

Insert a File

199

(2)

Insert a File

201

(2)

Record a Macro

203

(1)

Run/Play a Macro

204

(2)

Create and Merge Form (Main) and Data Documents

206

(2)

Create and Merge Form (Main) and Data Documents

208

(2)

Create and Merge Form (Main) and Data Documents

210

(2)

Edit the Data Document; Merge with Conditions (Filter Records); Create and Merge Envelope and Label Main Documents

212

(2)

Edit the Data Document; Merge with Conditions (Filter Records); Create and Merge Envelope and Label Main Documents

214

(2)

Send E-Mail; Attach a File to an E-Mail

216

(8)

Skills Review

Skills Review and Integration

End-of-Unit Assessment: Word Processing

218

(6)

End-of-Unit Projects

Unit III: DESKTOP PUBLISHING

Work with Objects, Lines, and Text Boxes

224

(21)

Copy a Picture from a Web Site; Insert, Position, and Size an Object

225

(2)

Insert, Position, Size, Copy, and Delete an Object

227

(2)

Use Text Wrap Options; Insert a Caption

229

(2)

Text Wrap Options; Insert a Caption

231

(3)

Lines, Line Styles, and Line Colors

234

(2)

Lines, Line Styles, and Line Colors

236

(3)

Text Boxes, Text Box Borders, Shading, and Special Effects

239

(3)

Text Boxes; Text Box Borders, Shading and Special Effects; Page Borders

242

(3)

Skills Review and Integration

Work with Drawing Tools

245

(11)

Create, Position, and Size a Shape; Apply a Border and Fill (Color or Pattern)

246

(2)

Layer Shapes; Group Shapes

248

(2)

Copy and Group Shapes and Objects

250

(2)

Copy, Group, and Ungroup Shapes and Objects

252

(2)

Copy, Group and Ungroup Shapes and Objects; Change Direction of an Object

254

(2)

Skills Review

Skills Review and Integration

Add Special Effects

256

(21)

Text Design

257

(2)

Text Design; Drop Capitals

259

(2)

Text Design; Drop Capitals

261

(2)

Watermarks

263

(2)

Watermarks

265

(2)

Reverse Text; Letter Spacing

267

(2)

Reverse Text; Letter Spacing

269

(2)

Pull Quotes

271

(6)

Skills Review

Skills Review and Integration

End-of-Unit Assessment: Desktop Publishing

274

(3)

End-of-Unit Projects

Unit IV: SPREADSHEETS

Create, Save, and Print a Spreadsheet

277

(10)

Explore the Spreadsheet

278

(3)

Enter Labels and Values; Make Simple Corrections; Save and Close a File

281

(2)

Enter Labels and Values; Make Simple Corrections; Save and Close a File

283

(1)

Enter Labels and Values; Make Simple Corrections; Save, Print, and Close a File

284

(1)

Enter Labels and Values; Make Simple Corrections; Save, Print, and Close a File

285

(1)

Enter Labels and Values; Make Simple Corrections; Save, Print and Close a File

286

(1)

Skills Review

Use Formulas; Copy a Formula; Format and Enhance Spreadsheet Data

287

(15)

Use Formulas; Format and Enhance Data

288

(2)

Use Formulas; Format and Enhance Data

290

(2)

Use Formulas; Format and Enhance Data; Copy Formulas; Align Data

292

(2)

Use Formulas; Format and Enhance Data; Copy Formulas; Align Data

294

(2)

Copy a Formula; Insert and Delete Columns and Rows; Change Column Width; Apply Borders and Shading

296

(2)

Copy a Formula; Insert and Delete Columns and Rows; Change Column Width; Apply an Automatic Formula

298

(2)

Copy a Formula; Insert and Delete Columns and Rows; Change Column Width; Apply an Automatic Format

300

(2)

Skills Review

Skills Review and Integration

Use Functions; Additional Formatting and Editing

302

(24)

Use Functions; Sort

303

(2)

Use Functions; Create a Series; Print Options

305

(2)

Use Functions; Create a Series; Print and Page Setup Options

307

(2)

Use Functions; Create a Series; Work with Sheets; Print and Page Setup Options

309

(3)

Use IF Statements; Work with Sheets; Print and Page Setup Options

312

(2)

Use IF Statements; Work with Sheets; Print and Page Setup Options (Insert a Header and/or Footer)

314

(3)

Link Workbooks

317

(4)

Filter Records

321

(2)

Use a Template; Filter Records

323

(3)

Skills Review

Create and Edit Charts

326

(10)

Create a Column and Pie Chart

327

(3)

Create a Bar and Line Chart

330

(2)

Edit and Enhance a Chart

332

(2)

Edit and Enhance a Chart

334

(2)

Skills Review

Integrate Spreadsheets with Other Applications

336

(17)

Insert a Spreadsheet File into a Word Processing Document

337

(2)

Insert a Spreadsheet File as an Embedded Object into a Word Processing Document

339

(2)

Insert a Chart as an Embedded Object into a Word Processing Document

341

(2)

Insert a Spreadsheet and Chart as a Linked Object into a Word Processing Document

343

(2)

Link a Spreadsheet to the Web

345

(3)

Skills Review

End-of-Unit Assessment: Spreadsheets

348

(5)

End-of-Unit Projects

Unit V: DATABASE

Plan, Create, and Save a Database

353

(8)

Plan a Database

354

(2)

Plan, Create, and Save a Database; Switch Between Views

356

(2)

Plan, Create, and Save a Database; Switch Between Views

358

(1)

Plan, Create, and Save a Database; Switch Between Views

359

(1)

Plan, Create, and Save a Database; Switch Between Views

360

(1)

Skills Review

Open, Edit, and Print a Database

361

(7)

Open a Database; Enter Records; Change Column Width

362

(1)

Open a Database; Enter Records; Change Column Width

363

(3)

Open a Database; Enter Records; Change Column Width; Preview and Print

366

(1)

Open a Database; Enter Records; Change Column Width; Preview and Print

367

(1)

Skills Review

Skills Review and Integration

Modify and Format a Database; Search and Sort a Database

368

(9)

Insert and Delete Records; Find and Edit a Record

369

(2)

Modify the Database; Insert and Delete Records; Hide/Unhide Fields; Hide/Filter Records

371

(2)

Modify the Database; Insert and Delete Records; Hide/Unhide Fields; Hide/Filter Records; Change Margins; Sort

373

(2)

Modify the Database; Insert and Delete Records; Hide/Filter Records; Change Margins; Sort

375

(2)

Skills Review

Use Queries and Create Reports; Integrate Database with Other Applications

377

(20)

Create, Save, and Print a Query

378

(2)

Create and Print a Report; Use a Query in a Report

380

(2)

Create and Print a Report; Group Data; Use Statistics

382

(3)

Import Spreadsheet Data into a Database

385

(3)

Insert a Database into a Word Processing Document

388

(2)

Merge a Database Table with a Word Processing Document

390

(7)

Exercise 25: Skills Review

End-of-Unit Assessment: Database

392

(5)

End-of-Unit Projects

Unit VI: PRESENTATIONS

Create, Save, and Print a Presentation

397

(9)

Create and Save a Presentation

398

(4)

Create, Save, and Print a Presentation

402

(2)

Create, Save, and Print a Presentation

404

(2)

Skills Review

Enhance Slides; Work with Text and Objects

406

(25)

Open a Presentation; Work with Object Slides (Clip Art and Charts); Move Slides

407

(3)

Open a Presentation; Work with Object Slides (Clip Art, Charts, and an Organization Chart); Move, Copy, and Delete Slides

410

(4)

Open a Presentation; Work with Object Slides (Clip Art, Chart, Table, and Organization Chart); Align and Change the Appearance of Text; Work with Placeholders; Change a Slide's Layout; Use a Master Slide

414

(4)

Open a Presentation; Align and Change the Appearance of Text; Work with Placeholders; Change a Slide's Layout; Use a Master Slide; Format Bullets

418

(5)

Open a Presentation; Align and Change the Appearance of Text; Change a Slide's Layout and Design; Use a Master Slide; Format Bullets

423

(4)

Use a Template Presentation

427

(4)

Skills Review

Work with Slide Shows; Integrate Presentations with Other Applications

431

(21)

Add Slide Transitions, Sound, and Animation; Show a Presentation

432

(2)

Add Slide Transitions, Sound, and Animation; Create Handouts and Notes Pages (Speaker Notes); Use the Annotator

434

(2)

Link a Spreadsheet with a Presentation; Create a Hyperlink to the Web; Save as a Web Page

436

(2)

Copy a Chart from a Word Processing Document; Create a Hyperlink to the Web and to Another Site

438

(4)

Create a Hyperlink to the Web; Insert Music Clips from the Web; Embed a Slide into a Word Processing Document; Export Slides and Notes to a Word Processing Document

442

(4)

Create a Presentation from a Word Processing Outline; Import a Table from Word Processing

446

(6)

Skills Review and Integration

End-of-Unit Assessment: Presentations

449

(3)

End-of-Unit Projects

Appendices

452

(13)

A: Using the Mouse

453

(2)

B: Toolbars, Menus and Dialog Boxes

455

(4)

C: Proofreader's Marks

459

(2)

D: Leading and Line Spacing Illustrations

461

(1)

E: Spreadsheet/Worksheet Plans

462

(2)

F: Database Planning Sheet

464

(1)

Glossary

465

(7)

Index

472

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