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Application Software
O Ive got an app for that - App is short for application
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Application Software
O Examples of applications:
O Google Earth application software locates and gives a
virtual picture of any place on earth O Windows Media Player application software plays songs and videos
O Examples of Suites:
O Microsoft Office is a package that bundles Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Publisher and Access together O Adobe offers various Suites containing Photoshop, Flash, and other Designing applications
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File Extensions
O Using the my computer icon or my files icon/folder,
you can view a list of files contained on your computer O Each file displays an icon, the filename, and an extension O The filename is followed by a period and then an extension
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File Extensions
O You can identify a file by its extension O .doc and .docx are Microsoft Word documents O .doc represents a Word document created for
version 2003 or less O .docx represents a Word document created for version 2007 or higher
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File Extensions
O You can identify a file by its extension O .xls and .xlsx are Microsoft Excel documents O .mdb and .accd are Microsoft Access documents O .pub and .pubx are Microsoft Publisher documents
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File Extensions
O You can identify a file by its extension O .psd represents an Adobe Photoshop document O .fla represents an Adobe Flash document O .avi represents an audio or video file
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File Extensions
O Pictures, images and graphics can also be
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according to its type and extension O .doc or .docx extension means that you should choose Microsoft Word to open the file. O If you choose the wrong application you will get an error message like this one:
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Application Purposes
Software/ Application Name
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Publisher Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Access
Spreadsheet
Desktop Publishing Presentation Database
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File Manipulations
O Folders are a great way to help you
your work Click on the File option Choose New from the drop down menu Choose Folder Type in the name you want to give your folder
O Use something descriptive that will help you identify
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File Manipulations
O You can create as many folders as you
need O You could create a folder named Word Processing then save all your letters and reports in this folder O You could create folders named for each of the classes you are taking this year O There are many different ways to organize folders and files
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File Manipulations
O To create a copy of an
existing file:
O Right-click on the filename O On the drop down menu that appears,
choose Copy O Right-click in a blank area of the screen O On the drop down menu that appears, choose Paste
copied file
O The copied file will have the word copy
in the filename
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File Manipulations
O To rename an existing file:
O Right-click on the filename O On the drop down menu that appears, choose Rename O The filename will then be highlighted just start typing the new name O Be sure to leave the extension and the period in front of it O Strike the enter key when finished
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File Manipulations
O To delete an existing file or folder:
O Right-click on the filename or folder name O On the drop down menu that appears, choose Delete O You will get a delete file message asking if you are sure you want to
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Lesson Summary
O An application software is a computer program that
performs a specific function(s) for the user O A group of applications packaged together are called a Suite O A file type can be identified by looking at its extension O Example: savings.xlsx is an Excel spreadsheet file
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Lesson Summary
O Various software applications perform
different functions and are used for different purposes O Folders are created and named appropriately to help organize files O Files and Folders can be created, named, renamed, moved and deleted
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