Basic Computer Skills

Introduction to Computers

1. Computer
2. Functionalities of a Computer
3. Computer Components : Hardware and Software
4. Hardware:
5. Input Devices
6. Output Devices
a. CPU: ALU, CU, Registers.
b. Primary Memory: RAM and ROM.
c. Secondary Memory: HDD, CD/DVD Drive, USB Drive.
7. Difference between RAM and Hard Drive.
8. Software: System Software and Application Software.
9. Computer Classification: Personal Computer, Workstation, Mainframe, Super Computer.
10. Difference between Data and Information.
11. Characteristics of Computer:
a. Speed
b. Accuracy
c. Storage
d. Versatility.
12. Computer Virus

Microsoft Office is the most popular suite of office programs in use today. Their powerful software package
includes the following applications:

 Word – word processing to deliver stylish and professional documents.

 Excel – spreadsheet creation, as easy or as complex as you like.
 PowerPoint – for creating stunning presentations that captivate your audience.
 Outlook – a powerful email client, with the kind of editing features you’d expect from Word.
 Publisher – for creating printed publications, like flyers, brochures and leaflets.
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Microsoft Word:
Creating New and Opening an Existing Word Document

• Creating New Document

• Opening Existing Document

• Different Views Word

• The Office Assistant

Setting up Documents

• Layout

• Adjusting Margins

Graphics in Word

• Inserting ClipArt Images

• Inserting File Images

• Moving Images

• Deleting Images

• Text Wrapping

• Alignment

Drawing Tools

• Creating Lines and Arrows

• Inserting shapes in your document

• Adding Text Boxes

• Inserting WordArt

• Shadow Effects

• Adding Borders to Picture

• Shape Fill

Word Tools

• Spell Check

• Thesaurus
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Modifying Text

• Click and Type

• Moving Text Around

• Bullets and Numbering In Word

• Animating Text

• Formatting Text

Tables in Word

• Creating a Table

• Deleting a Table

• Moving a Table

• Borders on Tables

• Shading a Table

Miscellaneous Word Tasks

• Printing and Print Preview

• Saving Word Documents

• Saving a Word Document as a Web Page

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PowerPoint
Creating a New and Opening an Existing Presentation

 Creating A New Presentation

 Creating A New Presentation Based On A Template
 Opening An Existing Presentation

PowerPoint Basic Tasks

 Adding New Slides

 Deleting Slides
 Moving Slides
 PowerPoint Views
 Modifying Backgrounds
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Templates

 Applying PowerPoint Templates

 Creating Your Own PowerPoint Template

PowerPoint Text

 Using Textboxes
 Content Placeholders
 Formatting Text

Graphics

 Insert PowerPoint Image

 Using Clipart Images
 PowerPoint Transitions
 Creating Animations
 Adding Sounds

Miscellaneous PowerPoint Tasks

 PowerPoint Spell Check

 Running The Slideshow
 Pointer Options
 Saving Presentations
 Saving As A Web Page
 Printing Presentations

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Microsoft Excel

1 Ribbon: The tabs on the ribbon are:

 File, Home, Insert, and Page layout, Formulas, Data, Review and View.

2 Workbook:

 When you start Excel, click Blank workbook to create an Excel workbook from scratch.

3 Worksheets:

 A worksheet is a collection of cells where you keep and manipulate the data. Each Excel
workbook can contain multiple worksheets.

4 Format Cells:
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 When we format cells in Excel, we change the appearance of a number without changing the
number itself.

5 Find & Select:

 Learn how to use Excel's Find, Replace and Go to Special feature.

6 Templates:

 Instead of creating an Excel workbook from scratch, you can create a workbook based on a
template. There are many free templates available, waiting to be used.

7 Data Validation:

 Use data validation in Excel to make sure that users enter certain values into a cell.

8 Keyboard Shortcuts:

 Keyboard shortcuts allow you to do things with your keyboard instead of your mouse to
increase your speed.

9 Print:

 This chapter teaches you how to print a worksheet and how to change some important print
settings in Excel.

10 Protect:

 Encrypt an Excel file with a password so that it requires a password to open it.

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