Business Computing Fall 2010

As the finals are approaching and the semester is finally over, I can say that this semester taught me some new ideas and experiences. I have learned how to be patient waiting for my next class, thinking that this class is at evening and my class before this ends at 4:00pm making me feel like going home and just do my work at home, however I didn’t so it taught me how to be patient. J

I’ve also learned how to open up my ideas because like what you’ve said, that is where you are going to mark us all. I’ve also learned to talk to some of my classmates and ask questions when I don’t understand the topic. J It was a pretty good semester and I can say that I did enjoy the class even though it ends at 9:00pm! J

Microsoft Powerpoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is also one of the Microsoft offices I use often because of class presentations. I have learned how to use some of the tools that I don’t really use often before. I also learned how to create my own slide design which was my favorite part because this way I can make my original and unique background for my future presentations. Some of the lessons I’ve learned in Microsoft PowerPoint are the following:

·         Animations

·         Slide Transitions

·         Master Slide

·         Slide Layout

·         Inserting Media Clips

·         Timing slides and images

These are only some of the lessons I’ve learned how to use effectively in PowerPoint. It was really helpful in all my presentations and I know working more on this will help me create my work more effectively.

Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft Publisher was one of the Microsoft offices I enjoy using the most because of the template designs it offers. It helps students a lot especially in doing some greeting cards, envelopes, and brochures. It has a lot of page size that is pretty helpful to students to help them create their work efficiently. Some of the topics that I’ve learned in Publisher during the couple of sessions we had in class are the following:

·         Templates

·         Changing Page Size

·         Color Schemes

·         Text Box

·         Design Gallery Object

Using this program is almost the same as using Microsoft Word. The only difference is in Publisher, you want to create something that you have to show and attract people in public and this program is the best option you have to do that.

Microsoft Excel

Using Microsoft Excel has always been confusing for me because of the formulas and charts. During the couple of classes we had spent studying Excel, I have learned how to use the formulas and charts efficiently and I’ve realized it wasn’t that hard after all. Some of the materials that we covered that helped me a lot during the semester are the following:

·         Text Formulas

·         Sorting and Filtering

·         Formulas

·         Charts (Pie, Line, Bar)

·         Merging

·         AutoSum

This topics made my life easier especially when I have to put some of my data’s into graph. Moreover, the computation and text formulas made things easy for me. Using excels and word together taught me how to send letters or emails to a number of people by using mail merge. It was a big help especially it helps me save more time and energy and thus made things faster and easier.

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word was the first topic we had for Business Computing. It was the easiest topic that we had covered because it is basically the most common program students used every day in school. Even though I know enough about MS Word, I was still able to understand the use of some of the tools that are hidden and learned how to use them efficiently. Some of the tools I’ve learned are the following:

·         Header and Footer

·         Page Border and Background

·         WordArt

·         Picture Tools

·         Styles

·         Mail Merge

·         Smart Art

·         Text Box

·         Text Wrapping

·         Tables

This is the only few of the tools I’ve learned to use efficiently in MS Word. It helped me to make my documents more appealing and presentable that I know I will need to possess when I work in my field. I had fun working with this tools and I am glad that even though I known its basic use, I was still able to learn more and more about it.