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    MS EXCEL

    What is Microsoft Excel?

    Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application, typically used to display and manipulate numericaldata. Microsoft Excel provides data organization and analysis tools that enables you to sort,extract and generate charts from spreadsheet data.

    What's the latest version of Microsoft Excel?Microsoft Excel most recents versions are:

    Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows) Microsoft Excel 2008 (Mac OS)

    The Microsoft Excel Window

    Microsoft Excel is an electronic spreadsheet. You can use it to organize your data into rows andcolumns. You can also use it to perform mathematical calculations quickly. This tutorial teachesMicrosoft Excel basics. Although knowledge of how to navigate in a Windows environment ishelpful, this tutorial was created for the computer novice.

    This lesson will introduce you to the Excel window. You use the window to interact with Excel.To begin this lesson, start Microsoft Excel 2007. The Microsoft Excel window appears and yourscreen looks similar to the one shown here.

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    Excel Worksheet

    Excel is comprised ofWorksheets inside a Workbook. For this assignment, you must save allworksheets and charts you create inside a Workbook and submit the Workbookto CMS portal.Do not submit individual worksheets or charts to CMS portal. If you submit individual

    worksheets or charts, your assignment will be incomplete, and you will lose points.

    For this assignment, create an Excel workbook containing five worksheets. The worksheets willinclude a list of bookstores for purchasing the type of novel you enjoy, a sorted version of theworksheet, two graphs, and a version of the worksheet that displays formulas. To gather currentdata for the worksheet, visit new www sites or use fictitious data. Remember to follow theinstructions on the type and range of values to enter into the worksheet.

    The worksheets and charts included in the Excel Workbook will be submitted as one document to

    CMS portal. The main worksheet will include the names of eight bookstores, real or fictitious,where you can purchase novel and for each display cost, tax, shipping, discount, and payment

    options.

    Construct an Excel worksheet that includes the following:1. Descriptive Title Section: At the top of the worksheet enter the name of the worksheet,

    current date, your name, and any other information needed to describe the purpose of theworksheet. Leave five blank rows after the title section before entering column headings.

    2. Column Titles - Beginning in Column A, enter the following titles: Bookstore, NumberOrdered, Unit Price, Purchase Amount, Shipping, Discount Rate, Discount Amount, Tax,Frequent Buyer Points, and Total Cost

    Use theWrap Text

    option in the Alignment folder of cell formatting to improve theappearance of long titles.

    3. Row Titles - In Column A enter the names of eight bookstores for purchasing the novel(real or fictitious).

    4. Data - Enter values, as indicated:Column B (Number Ordered): Enter numbers between 1 and 8, representing the numberof items you purchased from each bookstore.

    Column C(Unit Price): Enter the price of the items purchased at each bookstore (assume

    one price for each bookstore).

    Column E(Shipping): Enter amounts for shipping or zero if there is no shipping cost.

    Enter and copy formulas to display the following:1. Purchase Amount(Column D): Equal to Unit Price times Number Ordered

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    2. Discount Rate (Column F): Equal to ten percent if Purchase Amount is greater than$150; otherwise, five percent.

    3. Discount Amount (Column G): Equal to Purchase Amount times Discount Rate

    4. Tax (Column H): Before entering data in this column, move the cursor several rowsabove the column title (Tax). Enter the label Tax Rate in the new cell and the value .07in the cell below it (see illustration below at #5). In Column H calculate and display thetax due to each bookstore. Tax is equal to Purchase Amount minus Discount Amounttimes Tax Rate, with Tax Rate held absolute in the formula.

    5.H

    Tax Rate

    .07

    Tax

    6. Frequent Buyer Points (Column I): Equal to 10 points for every $50 purchase (PurchaseAmount divided by 50 times 10).

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    7. Total Cost (Column J): Equal to Purchase Amount minus Discount Amount plusShipping and Tax.

    8. Skip two rows after the last bookstore named in Column A and enter three row titles:Column Items, Highest, Lowest, and Average. Calculate and copy the number ofvalues, lowest, highest, and average values across appropriate rows. If there are cells

    where no data will appear, enter N/A in that cell (N/A means "not applicable").

    Modify the Worksheet1. Insert two new rows after the last row of bookstore items data and enter additional values

    where needed in Columns A, B, C, and E. The formulas already entered shouldrecalculate once the new data is entered; check to see this has occurred. Note: Thereshould still be two blank rows below the last row of data and the comparative data rows.

    Insert blank rows if necessary.

    2. Two rows below the last item in Column E (Shipping), enter the label Shipping > $25.In the cell below the new label, write a formula with function to display the number ofitems in Column E that contain a value greater than 25 (hint: use countiffunction).

    3. Select options from the Alignment, Style, Number, and Border menus to enhance theoverall appearance of the worksheet. Remember to adjust column width as needed toincorporate the formatting options you've chosen.

    4. Insert a Footer in the worksheet with your name at the left side, and page number at theright side.

    Save the completed, modified worksheet in Landscape mode to the Workbook as Sheet#1and label the Sheet Tab Main Worksheet.

    Note: Include grid lines and row and column headings.

    Copy this sheet to Sheet#2. Sort the worksheet in descending order by Number Orderedas the first order key and Purchase Amount as the second order key.Save the sorted worksheet in Portrait mode to the Workbook as Sheet #2 and label theSheet Tab Sorted.

    Note: Include grid lines and row and column headings.

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    How to Create Charts

    1. Create and Save a Pie Chart to display the Unit Price for each bookstore to theWorkbook as Sheet #3 and label the Sheet Tab Pie Chart. Include a suitable title for thechart and add data label to each segment.

    2. Create and Save a Bar Chart that compares Total Cost from each bookstore withNumbered Ordered from each bookstore as Sheet #4 and label the Sheet Tab ColumnChart. Include a suitable title for the chart.

    3.

    Save a duplicate copy of the Main Worksheet (Sheet Tab #1) to Sheet Tab #5 and labelthe Sheet Tab Formulas. Using the duplicate copy of the worksheet (Sheet Tab #5),select the Formulas display option, adjust the width of the columns as needed, and add aFooter with your name on the right side and date on the left side to the worksheet (Exceldoes not duplicate headers and footers).

    Note: To view worksheet in formula mode, press CTRL and Tilde (CTRL ~ ). Most

    formatting options are not displayed when the worksheet is in formula mode. Includegrid lines and row and column headings.

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    Create a Column Chart

    .

    1. Select cells A3 to D6. You must select all the cells containing the data you want in yourchart. You should also include the data labels.

    2. Choose the Insert tab.3. Click the Column button in the Charts group. A list of column chart sub-types types

    appears.4. Click the Clustered Column chart sub-type. Excel creates a Clustered Column chart and

    the Chart Tools context tabs appear.

    Apply a Chart Layout

    1. Click your chart. The Chart Tools become available.

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    2. Choose the Design tab.3. Click the Quick Layout button in the Chart Layout group. A list of chart layouts appears.4. Click Layout 5. Excel applies the layout to your chart.

    Change the Style of a Chart

    1. Click your chart. The Chart Tools become available.2. Choose the Design tab.3. Click the More button in the Chart Styles group. The chart styles appear.

    4. Click Style 42. Excel applies the style to your chart.

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    Change the Size and Position of a Chart

    When you click a chart, handles appear on the right and left sides, the top and bottom, and thecorners of the chart. You can drag the handles on the top and bottom of the chart to increase ordecrease the height of the chart. You can drag the handles on the left and right sides to increase

    or decrease the width of the chart. You can drag the handles on the corners to increase ordecrease the size of the chart proportionally. You can change the position of a chart by clickingon an unused area of the chart and dragging.

    Change the Size and Position of a Chart

    1. Use the handles to adjust the size of your chart.2. Click an unused portion of the chart and drag to position the chart beside the data.

    Change the Chart Type

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    1. Click your chart. The Chart Tools become available.2. Choose the Design tab.3. Click Change Chart Type in the Type group. The Chart Type dialog box appears.4. Click Bar.5. Click Clustered Horizontal Cylinder.6.

    Click OK. Excel changes your chart type.

    What is Microsoft Access

    This page hopes to explain to you 'What is Microsoft Access' in simple terms.

    Microsoft Access has been around for some time, yet people often still ask me what is MicrosoftAccess and what does it do? Microsoft Access is a part of the Microsoft Office Suite. It does notcome with all versions of Microsoft Office, so if you specifically want Microsoft Access makesure the office suite you are purchasing has it.

    Microsoft Access has the look and feel of other Microsoft Office products, including its layoutand navigational aspects. That is where the similarity ends. Microsoft Access is a database and,more specifically, a relational database. This will be explained in more detail later.

    Access has an .mdb extension by default, whereas Microsoft Word has the .doc extension.Although this has changed in Access 2007 where the extension is now an accdb extension. Earlyversions of Access cannot read accdb extensions but Microsoft Access 2007 can read and changeearlier versions of Access. The above is a bried overview of what is Microsoft Access. Now letslook at it in a bit more detail.

    What is Microsoft Access made up of?

    The Microsoft Access Database is made up of 7 major components:

    Tables; Relationships; Queries; Forms; Reports; Macros; Modules.

    The following gives a quick overview of each component.

    Tables

    The tables are the backbone and the storage container of the data entered into the database. If thetables are not set up correctly, with the correct relationships, then the database may be slow, give

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    you the wrong results or not react the way you expect. So, take a bit of time when setting up yourtables.

    Queries, forms, etc. are usually based on a table.

    The tables that contain data look a bit like a table in Microsoft Word or a Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet, when opened. They have columns and rows as does a table in Microsoft Wordand an Excel worksheet. Each of the columns will have a field name at the top and each of therows will represent a record.

    As an example:

    Relationships

    Relationships are the bonds you build between the tables. They join tables that have associatedelements. To do this there is a field in each table, which is linked to each other, and have thesame values.

    Queries

    Are the means of manipulating the data to display in a form or a report. Queries can sort,calculate, group, filter, join tables, update data, delete data, etc. Their power is immense. TheMicrosoft Access database query language is SQL (Structured Query Language). The need toknow SQL is not required in the early stages of learning Access. Microsoft Access writes theSQL for you, after you tell it what you want, in the Design view of the queries window.

    Forms

    Forms are the primary interface through which the users of the database enter data. The personwho enters the data will interact with forms regularly. The programmer can set the forms to showonly the data required. By using queries, properties, macros and VBA (Visual Basic forApplications), the ability to add, edit and delete data can also be set. Forms can be set up anddeveloped to reflect the use they will be required for.

    Reports

    Reports are the results of the manipulation of the data you have entered into the database. Unlikeforms, they cannot be edited. Reports are intended to be used to output data to another device orapplication, i.e. printer, fax, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel.

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    Macros

    Macros are an automatic way for Access to carry out a series of actions for the database. Accessgives you a selection of actions that are carried out in the order you enter. Macros can openforms; run queries, change values of a field, run other Macros, etc. the list is almost endless.

    Modules

    Modules are the basis of the programming language that supports Microsoft Access, Themodule window is where you can write and store Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).Advanced users of Microsoft Access tend to use VBA instead of Macros. If you would like tolearn VBA, I have a simple step by step lessons.

    Click here to find out more

    All of the above components are persistent; this means that changes are saved when you movefrom one component to another, not when the database is closed, as in a Microsoft WordDocument.

    I hope the above give you a bit of an idea of what is Microsoft Access and what it includes.

    Limitations

    The total size of a database file (.MDB) is limited only by the storage capacity of your PC(Microsoft quote the maximum database size of 2 Gigabyte (2000 Megabytes)). These figuresare for pre 2007 versions of Microsoft Access.

    Very few realistic limitations exist, though here are some parameters:

    Maximum table size 1 Gb

    No. if fields in a record or table 255

    No. of indexes in a table or a record 32

    Ni. of fields in an index 10

    No. of tables in a query 32

    Maximum size of a form or report 22"

    Characters in a memo field 64,000

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    MDB size 2 Gb

    Max Integer 2,147,483,648

    Concurrent Users 255

    No. of characters in object names 64

    What is Micorsoft Access as compared to a Relational Database

    Now that you understand a bit of what is Microsoft Access. it is time to explain what a relationaldatabase is. The relational database was invented by E. F. Codd at IBM in 1970.The power of arelational database is the ability to bring a lot of information together quickly. I am not going

    into too much technical detail of what a relational database but hope to explain it in simple terms,so it is possibly not 100% technically accurate. To me these are the rules of a relational database:

    No duplicate data (except linked fields - explained shortly) Information is broken into categories Data is broken down to the smallest useable bit. For example a persons name

    would be broken down into 4 sperate sections title, first name, middle name andlast name.

    Each record has a unique identifier, this distinguishes a particular record from anyother record

    To explain this I will give an example below:

    For the purpose of this example, we will be looking at a Library data base from a relationaldatabase viewpoint. For a Library database we would want to collect the following information:

    Information about the books; Information about the borrowers; Information about when a book was borrowed and by whom.

    You may be tempted to include all this information within the one table. Once you start enteringdata the following occurs:

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    Entering data this way requires multiple entries (and duplicate data in some of the columns)

    This can lead to the following problems:

    Data entry errors (see bolded items); The user having to enter the same information over and over; The database would grow very big, very quickly, causing it to run slower.

    Therefore, to meet the rules of a relational database we would first break this one large table intosmaller tables of like information (categories). As an example:

    Table One (tblBook) would contain information about the books; Table Two (tblBorrower) would contain information about the borrowers; and Table Three (tblLoan) would contain information about the borrowing of a book.

    The next step is to list all the facts you think are required for each of these tables underneaththem.

    I have included the examples below for each of the tables for the library database. The primarykey and foreign key fields will be explained a bit later.

    Note:

    The fields have been broken down in to their smallest logical part. As an example, a personsname has been broken down to:

    Surname; First name; Title.

    The information is only recorded once, i.e. we do not include all the information about thecustomer in the tblLoan table.

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    Primary Key - Unique Identifier

    An important part of determining the fields for each table is deciding which field (if any) issuitable as the primary key.

    The power of a relational database is the ability to bring a lot of information together quickly.For this to work efficiently and effectively, Microsoft Access needs to be able to identifyunique records. For this reason, one field or a set of fields needs to be unique. This can be aunique identification number such as a Medicare number, Employee ID number, Pensionnumber, etc.:

    A primary key cannot contain duplicate values, e.g. a persons last name is not suitable as aprimary key as there is often more than one person with the same last name;

    A primary key cannot contain null values, therefore a field such as a phone number is notsuitable, as you may not know the persons phone number when you first enter them into the

    database;

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    Also, if the information contained in the Primary Key is likely to be altered, then it is best toavoid this field as well.

    If a unique identifier cannot be identified (which is more than likely), you can add a field, whichwill automatically increase sequentially by one, thus providing the record with a uniqueidentifier.

    Foreign Keys

    The Foreign Key is the field that links a related table to the main table. As an example, in thelibrary database, a borrower may appear many times in the Loan table, as a borrower may

    borrow many books. A book may also occur many times in the Loan table as a book can beborrowed many times. Therefore, the loan table would contain many links to a particularborrower and many links to a particular book, but each loan record would relate to only one bookand one borrower. This is illustrated below:

    The tblBorrower table is linked to the Loan table with the BorrowerID and BorrowerFKfields;

    The Book table is linked to the Loan table with BookID and BookFK fields.These fields are known as foreign keys (FK). Note: that only the ID field is kept in the loan table,no other information is needed from the borrower table or the book table. By setting uprelationships between the tables, Microsoft Access knows which foreign key belongs to whichprimary key (unique identifier) and can pull the information from the relevant tables whenneeded.

    So it some it all up. What is Microsoft Access, well it is a relational database found in theMicrosoft Office suite.

    If you are still confused about 'What is Microsoft Access' then try: What is Microsoft Access atWikipedia.

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    Most of this information on 'What is Microsoft Access' has been taken from my Tutorial onMicrosoft Access. If you would like a free copy then just fill in the form below.

    The Problem

    A spreadsheet program is a terrific tool for maintaining and calculating small sets of information.Microsoft Excel is easy to understand, create column names, enter your data, create formulas, and you're

    on your way. You can sort, filter, and format the data quickly and easily. But spreadsheets are not ideal

    for handling hundreds of records where you need to have "one version of the truth" for something like a

    customer, a contact, or main "thing" you need to track. It is very easy to introduce errors into a

    spreadsheet, which then makes analysis, summing, and reporting very challenging. The image below

    provides a quick example of several key challenges spreadsheets face.

    How does a Microsoft Access database work?Microsoft Access works in the same manner any database does, by storing related information

    together, and letting you create connections (commonly called relationships) between differentthings. The relationships between two different things in MSAccess can be very simple (such asa contact at a customer and the customer itself) or complex. In the example below, the blueboxes represent the major things we're tracking in our MS Access database tables, and thereports at right show how you can join the related information for analysis and reporting.

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    Data is stored in Microsoft Access tables (think of them as mini-spreadsheets that store only onetype of thing). A table can have many fields (think of them as columns in your spreadsheet).Each field in a table can be set up to allow or prevent users from entering certain information (forexample, you could say one field only accepts dates, another can only allow a user to enter anumeric value, while another lets them enter anything they want).

    Once you have your MS Access tables, fields, and relationships set up, you can create data entryforms that use those tables to store your information and later create reports with the data.Microsoft Access forms are incredibly easy (and fun) to design with a wysiwyg form designtool. And you can use MS Access forms to simplify data entry for users by grouping relatedfields together, and hiding fields they don't need to enter. The Microsoft Access CommandButton Wizard even helps you to create simple buttons for your forms without understandinghow to create macros and Visual Basic.

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    Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint

    Microsoft PowerPoint is a software product used to perform computer-based presentations. There arevarious circumstances in which a presentation is made: teaching a class, introducing a product to sell,

    explaining an organizational structure, etc.

    There are two main kinds of presentations you can deliver: before an audience or not. The preparationand the actual delivery of each are quite different. Before getting into the details of each, we will firsttake a look at the software and analyze what it has to offer.

    Practical Learning: Launching Microsoft PowerPoint

    To launch Microsoft PowerPoint, click Start -> (All) Programs -> Microsoft Office -> MicrosoftOffice PowerPoint 2003

    Microsoft PowerPoint Interface

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    The Title Bar

    As a regular Windows application, Microsoft PowerPoint shares some characteristics that arecommon to other programs. The top section of the interface is made of a wide bar called the titlebar:

    The left section of the title bar displays a small picture known as the system icon. This icon isused to identify the application. The icon holds a list of actions you can perform to close,minimize, maximize, move or restore the application. To perform any of these actions, youwould click the system icon. This would display its list:

    This list can also be referred to as the system menu. To use one of its items, you can click it.

    The main area of a title bar is a long bar actually referred to as the title bar. This section is alsoused to perform the same operations available on the system menu. There are other operationsyou can perform different than the system menu depending on the way you click the main area ofthe title bar.

    The System Buttons

    The right section of the title bar displays three small squares referred to as the system buttons.They are used to minimize, maximize, restore or close Microsoft PowerPoint. These items are

    Button Role

    Minimizes the window

    Maximizes the window

    Restores the window

    Closes the window

    The Main Menu

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    Under the title bar, there is the main menu and sometimes called the Menu Bar. To use a menuitem, you click one of its words and the menu expands. If an item is missing from the mainmenu, you can customize it.

    There are four main types of menus you will encounter:

    When clicked, the behavior of a menu that stands alone depends on theactions prior to clicking it. Under the File menu, an example is Exit

    A menu that is disabled is not accessible at the moment. This kind ofmenu depends on another action or the availability of something else. Here are examples:

    A menu with three dots means that an intermediary action is required inorder to apply its assignment. Usually, this menu would call a dialog box where the user wouldhave to make a decision.

    A menu with an arrow holds a list of menu items under it. Amenu under another menu is called a submenu. To use such a menu, you would position themouse on it to display its submenu. Here is an example:

    On the main menu (and any menu), there is one letter underlined on each word. Examples are Fin File, E in Edit, V in View, etc. The underlined letter is called an access key. The access keyallows you to access the same menu item using the keyboard. In order to use an access key, the

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    menu should have focus first. The menu is given focus by pressing either the Alt or the F10 keys.When the menu has focus and you want to dismiss it, you can press Esc.

    On some menu items, there is a key or a combination of keys we call a shortcut. This key or thiscombination allows you to perform the same action on that menu using the keyboard. If the

    shortcut is made of one key only, you can just press it. If the shortcut is made of two keys, pressand hold the first one, while you are holding the first, press the second key once and release thefirst key. Some shortcuts are a combination of three keys.

    From now on, in our lessons,

    Press Means

    T Press the T key

    Alt, G Press and release Alt. Then press G

    Ctrl + HPress and hold Ctrl. While you are still holding Ctrl, press H once. Then

    release Ctrl

    Ctrl + Shift + EPress and hold Ctrl. Then press and hold Shift. Then press E once.

    Release Ctrl and Shift

    The Toolbars

    Under the menu bar, there is another bar made of various buttons. This is called a toolbar. Thereare various toolbars used in Microsoft PowerPoint. Each toolbar has a proper name and we willlearn how to recognize them.

    At times, there will be many toolbars that come and go while you are using MicrosoftPowerPoint. For this reason, we will refer to each toolbar by its name. To know the name of atoolbar, you can right-click any word on the menu bar or any button on the toolbar. If you haveonly one toolbar on your screen, its name will have a check box. The other name(s) on thecontext menu is (are) the one (those) you can add to the screen if you wish:

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    You could also create your own toolbar.

    The Status Bar

    The status bar is a long horizontal bar that spans the whole bottom section of MicrosoftPowerPoint. It will be used to provide some assistance or information about an item that isdisplaying or being accessed in Microsoft Access.

    Microsoft PowerPoint Help

    Context-Sensitive Help

    Context-sensitive help refers to help provided on a specific item on the screen. Such help isprovided for objects that are part of Microsoft PowerPoint interface. It includes objects likebuttons on toolbars, dialog boxes, etc. Context-sensitive help is also referred to as WhatsThis?.

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    To get context-sensitive help on a dialog box, you can click its button that h as a question markon the left of the system Close button. To use this type of help, click the question mark buttonand click the item on which you need help.

    Practical Learning: Using Context-Sensitive Help

    1. Start Microsoft PowerPoint2. To get context-sensitive help on a dialog box, on the main menu, click Tools -> Options...3. In the New Presentations dialog box, click the General tab4. Click the Whats This button5. Read the various sections on the Help window

    6. On the Help window, click About Music And Sounds7. After viewing help, close it8. On the Options dialog box, click Cancel

    The Office Assistant

    The Office Assistant is a character or a virtual person whose main job is to provide instanthelp when using a Microsoft Office product. The Office Assistant can stay on top of MicrosoftPowerPoint while you are working. If you don't like the way it looks, you can click it and clickOptions. This would present you with the Office Assistant property sheet in which the Galleryproperty page allows you to select a different Office Assistant. The Options property page allowsyou to configure the behavior and responsiveness of the Office Assistant.

    To display the Office Assistant when it is not available, on the main menu, you can click Help ->Show the Office Assistant.

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    To use its service, just click it, then type a word, a sentence, or a question. After pressing Enter, aprimary list of possible matches would be displayed. If you do not find what is close to yourrequest, you can use the available options or change your request.

    If you don't want the Office Assistant on the screen while you are working, you can hide it. To

    do this, on the main menu, you can click Help -> Hide Office Assistant.

    Practical Learning: Using the Office Assistant

    1. If the Office Assistant is not displaying on the screen, on the main menu, click Help -> ShowOffice Assistant

    2. To use the Office Assistant, click it

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    3. TypeCreate Presentationand click Search

    4. In the window that appears, scroll down in the list and clickAbout Cre ating Presentations5. After reading it, close the HTML Help window that opened ( but don't close Microsoft

    PowerPoint)

    MSDN and Internet Help

    Online help is a separate program that provides help on Microsoft PowerPoint. If you haveaccess to a Microsoft Developer Network(MSDN) CD-ROM or DVD, which is the help systemprovided to programmers who use Microsoft technologies (such as Microsoft Visual Studio), itincludes a section on Microsoft Office, which internally includes a sub-category on Microsoft

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    PowerPoint. On that help system and in the left frame, you can expand the link that displaysOffice. Then visit links to Microsoft PowerPoint or Microsoft Office:

    Although help on the Internet tends to be disparate, it is still the widest form of help available.This is provided in web sites, web pages, newsgroups, support groups, etc. As the publisher of

    the database environment, it is only natural to refer to Microsoft corporate web site first for help.The Microsoft web site is divided in categories. A web site is dedicated to Microsoft PowerPointat http://www.microsoft.com/powerpoint. You can get help at http://support.microsoft.com.

    Probably the most visited site of Microsoft for developers of all Microsoft products ishttp://msdn.microsoft.com. This last site provides a tree list that presents items in categories (likethe MSDN CD-ROM or a DVD).

    Microsoft PowerPoint Exit

    Since Microsoft PowerPoint shares the same functionality you are probably familiar with from

    using other applications, you can close it easily.

    To close Microsoft PowerPoint, from the menu bar, you can click File -> Exit To close Microsoft PowerPoint from the system icon, you can either click it and click Close, or

    you can double-click its system icon To close Microsoft PowerPoint from its title bar, you can click its Close button To close Microsoft PowerPoint like any regular window of the Microsoft Windows applications,

    you can press Alt + F4 To close Microsoft PowerPoint using mnemonics, you can press Alt, f, x.

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