APPLIED

PRODUCTIVITY
TOOLS
 Productivity tools can be a
freeware or shareware.
•Freeware- is copyrighted which can be
used for free and for an unlimited time
•Shareware- is commercial shareware that
is copyrighted which can be copied for
trial but needs to be purchased for
continued use.
 MICROSOFT OFFICE- most popular
productivity suite developed by Microsoft.
This includes word processing software,
electronic software and database and
desktop publishing program. These tools
will help you create, organize, and present
information to an audience for a more
effective communication.
 MICROSOFT WORD
-one of the software of the
Microsoft Office which offers a set
of tools that is advanced. Along its
features are the advanced
techniques including hyperlinks,
macros, and mail merge.
 MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
- allows you to create slide show
presentations wherein you can
format the texts and images,
adding also animations and
other multimedia components
interactively.
 MICROSOFT EXCEL
-is used to simulate a paper worksheet. It
is composed of cells that are represented
in rows and columns designed to
perform basic arithmetic operations. It is
widely used in accounting and financial
application, as well as statistics and
engineering calculations.
 ADVANCED
TECHNIQUES:
•1.Hyperlinks- a link that will direct you
to another page or part of the same
document. This can be a word, a phrase, a
symbol, or image, a different element in
the document, another hypertext
document, a file, or a script. It is activated
by clicking on the linked element usually
underlined and of a different color.
•2.Mail merge- is a useful tool
that allows you to quickly
produce and send information,
newsletter, resumés, or
brochures to many people.
•3.SLIDE ANIMATION- is a
moving computer graphic effect that
can be added to the text, object, or
the entire slide itself.
•4.SLIDE TRANSITION- control
how your presentation moves from
slide to slide.
• 5.ACTION BUTTON- allows you to play
sounds, animate or run a program. It allows you to
move from one slide to another without using the
usual next button in a slide show.
• 6.FORMULAS- MS Excel uses Formulas to
calculate values. The equal sign typed in the cell
signifies that a formula is created or the AutoSum
function is used to build a formula. An Excel
formula always begins with an equal (=) sign.