Productivity & Office Applications

In Unit 2, we learned about office and business tools.

We practiced using Mind Maps, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to organize and share information clearly. 

Main Topics

• Mind Maps: 

• Word 

• PowerPoint

• Excel

Key Points

• Office apps help make documents, presentations, and spreadsheets

• Word – write and format text

• PowerPoint – create visual presentations

• Excel – organize data and do calculations

• Clear order and proper formatting make work look professional

Important Terms 

• Information Hierarchy – organizing info in levels (folders, headings) to make it easy to find

• Root Folder – the main folder that holds all other files and folders

• Working File – editable file used while creating a project

• Deliverable File – final version shared with others, usually not editable

• Saving – keeping a file in its original format to edit later

• Exporting – converting a file to another format (like PDF) for sharing

• Operating System – software that runs your computer and programs

• Open Source Software – software anyone can view, change, and share

• Styles / Headings – formatting tools to organize document titles and sections

• Font – the style and size of text

• Multimedia – using multiple media types in a project:

  1. Text

  2. Images

  3. Audio

  4. Video

  5. Animation

• Relative Reference – spreadsheet cell reference that changes when copied

• Absolute Reference – spreadsheet cell reference that stays the same when copied