Productivity & Office Applications 

In Unit 2, we explored office and business applications.

Focused on using tools like Mind Maps, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to create, organize, and present information effectively.

Main Topics

• Mind Maps: 

• Word 

• PowerPoint

• Excel

Key Points

• Office applications help to create documents, presentations, and spreadsheets 

• Word allows you to write and format texts. 

• PowerPoint is used to create visual presentations 

• Excel helps you organize data and perform calculations. 

• The order of information and the proper format make your work look professional 

Important Terms

• Information Hierarchy: A structured way of organizing information in levels or layers (folders, headings, sections). It helps users understand, navigate, and locate content efficiently in digital systems, documents, or websites.

• Root Folder: The top-level folder in a file system that contains all other folders and files

• Working File vs Deliverable File:
  Working file An editable file used during creation or development.

Deliverable file The finished version is shared with others, usually non-editable (PDF, image, etc.).

• Saving vs Exporting:

 Saving Storing a file in its original format so it can still be edited.

Exporting Converting a file into another format for sharing or final use (like exporting to PDF).

• Operating System: The core software that manages hardware and allows you to run programs

• Open Source Software: Software with publicly available source code that anyone can view, modify, and share.

• Styles / Headings: Built-in formatting tools used to organize documents with structured titles

• Font: The design and style of text, including typeface, size, and formatting

• Multimedia:
  The use of multiple media types in one project:

• 1.      Text

• 2.      Images

• 3.      Audio

• 4.      Video

5. Animation 

• Relative Reference: A spreadsheet reference that adjusts automatically when copied to another cell.

• Absolute Reference: A spreadsheet reference that stays constant when copied