Module

Developing ICT content for

4 specific purposes

What I Need to Know

Productivity Tools
It refers to the software that people use to create and produce documents,
presentations, databases, charts, and graphs.
Productivity tools helps you create professional quality documents,
presentation, graphics, and more.

Why should you learn productivity tools?

While there are a wide range of benefits of using productivity tools, the best
reason is that it just makes essential, everyday we use computer to do different task
for more efficient.

Common productivity tools

1. Microsoft word
2. Microsoft excel
3. Microsoft PowerPoint
4. LibreOffice

In this time, we have many options to use of to explore productivity software,

like LibreOffice, a Free and Open Source Productivity Suite, which matches and
perhaps could even exceed the overall features, advantages, and benefits of their
counterpart.

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 Although, LibreOffice is a Free and Open-Source software, most software
available in actual workplace are made from Microsoft. This software is a paid apps,
you can visit this site https://www.microsoft.com for more information.

Free and Proprietary Software | Feature Comparison: LibreOffice – Microsoft

Office, available here:

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ffice and here: https://goo.gl/4tUz7x

In this module, we are going to learn the following tools/techniques:

Tools/Techniques Use Case

1. Mail Merge and label generation Mass email or printed letters

2. Custom animation and timing Enhance viewer experience

Optimizes use of related content and
3. Hyperlinking in presentations references. Applies to
Word/Write document too.
4. Integrating images and external Enriches textual content. Also useful in
materials in word processor presentation slides and sometimes in
spreadsheets.

5. Embedded files and data Seamlessly integrates related files

6. Advanced and complex formulas
Simplifies and automates common tasks.
and computations

Mail Merge
It is a Word’s way of generating mass mailings. It involves combining a list of
names and addresses to individually address to each person / receiver on the list. You
can use Mail Merge to create envelopes or address labels, as well as form letters.

Mail Merged involved the following documents;

• Main document – this document contains text and graphics. Example body of
the letter.
• Mailing list – this is your data source that is used to populate information in the
letter. It contains names and address of the recipients.
• Merged document - this document the combination of the main document

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 What’s New

ACTIVITY 1 – MAIL MERGE

Getting Started:

1. Opening Microsoft Word Program. (Click Start button, type Word and
click OK.
2. On the Mailings tab, click Start Mail Merge,
and then select Letters. This will allow you
to sent letters to a group of people and
personalize, the result of the letter that each
person receives.

3. In Word, type the body of the letter (example follows) that you want to
send to everyone.

4. Set Mailing List - The mailing list is your data source. It can be a n Excel
spreadsheet, a directory of Outlook contacts, and Access database, or an
Office address list. It contains the record that Word uses to pull information
from to build your letter. In this activity we will focus on MS-Access
database.

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5. Link your mailing list to your
main document.
• On the Mailings tab, in
the Start Mail Merge
group, choose Select
recipients, and then
click Type New List
and create new list
(input atleast 10
recipients and click OK
and Save.
• In the Mail Merge
Recipients dialog box,
you can make any
changes if needed, and
then click OK.

6. Adding personalized content to letter.

• Click Mailings tab, in the Write & Fields group, click Address
Block.

• In the Insert Address

Block dialog box, select
a format for the
recipient’s name that you
want to will appear in the
letter and choose OK.

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 Note: To view how an address will appear in the letter, under
Preview Results group in the Mailings tab, choose Preview
Results. Choose Next or Previous record button to move through
records in your data source.

• In the Write & Insert group, click Greeting Line > select format
that you want to use and click OK.

7. Finally, save your document in My Documents or Flash Drive. [click save

icon in the Quick Access Toolbar or click Office Button, click save in its full
down menu.

8. Print Activity 1 Mail Merge (Click Office Button, Click Print, in the Print
Window/Dialog box, click Print or just press Enter).

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 What Is It

Custom Animation

Animation is a simulation of movement

created by displaying a series of pictures, or frames.
Animation on computers is one of the chief
ingredients of multimedia presentations. There are
many software applications that enable you to
create animations that you can display on a
computer monitor. One of this application software
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are presentation software that you can use to create
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a slide show for your presentation. Some of the
popular software that are available online for free or for purchase are WPS Office,
LibreOffice, and MS-PowerPoint.

Steps in applying animation effect to an object:

1. On a slide in Normal view, select the object you want to animate.

2. Select Slide Show – click Animations tab, in the Animation group,

select your desired effect or click dropdown button to choose more
effects. To preview the animation, click the Preview button to play.

Add a motion path animation effect.

You can apply motion path animation effects to an object to move in a sequence
that tells an effective story.

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 Add a motion path to an object
1. Select the object that you want to animate.
2. On the Animation tab, click Add Animation.
3. Scroll down Motion Paths and select one.
- If you want to create a customize path,
Select Custom Path option, and draw
path that you want the object to move.

Editing motion paths

1. to do things like to change the direction of the
motion path, edit the individual points of the
motion path, or to lock ( make it so others
can’t change your animation ) or unlock the
animation, Effect Options.
2. to preview the motion path, click the object
on the slides, and click Animation and select
Preview.

Remove an animation effect from an object

1. On the slide in a Normal view, select the
object from which to remove the effect.
2. On the Animation tab, in the Animation
group, click None to remove the
effect.

What’s New

Activity 2 - Slideshow Presentation

Direction: Create your own slideshow presentation that consist of 6 slides. You can
choose your own topic for this activity. Also, apply animation effects and motion path
to enhance your presentation. Present your output to your teacher.

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 What Is It

Hyperlink

A hyperlink or simply a link, is a reference data

that the reader can directly follow either by clicking or
tapping. Hyperlinks are found in nearly all Web pages,
allowing users to click their way from one page to
another. In text hyperlinks are often color blue and
underlined. When you move the cursor over a hyperlink, https://bit.ly/315TQnf
whether it is text, button or an image, the arrow cursor
should be change to a small hand pointing to the link.

Hyperlinks have to basic parts:

1. The Address – can be webpage, email address, or other location they are
linking.
2. The Display – can be picture or shape.

Example:
• https://www.microsoft.com - address
• microsoft - display text
• https://www.microsoft.com - address at the same time display text

Link to a website
1. Opening PowerPoint Program. (Click Start button, type PowerPoint and
press Enter).

2. Select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use a hyperlink.

3. Select Insert tab and in the Links group,

click Link.

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 4. Select Existing File or Web page, and choose the:

• Text to display: type the text that you want to

appear as hyperlink.

• ScreenTip: Type the text that you want to

appear when the user hovers over the hyperlink
(optional).

• Current Folder, Browsed Pages,

or Recent Files: Select where you
want to link to.
• Address: if you haven’t already
selected a location above, insert the
URL for the website you want to link
to.

5. Select OK.

Link a slide in the same presentation

1. Opening PowerPoint program. (click Start button,

type PowerPoint and press Enter)

2. Select the text, shape, or picture that you want to

use as a hyperlink.

3. Select Insert tab > Links group, click Link button

and select an option:
• Place in This Document: Link
to a specific slide in your
presentation.

• Create New Document: Link

from your presentation to
another presentation.

• E-mail Address: Link a displayed email address to open up a user's

email program.

4. Fill in the Text to display, ScreenTip, and where you want to link to.

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 5. Select OK.

Change the color of a hyperlink

You can also change the color of a

hyperlink. If you want to change the display text
of a link to blue or any other color.

1. Select the hyperlink you want to re-color.

2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, select
down arrow next to the Font Color button
to open the menu of colors.
3. Select the appropriate color that you want
for the hyperlink.

What’s New

Activity 3 – Applying Hyperlink

Direction:
1. In the choices below, choose one and;
2. Make a 4 slide presentation
3. Each slide must have words written on it.
4. The fist slide should be the title slide
5. The second, third, and fourth slide should relate to the first second and
third topic listed in the group you chose.
6. On each slide, write three sentences on each computer peripherals
7. On each slide, find appropriated clip art to insert that relates to each
computer peripherals.
8. On each slide, apply hyperlink that will connect to other slides.
9. Present your output to your teacher.

• Mouse
Keyboard
Scanner

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 • Flash
drive
Hard
Drive
CD
• Monitor
Printer
Speaker

What Is It

Integrating Images
In Microsoft word processing you can do a lot of things to make your documents
look good and presentable. One of its function is to integrate image. Word processing
refers to an application program for manipulating text-based documents; the electronic
equivalent of paper, pen, typewriter, eraser, and most likely, dictionary and thesaurus.
Word processors run the scope from simple through complex, but all ease the tasks
associated with editing documents (deleting, inserting, rewording, and so on).

Microsoft Word 2016 Interface

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 What’s New

Activity 4 – Integrating image

Getting Started:

1. Opening Microsoft Word Program. (Click Start button, type Microsoft

Word and press Enter).

2. Formatting text to no spacing. (Click No

Spacing button in Styles group in the
Home ribbon).

3. Saving document to Documents/Flash Drive [click  in the Quick Access

Toolbar (or Click Office button and click Save As.) then type the Filename
“Activity 5 Family Name” in the File Name text box, Click Documents/Flash
Drive and click save button or just press Enter].

Note: Save your work from time to time, click  in the Quick Access
Toolbar for easy and quick saving.

4. Write at least two paragraphs that describe yourself and/or family with no
indention on the first line of every paragraph.

5. Inserting picture/s of yours and/or your family. (Click Insert ribbon, in the
Illustration group click picture then find your picture/s in your flash drive,
came, Pictures folder or any other devices/folders).

Note: you can scan your pictures or use digital camera or web cam to take
pictures.

6. Use your previous/advance knowledge in editing/enhancing picture, text

and background in your document

Note: you can do anything you want to make your activity looks elegant
and beautiful.

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7. Setting drop cap to text. [(Highlight or blacken
the first letter of a paragraph, in the Insert
ribbon in Text group, click arrow down beside
Drop Cap and select Dropped in the drop-
down option.) Do the same procedure in the
second paragraph.]

8. Check the margin of the paper for printing. [Click File Button, point to Print
button, check the preview page, to go back to normal view, click back
button, found on upper left side of your document].

9. Send Activity 4 to the email ad dress of your teacher for checking.

1. Open any available web browser in your computer (Ex. Internet
Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Apple
Safari)
2. Type www.gmail.com in the search bar.

3. Writer your Email account or Phone number then click Next and type
your password then click Next to sign in.
4. Click Compose button, in To text box type
(Email Address of our Teacher) in Subject
text box type Activity 5 Your Family name.
5. Click Attach File button, find your activity 5
click O pen button then click Send button.
6. “Message sent” will pop up if successfully
sent.

Teacher’s E-Mail Address:

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 What Is It

Electronic Spreadsheet

According to emerald.com electronic

spreadsheet is probably the most useful
general-purpose software for the
microcomputer user. Almost all
spreadsheets are now packaged in
combination with other applications, such
as database system and graphic
capabilities. Electronic spreadsheet refers
to a collection of text and numbers laid out in a Photo Credit: https://bit.ly/36Gzsdv

rectangular grid. It is an application program commonly used for budgeting, inventory

management, decision making, forecasting and other finance-related tasks.

It replaces the traditional financial modeling tools, the accountant’s columnar

pad, pencil and calculator. It a spreadsheet program, data and formulas used to
calculate those data are entered into ledge-like forms (Spreadsheets or Worksheets)
for analysis, tracking, planning, or “what-if” evaluations of the impact of real or
proposed changes on an economic strategy.

A great free alternative spreadsheet program is LibreOffice Calc, and

OpenOffice spreadsheet program.

Arithmetic operations

ARITHMETIC OPERATORS /SYMBOLS OPERATION EXAMPLE

+ (Plus Sign) Addition =A1+A2
- (Minus Sign) Subtraction =A1-A2
* (Asterisk) Multiplication =A1*A2
/ (Forward Slash) Division =A1/A2
Raises a no. to a
^ (Exponentiation) =3^2
power
- (Negation) Negative -11
% (Percent Sign) Percentage =90%

Formula – is an equation that performs operation on worksheet data. A formula

in Microsoft Excel always begins with an equal sign (=).

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Common Error Values That You Can Encounter from Faulty Formulas

1. #DIV/0! appears when entering a formula that performs explicit division by

zero (0), using a reference to a blank cell or to a cell that contains zero as
the divisor in a formula or function that performs division or running a macro
that uses a function or a formula that returns the #DIV/0! error. The solution
is to make sure that the divisor in the function or formula is not zero (0) or
blank or change the cell reference in the formula to another cell that does not
contain a zero or a blank value.

2. ##### - appears when the column is not wide enough to display the content
and/or dates and times are negative numbers. The solution is to increase the
column width.

3. #NAME? Appears when the formula refers to a range name that doesn't
exist in the worksheet. This error value appears when you type the wrong
range name or fail to enclose in quotation marks some text used in the
formula, causing Excel to think that the text refers to a range name.

4. #N/A – appears when

A) an inappropriate value was given for the lookup_value

argument in the HLOOKUP, LOOKUP, MATCH, or VLOOKUP
worksheet function,
B) the VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, or MATCH worksheet function was
used to locate a value in an unsorted table,
C) an array formula (array formula: A formula that performs
multiple calculations on one or more sets of values, and then
returns either a single result or multiple results. Array formulas
are enclosed between braces { } and are entered by pressing
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.) is using an argument that is not the
same number of rows or columns as the range that contains
the array formula,
D) one or more required arguments were omitted from a built-in or
custom worksheet function,
E) a custom worksheet function that you use is not available and
F) a macro that you run enters a function that returns #N/A.

Solution is optionally, if error checking is turned on in Excel, click the

button that appears next to the cell that displays the error , click

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 Show Calculation Steps if it appears, and then click the resolution
that is appropriate for your data.
5. #NULL! Appears most often when you insert a space (where you should
have used a comma) to separate cell references used as arguments for
functions.
6. #NUM! Appears when Excel encounters a problem with a number in the
formula, such as the wrong type of argument in an Excel function or a
calculation that produces a number too large or too small to be represented
in the worksheet.
7. #REF! Appears when Excel encounters an invalid cell reference, such as
when you delete a cell referred to in a formula or paste cells over the cells
referred to in a formula.
8. #VALUE! Appears when you use the wrong type of argument or operator in
a function, or when you call for a mathematical operation that refers to cells
that contain text entries. For example, the formula =A1+B1, where A1
contains the string "Hello" and B1 contains the number 3, returns the
#VALUE! error.

Order of Operations

EXCEL FORMULAS MEANING

=A12 Assigns the vale in cell A2 to the active cell.
=10 +3^2 Assigns the sum of 10 + 9(or 19) to the active cell.
=3*D5 or D5*3 or Assigns three times the contents of cell D5 to the
=(3*D5) active cell.
=50% * 20 Assigns the product of 0.50 times 20 (or 10) to the
active cell.
-(F3 * J25) Assigns the negative value of the product of the
values contained in cells F3 and J25 to the active
cell.
=6 * (G5-P7) Assigns the product of 6 times the difference
between the values contained in cells G5 and P7 to
the active cell.
=B4/D8-E3 * M10 +A3 Completes the following operations, from left to right:
^F3 exponentiation (A3^F3), then division (B4/D8 –E3 *
M10) + (A3 ^F3). If cells A3=2, F3=4, E3=6,
B4=3, M10=4, and D8=3, then Excel assigns the
active cell the value 18; that is, 3/3 – 6 * 4 + 2 ^ 4 =
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 What’s New

Activity 5 – Tax Payers

Getting Started:

1. Opening Microsoft Excel Program. (Click Start button, type Microsoft

Excel and press Enter).

2. The Microsoft Excel windows will appear, select Blank Workbook to

open new excel document.

3. Renaming and changing color of

sheet tab. [right-click on this
Sheet1 tab and select Rename in
the Popped-up Shortcut Menu.
Then type its name, Tax Payers
and press Enter. Right-click on
Tax Payers tab and point Tab
Color in the Popped-up Shortcut
Menu then select dark blue color.]

4. Saving worksheet. (Click  in the

Quick Access Toolbar or Click Office button and click Save).

Note: Save your work from time to time, then click  in the Quick Access
Toolbar or press Ctrl + S to your keyboard for easy and quick saving.

5. Setting margins. (In the Page Layout ribbon, in Page Setup group, click
Margins then click Custom Margins. In the windows/dialog box, click
Margin tab and change Top to .5”, Bottom to .5”, Right to .75” and Left to
.75”. then click Ok.)

6. Position cell pointer to cell D10 [Select D10 and type TAX PAYERS. Then
select this text and have it Boldfaced.

7. Position cell pointer to cell D10 [Select D10 and type TAX PAYERS. Then,
select this text and have it Boldfaced.

8. Merging range and setting cell style. (Select cells A10 to F10, click Merge
& Center and Middle Align button all in the Alignment group of Home
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 ribbon. In same ribbon in Styles Group, click Cell Styles then find and click
Heading 1 style.)

9. Entering text. (Starting Cell A14 to C14 type LAST NAME, FIRST NAME
and TAX and have it centered.

10. Entering data. (Starting Cell A15 to A24 type 10 Last names of your
classmates. In cell B15 to B24 type 10 First names of your classmates. In
cell
C15 to C24 enter the following numbers respectively (45, 23, 67, 32, 20, 0,
25, 80, 9 and 27.)

11. Entering Text. (In cell E15 type “Total Tax Collected:”, in cell E17 type Most
Tax Collected:”, in cell E18 type “Average Tax Collected:”, in cell E20 type
Least Tax Collected:”, in cell E21 type “Number of Tax Payers:”, In cell E22
type “Number of Tax Payers who paid:” and in cell E23 type “Number Tax
Payers who haven’t Paid:”)

12. Applying borders on text. (Select the whole entries in cells A14 through
C24, Click arrow down beside Borders button, find and click All Borders
found in the Font group of Home ribbon. Do the same in cells E14 to F24.).

13. Using sum formula. (In cell F15 type the formula =SUM(C15:C24) then
press enter.)

14. Using maximum formula. (In cell F17 type the formula =MAX(C15:C24)
then press enter.)

15. Using average formula. (In cell F18 type the formula =AVERAGE(C15:C24)
then press enter.)

16. Using minimum formula. (In cell F20 type the formula =MIN(C15:C24) then
press enter.)

17. Using count formula. (In cell F21 type the formula =COUNT(C15:C24) then
press enter.)

18. Using countif formula. (In cell F22 type the formula
=COUNTIF(C15:C24,">0")then press enter.)

19. Using countif formula. (In cell F23 type the formula
=COUNTIF(C15:C24,"=0")then press enter.)
20. Position cell pointer to cell D29 [Select D29 and type MEAN, MIDEAN AND
MODE Then, select this text and have it Boldfaced.

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21. Merging range and setting cell style. (Select cells A29 to F29, click Merge
& Center and Middle Align button all in the Alignment group of Home
ribbon. In same ribbon in Styles Group, click Cell Styles then find and click
Title style.)

22. Entering Text. (In cell A31 to A46 type MONTH, January, February, March,
April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November,
December, MEAN, MIDEAN and MODE)

23. Entering data. (Starting Cell B31 to C46 type AVERAGE PRECIPITATION,
26, 25, 14, 24, 17, 27, 21, 25, 23, 25, 12 and 16 respectively.)

24. Wrapping Text. (Select cell B31, in the Home ribbon in Cells Group, click
Format, select Format Cells, in the format cells window/dialog box, click
Alignment Tab and check Wrap text in the Text control selection then click
Ok or press Enter in the keyboard.

25. Setting Text Alignment. (select cells A30 and B30, click the text alignment
to Center and Middle align. All are in the Alignment Group of Home
Ribbon).

26. Applying borders on text. (Select the whole entries in cells A31 through
B46, Click arrow down beside Borders button, find and click All Borders
found in the Font group of Home ribbon.)

27. Using mean formula. (In cell B44 type the formula =AVERAGE(B32:B43)
then press enter.)

28. Using median formula. (In cell B45 type the formula =MEDIAN(B32:B43)
then press enter.)

29. Using mode formula. (In cell B46 type the formula =MODE(B32:B43) then
press enter.)

30. Creating Pie Chart. (Select cells A32 to B43, In the Insert ribbon in Chart
group, click Pie and in the Pie selection, select your desired chart. Select
and arrange chart on the right portion of the table.)

31. Saving your workbook in My Documents/Flash Drive with the current name.
[click  in the Quick Access Toolbar (or click File Button, click save in its
full down menu).

32. Checking the margin of the paper.

33. Submit your work for checking by your teacher.

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 What I have learned

Activity 7 - Synthesizing your Learning

Answer the following questions based on your learning. Be brief and concise.
1. Based on your reading of the discussion, give atleast three (3) types of
productivity tools.
a.
b.
c.
2. In the list that you provide in number 1, Which productivity tool you used
frequently? Why?

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 What I Know (Post-Test)

I. Multiple Choice:
Directions: Read and answer the questions below. Select the letter of the best
answer from among the given choices.

1. What button allows you to see the result of your mail merge even before
you print or send it out?
a. Address book c. Greeting line
b. Preview Results d. Start Mail Merge

2. The following are formulas that MS-Excel can understand, EXCEPT.

c. =Sum(a1+a2) c. =a1+b2
d. =average(a1+a2) d. =1a+b2

3. Which of the following button do you select if you want to Open a new
document?
b. c.
b. d.

4. This error value refers to a cell that contains 0 value or blanks.

c. #N/A c. #NULL!
d. #VALUE! d. #DIV/0

5. Which of the following arithmetic operators is use for exponentiation?

c. + c. ^
d. b. - d. *

6. Which of the following software are commonly used for presentation that
contains animation?
c. Microsoft Word c. LibreOffice Calc
d. Microsoft Excel d. PowerPoint

7. Which of the following errors will appear if Excel encounters invalid cell
reference.
c. #REF! c. #Value!
d. #N/A d. ######

8. Which of the following errors will appear if Excel encounters invalid cell
has inappropriate value was given for the lookup value argument.
c. #REF! c. #Value!
d. #N/A d. ######

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 9. Which of the following set of effects that can be found in PowerPoint
apps?
c. Mailings c. Layout group
d. Custom Animation d. Hyperlink

10. A function used to count the number of cells that contains something if
the criteria are met.
c. COUNT c. COUNTING
d. COUNTNOW d. COUNTIF

II. True or False:

Directions: In your paper, write the word TRUE if the statement is correct, and
write FALSE if the statement is wrong.
1. LibreOffice is a free and open source software.

2. Main document is a data source that is used to populate

information in the letter.

3. The default orientation of the document is a Landscape.

4. You can change the color of display text in a hyperlink.

5. Formula is an equation that performs operation on

worksheet data.

6. The hyperlink can be a website address at the

same time display text.

7. The default number of worksheets in an excel is 3.

8. Times New Roman is the default font style in Microsoft

Office 2016.

9. The data source in a mail merge is your mailing

document.

10. The mouse pointer becomes different shapes

depending on the task you are performing.

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Lesson 1
Activity 1: Mail Merge
Output should be based on the rubric.
Does Not Meet Some Errors Meets Criteria
Criteria 20pts 25pts
10 pts
Business Letter in Word Does Not Meet Some Errors Meets Criteria
Criteria
Letter is not Part of the Letter is formatted
formatted letter is correctly. All
properly. Key formatted spacing is correct.
elements are correctly, but All parts are
missing or is missing key correct.
formatted formatting
improperly. components.
Table in Word Does Not Meet Some Errors Meets Criteria
Criteria
Table is Table is correct
Table is formatted but with all rows,
missing rows, is not exactly columns, and data
columns, or correct. being correct.
data.
Mail/Data Merge Does Not Meet Some Errors Meets Criteria
Criteria
No Database, Successful
Unsuccessful or improperly Mail/Data Merge.
Mail/Data integrated with Letters are exactly
Merge Word, or some correct.
other problem
with merging.

Errors (Spelling, Does Not Meet Some Errors Meets Criteria

Grammar, Punct) Criteria
1-3 Errors No Errors
4 or more
errors
Activity 2: Slideshow Presentation
Output should be based on the rubric.
Category 4 3 2 1
Background Background does Background does Background does Background
not not not detract from makes it difficult
detract from text or detract from text or text or other to see text or
other graphics. other graphics. graphics. Choice competes with
Choice Choice of background other graphics on
of background is of background could foes not fit the page
appropriate for this have been better chosen topic..
chosen topic.. suited
for the chosen topic.

Text – Font Font formats (e.g., Font formats have Font formatting Font formatting
Choices & color, bold, italic) been carefully has been makes it very
Formatting have been carefully planned to enhance carefully planned difficult to read
planned to enhance readability. to complement the material.
readability and the content. It
content may be a little
hard to read.
Spelling and Presentation has Presentation has Presentation Presentation
Grammar no misspellings or 1-2 misspellings, has 1-2 has more than
grammatical but no grammatical 2 grammatical
errors. grammatical errors but no and/or spelling
errors. misspellings. errors.
Use of All graphics are A few graphics are All graphics are Several
Graphics attractive (size and not attractive but attractive but a graphics are
colors) and all support the few do not unattractive
support the theme/content of seem to support AND detract
theme/content of the presentation. the from the
the presentation. theme/content content of the
of the presentation.
presentation.
Use of custom All slide has custom Some slide has Some slide has Slide has no
animation animation and custom animation custom animation custom animation
appropriate to the and appropriate to but not
chosen topic. the chosen topic appropriate to the
chosen topic.
Activity 3: Adding Hyperlink
Output should be based on the rubric.
Category 4 3 2 1
Background Background does Background does Background does Background
not not not detract from makes it difficult
detract from text or detract from text or text or other to see text or
other graphics. other graphics. graphics. Choice competes with
Choice Choice of background other graphics on
of background is of background could foes not fit the page
appropriate for this have been better chosen topic.
chosen topic. suited
for the chosen topic.

Text – Font Font formats (e.g., Font formats have Font formatting Font formatting
Choices & color, bold, italic) been carefully has been makes it very
Formatting have been carefully planned to enhance carefully planned difficult to read
planned to enhance readability. to complement the material.
readability and the content. It
content may be a little
hard to read.
Spelling and Presentation has Presentation has Presentation Presentation
Grammar no misspellings or 1-2 misspellings, has 1-2 has more than
grammatical but no grammatical 2 grammatical
errors. grammatical errors but no and/or spelling
errors. misspellings. errors.
Use of All graphics are A few graphics are All graphics are Several
Graphics attractive (size and not attractive but attractive but a graphics are
colors) and all support the few do not unattractive
support the theme/content of seem to support AND detract
theme/content of the presentation. the from the
the presentation. theme/content content of the
of the presentation.
presentation.
Use of All slide has Some slide has Some slides has All slide do not
hyperlink hyperlink and hyperlink and hyperlink but did have hyperlink
connected to other connected to other not apply in
slides in proper slides in proper proper sequence
sequence sequence
Activity 4: Integrating Image
Output should be based on the rubric.
Poor Fair Good Excellent
Correct Correct Correct Correct
elements elements elements elements have
are rarely have been have been been applied
or never applied applied most all of the time
used some of the of the time. 4pts
1pt time 3pts
2pts
Styles and Spacing
Correct elements of
style and spacing
used.
Formatting

Elements of formatting
such as bold, italics,
and color have been
correctly used.
Proofreading

Document was
proofread, and errors
were corrected.
Use of Image

Instructions for
completing activity and
submitting were
followed.
Directions

Instructions for
completing activity and
submitting were
followed.
Activity 5: Tax Payers
Output should be based on the rubric.
Excellent 10pts Good 7pts Fair 4pts Poor 1pt
Formulas Excellent Good Fair Poor

Cell formulas were Most of the numbers Some of the None of the
used wherever that needed to be numbers that numbers that
appropriate. There calculated were needed to be needed to be
were no numbers done by formulas. calculated were calculated were
typed in to do any done by done by
calculations. formulas. formulas.
Required Excellent Good Fair Poor
Dada
All printouts for the Information Information Not all printouts
project were handed contained in the contained in the were handed in
in. All information worksheets was worksheets is for the project.
contained in the inaccurate. completely
worksheets is inaccurate.
accurate.

Graph Excellent Good Fair Poor

The graph required The graph required There is a graph There is no

for the project is is not the correct present but more graph.
correct. All labels on size, correct shape, than one item is
axes and the key for or located in the incorrect on it.
the graph is labeled correct place. OR
appropriately and in The labels for the
the correct location. axes are incorrect.
OR The key for the
graph is incorrect.
Formatting Excellent Good Fair Poor
Requirements
The worksheet has The worksheet is The worksheet is The worksheet is
all the headings, missing one or two missing 3 or 4 of missing all of the
column labels, of the requirements the formatting formatting
number labels, and requirements. requirements.
is formatted
correctly.
Followed Excellent Good Fair Poor
Direction
All directions were Most of the Some of the None of the
followed accurately directions were directions were directions were
and completely. followed accurately. followed. followed.