Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PAGADIAN CITY SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

Creative Technologies
Learning Module

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
GRADE 7 SCIENCE CLASS

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

What Is This Module About……………………………………………………… 4

How Do You Use This Module ………………………………………………. 5

LESSON 1: Fundamentals of Dynamic Computer Applications & Interactive

Graphics (DCAI) …………............................................................................ 6

LESSON 2 Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) ………………

LESSON 3 Use and maintain Hand Tools, Computer Equipment and

Electronic Systems …………………………………………………………….

LESSON 4 Occupational Health and Safety Procedures (OHS) ………….

LESSON 5 Computer Operations & Internet Navigations (COIN)

LESSON 6 Prepare and Interpret Technical Drawing (PITD)

LESSON 7 Digital Imaging and Interactive Designing (DIID)

Answer Keys ……………………………………………………………………………

List of Materials/Tools/Equipment/Consumables for this Module ………………..

Acknowledgement …………………………………………………………………….

What Is This Module About?

Welcome to the world of “Dynamic Computer Applications & Interactive

Graphics”

This module help learners understand the processes involved in product design
and development, perform product research, model creation, ergonomic
(userfriendly) design, and apply engineering design methodologies to real- world

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societal problems using computer as the central design tool. It will prepare learners
to effectively make, model, create, and innovate concepts and ideas using various
Dynamic Computer Applications and Interactive Designs. Moreover, learners will
learn techniques to present and evaluate, their designed ideas through virtual
prototyping and physical prototyping that demonstrate their abilities to design and
modify graphical images through engineering analysis, animation, and diagnostic
feedback from the customers, end users and industry-partners.

There are seven (7) lessons with corresponding learning competencies and
codes. As shown below, each lesson:

Lesson 1: Fundamentals of Dynamic Computer Applications & Interactive

Graphics (DCAI)

Lesson 2: Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)

Lesson 3: Use and Maintain Hand Tools, Computer Equipment and Electronic
Systems (MTCS)

Lesson 4: Occupational Health and Safety Procedures (OHS)

Lesson 5: Computer Operations & Internet Navigations (COIN)

Lesson 6: Prepare and Interpret Technical Drawing (PITD)

Lesson 7: Digital Imaging and Interactive Designing (DIID)

How Do You Use This Module

This Module has 7 Lessons. Each Lesson has the following parts.

▪ Learning Outcomes
▪ Performance Standards
▪ Materials
▪ Definition of Terms ▪ What Do You Already Know?
▪ What Do You Need to Know?
▪ How Much Have You Learned?
▪ How Do You Apply What Have You Learned?
▪ How Well Did You Perform?
▪ How Do You Extend Your Learning?

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 ▪ References
To get the most from this Module, you need to do the following:
1. Begin by reading and understanding the Learning Outcome/s and
Performance Standards. These tell you what you should know and be able
to do at the end of this Module.
2. Find out what you already know by taking the Pretest then check your
answer against the Answer Key.
3. Do the required Learning Activities. They begin with one or more information
Sheets. The information sheets contain information that you need to know.
4. Demonstrate what you have learned by doing what
the
Activity/Operation/Job sheet directs you to do.
5. You must be able to apply what you have learned in another activity or in
real life situation.
6. Accomplish the scoring rubrics for you to know how well you performed.

If you have questions, ask your teacher for assistance.

LESSON 1

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 FUNDAMENTALS OF DYNAMIC COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS & INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS
(DCAI)

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LEARNING OUTCOME:

At the end of the lesson, you are

expected to do the following:

Learning Competency 1.1 Define the concepts and principles in

dynamic computer applications and
interactive designs.

Learning Competency 1.2 Unfold the historical footprints of various

computer applications and interactive
designs.

Learning Competency 1.3 Discuss the importance of Dynamic

Computer Applications and Interactive
Designs

Learning Competency 1.4 Use various dynamic computer applications

and interactive designs in presenting an oral
report.

LEARNING COMPETENCY 1.1

Define the concepts and principles in dynamic computer applications and
interactive designs.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The Learner independently designs on Advocacy Campaign Poster
by applying the basic concepts and principles of Dynamic Computer
Applications and Interactive Designs.

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 Definition of Terms SOFTWARE is a series of related instructions,
organized to perform some specific task or used to
operate a computer. It is also called a Program.

SYSTEM SOFTWARE consists of programs that control or maintain the operations

of the computer and its devices,

OPERATING SYSTEM is a set of programs that coordinates all the activities

among computer hardware devices.
DEVICE DRIVERS are specialized software programs that allow input and output
devices to communicate with the rest of the computer system.
UTILITY SOFTWARE allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks usually
related to managing a computer, its devices or its programs.
APPICATION SOFTWARE is any program or group of programs that is capable of
dealing with user inputs and helps the user to complete the task.
WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE is used to manipulate and format text, creates
memos, letters, faxes and documents.

SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE is used to perform and manipulate calculations.

PRESENTATION SOFTWARE is a program that shows the information in the form
of slides.
DATABASE SOFTWARE is a collection of data related to any applications.

What Do You Already Know?

Pre-test

Directions: Read the following questions carefully and choose the best answer.

1. Which of the following choices is NOT a productivity tool?

a. MS Word c. Corel WordPerfect
b. Google Docs d. Ubunto
2. GUI stands for
a. Graphics User Interface
b. Graphical User Image
c. Graphical User Interface
d. Graphics User Image

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 3. Which program serves as interface between the user and the
computer?
a. Operating System
b. System Software
c. Application Software
d. Utility Software
4. Which program that is used to manipulate, format, create memos,
letters, and documents?
a. Presentation Software
b. Word Processing Software
c. Spreadsheet Software
d. Database Software
5. Which is NOT an example of database application?
a. Desktop Publisher
b. MS Access
c. MS SQL Server
d. Oracle
6. A software that is used in editing of video, audio and text.
a. Desktop Publishing Software
b. Multimedia Software
c. Database Software
d. Word Processing Software
7. Which of the following is an example of an application software?

a. a
b.

b. B
c.

8. A program that allows input and output devices to communicate

with the rest of the computer system.
a. Device Drivers
b. Utility Software
c. Disk Checker
d. System Software
9. A software that serves as the interface between the user, the
application software and the computer’s hardware.
a. Application software
b. System software
c. Operating System
d. Device Drivers
10. Which of the following is NOT the other term for SOFTWARE?
a. Program

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 b. GUI
c. Compiler
d. assembler

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 What Do You Need To Know?

Read Information Sheet 1.1 very well then find out how much you can
remember and how much you learned by doing Self-Check 1.1

Information Sheet 1.1

Software, also called a program, is a series of related instructions, organized to

perform some specific task or used to operate a computer. It directs all the
peripheral devices on a computer system what to do and how to perform work.
Without the software, a user can’t
operate hardware and perform any
calculations. The computer system
can be divided into three components:
the hardware, the software and the
users. These software comes from a
Software Developer in a form of a CD
or Compact Disc). A user interacts
with a program through its a graphical
user interface or GUI (pronounced as
gooey), the user is able to interact with
the software using text, graphics, and
Figure 1.1 Examples of https://www.google.com/search?q=system+and+application+software+exampSoftware visual images such as

icons. An Icon les is a miniature image representing a program, an instruction, a

file or some other object. Software is divided into two parts: system software and
application software.

SYSTEM SOFTWARE
A System Software consists of
programs that control or maintain the
operations of the computer and its
devices. The system software serves as
the interface between the user, the
application software and the computer’s
hardware.
Three basic components of a system
software are the operating system,
device drivers and utility software.

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 Figure 1.2 Examples of System Software
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software/

Operating System is a set of programs that coordinates all the activities

among computer hardware devices. A low-level, master system of programs
that manage the basic operations of the computer. It provides a means for
users to communicate with the computer and other software. They handle the
control and use of hardware resources, disk space, memory, CPU(Central
Processing Unit), time allocation and peripheral devices. Every computer
must have an operating system
to run other programs. When a
user boot-up a computer,
portions of the operating system
are copied into memory
form the computer’s hard
disk. These parts of the
operating system remain in
memory
while the
computer
is on.
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Device Drivers are specialized software programs that

allow input and output devices to communicate with the
rest of the computer system. Device drivers comes with the system
software when you purchase a computer, the system software will
guide you through installing the necessary drivers.
Figure 1.4 Examples of Device Driver
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 Utility software allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks usually
related to managing a computer, its devices, or its programs. They are used to
support, enhance or expand existing programs in
a computer system. There are utility programs
that can be bought that allows you to perform
additional computer management functions.
Examples of utility software are antivirus, backup
software, compression utility, disk checkers, disk
partition editors, debuggers, memory tester, Figure 1.5
Examples of Utility Software network monitors, registry cleaners and etc.
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utility-software-and-their-usage/
APPICATION SOFTWARE

Application software is any

program or group of programs
that is capable of dealing with
user inputs and helps the user to
complete the task. It is either be
installed or access online. It can
be a single program or a group of
small programs that referred to
as an application suite consists
of programs designed to make
users more productive and/or
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Figure 1.6 Examples of Application Software

Example of application software

includes Word processing software, spreadsheets software, presentation,
graphics, CAD/CAM, sending email and etc. Many other types of application
software exist that enable users to perform.

TYPE OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE

1. Word Processing Software – It is used to manipulate and format text,
create memos, letters, faxes and documents. Word
Processor provides a list of features like thesaurus,
find and replace features that enable users to scan
and replace, modify fonts, word art to animate titles
and many more.
Figure 1.7 Examples of Word Processing Software

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2. Spreadsheet software – It is used to perform and manipulate calculations.

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 The data in a spreadsheet is stored in a cell.
A cell is a grid of columns and rows. It
provides formulas and function to perform
calculations like arithmetic operations, logical
operations and text operations.
https://www.techywriters.com/whatFigure 1.8 Examples of Spreadsheet-is -Softwaresoftware/

3. Presentation software – It is a program that shows the information in the

form of slides. To make these slides more informative, text, graphics video
and images are added.
The three components of Presentation
software are text editor for inputting and
formatting text, inserting graphics, text,
video and other multimedia files and
slideshow to display the information. This
software helps the presenter to present their
ideas with ease and visual information easy
to understand.
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4. Database Software – is a collection of data related to any applications. The

environment in every application has some database wherever data
regarding users hold on. For this purpose, we used database software after
we operate the application data is accessed
from the database, and after manipulation, it
gets back to keep in the database. The
DBMS(Database Management System)
Software tool is used for storing, modifying
extracting and looking for information within
a database. Examples of
database application software are
MySQL, MS
Access, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. https://www.techywriters.com/whatFigure 1.10 Examples of Database -isSoftware-
software/

5. Multimedia Software – It is a combination

of text, graphics, audio and multimedia software
used in the editing of video, audio and text.
Multimedia software used in the growth of
business, educations, information, remote system
and entertainment.
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 How Much Have You Learned?

Self-Check 1.1

Activity 1

Directions: Identify the following statements. Choose your answers inside the Box.
Write your answers on the space provided.

_____1. A software that provides a list of features like

thesaurus, find and replace, modify fonts, use
word art to animate titles and many more.
_____2. Which is an example of an application software?
_____3. A series of instructions organized to perform
some specific task to operate a computer.
_____4. An owner of a store would like to calculate his
sales in columns and rows.
_____5. Ted have newly installed his system unit, what
software will he install first?
_____6. Eonisa is a Marketing Executive, in order to
convince her client during their meeting. What
software should she use to deliver her product
well?
_____7. Which is an example of a Database Software?
_____8. CLD Photography specializes on video
coverage, what software they use in editing
and cutting the videos from their client.
_____9. Anna perform anti-virus scan once a week and
defragment her computer once a month on her
computer, what kind of software she used in
performing these tasks?
_____10. Sherly is entering data on a spreadsheet
software, what element of the spreadsheet
where data are stored?

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 Refer to the Answer Key. What is your score?

LEARNING OUTCOME 1.2

Unfold the historical footprints of various computer applications and interactive
designs.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The Learner independently designs on Advocacy Campaign Poster
by applying the basic concepts and principles of Dynamic Computer
Applications and Interactive Designs.

Definition of Terms

CHARLES BABBAGE was considered as the father of computing after his concept
on Analytical Engine.

AUGUSTA ADA LOVELACE is the first programmer.

VISICALC the first computer spreadsheet software program.

BASIC – Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

COMPILER – is a program that translates instructions into a machine-code or

lower-level form so that they can be read and executed by a computer.

ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit

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 What Do You Already Know?

1. Which of the following is the first programmer?

a. Bill Gates
b. Augusta Ada Lovelace
c. Steve Jobs
d. Charles Babbage
2. Which is the first computer spreadsheet software and used as the basis of
the development of Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application.
a. Visicalc
b. Microsoft Excel
c. Lotus 1-2-3
d. Google sheets
3. Who is the father of computing?
a. Augusta Ada Lovelace
b. Steve Jobs
c. Bill Gates
d. Charles Babbage
4. What is the first computer spreadsheet software program?
a. Microsoft Excel
b. Visicalc
c. IWork Numbers
d. Quattro Pro
5. Who are the two Harvard University students who wrote a version of BASIC
that will run on an Altair Computer?
a. Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston
b. Bill Gates and Dan Bricklin
c. Paul Allen and Bob Frankston
d. Bill Gates and Paul Allen
6. The year that Lotus Development Corporation was first introduced Lotus 12-
3 spreadsheet.
a. 1981
b. 1982
c. 1983
d. 1984
7. The year that Macintosh was introduced.
a. 1984
b. 1985
c. 1986
d. 1987

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 8. The latest version of Microsoft Office Suite.
a. MS Office 2010
b. MS Office 2016
c. Office 368
d. Office 365
9. Who introduced Microsoft Windows as a graphical user interface?
a. Paul Allen
b. Steve Jobs
c. Bill Gates
d. Dan Bricklin
10. It is a bundle of several application in one package is called ________.
a. Office Suite
b. Compiler
c. Windows 2010
d. Application software

What Do You Need To Know?

Read Information Sheet 1.2 very well then find out how much you can
remember and how much you learned by doing Self-Check 1.2

Information Sheet 1.2

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 The concept of computing goes back to the ancient times with abacus. As time
goes by, computers have been
developed. The first known computer
algorithm was written by Charles
Babbage in the 19th century for his
invention of the Analytical Engine in
1837. He was considered as the father of
computing after his concept on Analytical
Engine which contains the ALU
(arithmetic logic unit), basic flow control
and integrated memory hailed as the
general-purpose computer. ALU Figure 1.12 Charles Babbage and Augusta Ada Lovelace
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of the central processing unit(CPU) of a computer. The first programmer was a

woman named Augusta Ada Lovelace. She worked with Charles Babbage. She
writes program for the analytical engine. The US Defense Department created a
computer language named ADA in her honor.

1967 – at Darthmouth College, a computer language named BASIC (Beginner’s

All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) was being
developed to teach students programming. Bill Gates
and Paul Allen, Harvard University students, decided
to write a version of BASIC that would run on Altair
(1974) computer. This programming language became
Microsoft BASIC.
Figure 1.13 Bill Gates and Paul
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1978 – VisiCalc, the first computer spreadsheet software

program was developed by Dan Bricklin and programmed by
Bob Frankston. This program was available only in Apple II
computer. But eventually sold to Lotus Development
Corporation and the basis of the development of Lotus 1-2-3
spreadsheet application in 1983. At the
same time, WordStar
has been introduced by MicroPro Figure 1.14 Visicalc
International. Wordstar is a word http://cashflowtechsystemz.com.au/the-visicalc-
processor that was first written for the spreadsheet/

CP/M operating system. It was ported to MS-DOS. Both

Figure 1.15 Wordstar programs are popular during the first half of 1980s.
computerhope.com/jargon/w/wordst
ar.htm

1980 – Microsoft have been chosen by IBM to

provide many of the programs that would eventually
run in the IBM PC. QDOS has been modified by
Microsoft to run on the IBM PC and called it PCDOS
during this time.
Figure 1.16 IBM PC

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 1981- a compiler has been developed by Microsoft for https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content the
other computer languages such as FORTRAN, COBOL
and Pascal. (A COMPILER is a program that translates
instructions into a machine-code or lower-level form so that
Figure 1.Compiler17 Example of they can be read and executed by a computer.)

1983 – Lotus Development Corporation introduced Lotus

1-2-3, a spreadsheet program that was released on
January 26, 1983 by Lotus software, which is now
part of IBM. Later a graphical user interface version
of Lotus 1-23 was being released.
Figure 1.18 Example of Lotus 1-
2-3

In November 10, 1983, Bill Gates introduced Microsoft

Windows as a graphical user interface for MS-DOS. The
first versions of Windows(1.0 to 3.11) were graphical
shells that ran from MS-DOS. He then improved and
enhanced the capabilities of the program over the years.
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1984 – Macintosh has been

introduced. Macintosh is a family of personal
computers designed, manufactured and sold by Apple
Inc. The programs that each computer have were
different from each other that a tech savvy has to
choose whether Macintosh or IBM-PC machine. Figure 1.20 Macintosh System 1.0
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On November 19, 1990, Microsoft introduced

Microsoft Office for Windows, which is a bundle of several applications in one
package. It is known as Office 1.0 which includes Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
and Microsoft Powerpoint. In August 30, 1992, Microsoft Office 3.0 for Windows
(Office 92 on a CD-ROM) was released. This version contains Word 2.0, Excel
4.0A, PowerPoint 4.0 and Microsoft Mail. In 1994, Office 4.0 for Windows has been
released. In 1995, Office 95 have been released. In 1996, Office 97 has been
released. This the version where
office assistant was introduced. Over
the years there are several
enhancements and releases that
includes Office 2000 an update of
the previous versions that have
smoother user elements and
improved security in January 1999,
Office XP in May 2001(I7n this
version Microsoft provided almost all
features to users), Office 2003 with plenty of functionality and security features in
November 2003, Office
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Interface in January 2007, Office 2010

in 2010

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 which introduced the office Web Apps. The Evolution of the MS Office continues
with Office 2013 and Office 365 that comes with the cloud integration. In mid 2011,
Office 365 was introduced as a replacement of Microsoft’s cloud-based business
suite. This includes the web versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote, mail
program and the unlimited storage on OneDrive for the subscribers. The latest
version is the Office 2016. This version is completely optimized for mobile devices
and touchscreens.

How Much Have You Learned?

Self-Check 1.2

Activity 1
Matching Type: Read each statement in Column A carefully and choose your best
answer in Column B. Write the letters only on the space provided.

Column A Column B
____1. It is a personal computer designed, a. Bill Gates
manufactured and sold by Apple Inc.
____2. It is a word processor that was first written for the b. ADA
CP/M processing.
____3. Who wrote the first known computer algorithm c. Augusta Ada
for the Analytical Engine? Lovelace
____4. It is the fundamental building block of the d. Wordstar
central processing unit(CPU) of a computer.
____5. It is the first computer spreadsheet software. e. Macintosh
____6. The first programmer who writes the program f. Office 365
for the analytical engine.
____7. Who introduced Microsoft Windows as a GUI g. Visicalc
for MS-DOS?
____8. The Office that was introduced as a h. GUI
replacement of Microsoft’s cloud-based
business suite.
____9. The abbreviation for Graphics User Interface. i. ALU
____10. What is the computer language who was j. Charles Babbage
named after Augusta Lovelace’s honor.

Refer to the Answer Key. What is your score?

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 LEARNING OUTCOME 1.3

Discuss the importance of Dynamic Computer Applications and Interactive

Designs.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD

The Learner independently designs on Advocacy Campaign Poster

by applying the basic concepts and principles of Dynamic
Computer Applications and Interactive Designs.

Definition of Terms

Productivity Software – is a software that makes users more productive at a particular task.
Word Processing Software – is a program that allows the user to create, edit, format,
print and store documents such as letter, flyers, certificates
and etc.
Spreadsheet Software – is a software that allows users to organize data by entering,
editing, manipulating and printing information in a tabulated
form.
Presentation software – is an application software that is intended to create visual aids
for presentations to communicate ideas, messages and other
information to group.
Desktop Publishing Software – is a graphic design application that is similar to Microsoft
Word but differs with emphasizing more on page layout and design, and less on word
composition and formatting. Paint – is a software graphics that allows the user to draw
or paint images on a computer.

What Do You Already Know?

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 1. The element of a Productivity Tool that stores most frequently used
buttons/command.
a. Dialog Box Launcher
b. Ribbon
c. Quick Access Toolbar
d. Title Bar
2. The area of the Word Processing Software where everything you type
appears.
a. Document area
b. Worksheet Area
c. Canvas
d. Editing Worksheet
3. The program that allow users to format/reformat images, drawing shapes,
resize and rotate images and etc. with different tools.
a. Paintbrush
b. Photoshop
c. Paint
d. 2D drawing
4. The element of the Spreadsheet Software where all the data that you have
typed are found?
a. Cell
b. Active Cell
c. Worksheet Window
d. Workbook
5. Which of the following statement is NOT an example of the Word
Processing Software?
a. MS Word
b. Corel WordPerfect
c. Apple iWork Pages
d. MS Access
6. What is the only menu in Office 2010?
a. Ribbon
b. File Tab
c. Quick Access Toolbar
d. Dialog Box Launcher
7. Which of the following is NOT included in the composition of the Ribbon?
a. Dialog Box Launcher
b. Tab
c. Groups
d. Contextual Commands
8. The Slide View in MS PowerPoint have four buttons, which is NOT
included?
a. Normal Layout View
b. Zoom View
c. Slide Sorter View
d. Reading View

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 9. What graphic design application you use when you want to combine text
and graphics to produce documents?
a. MS Word
b. Desktop Publisher
c. MS PowerPoint
d. MS Paint
10. Which element of Paint where the image is shown and edited?
a. Document Area
b. Canvas
c. Slide Area
d. Worksheet Window

What Do You Need To Know?

Read Information Sheet 1.3 very well then find out how much you
can remember and how much you learned by doing Self-Check 1.3

Information sheet 1.3

A computer is a valuable and efficient tool with the right application software.
Software allows users to create reports, certificates, documents, make
presentations, draw images, design Web pages, play games, use spreadsheets
and many more tasks. Application software consists of programs designed to
make users more productive with tasks at hand. Application software can be
classified in many ways such as entertainment, personal, education/reference
software, specialty software and productivity software. All these softwares are be
installed in your computer either in the form of a CD or DVD or a downloaded
version through the Internet.

• Entertainment software includes games, MP3 and videoplayer

• Personal software – includes medical, home decoration, gardening,
home repair, tax preparation.
• Education/reference software – includes encyclopedia, phone
books, almanacs, library searches, children’s learning program,
course management, and computer-aided instruction.

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 • Productivity software – is a software
whose purpose is to make users more
productive at a particular task. These
software includes word processing,
spreadsheets, database managers,
personal information managers, web
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software comes in an office suite which

some of the applications are bundled together to make a single large
package. Microsoft Office is an example of a bundled productivity
tool (word, spreadsheet, powerpoint, and access in one office suite).
• Specialty software – includes presentation graphics, financial,
desktop publishing, drawing & painting (image editing), video/audio
editing, animation, multimedia authoring, web page design, project
management, computer-aided design, PDF.

PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE

A Word Processing Software is a program that allows the user to create, edit,
format, print and store documents such as letter, papers, flyers, certificates
and etc. MS Word uses a Graphic User Interface or GUI. The most common
word processing software is Microsoft Word, aside from MS Word there are
the Corel WordPerfect, Apple iWork Pages, Google Apps(free download from
www.google.com) and Zoho Writer (free download from www.zoho.com). The
three features of Word Processing that affects its process are the cursor,
scrolling and word wrap.
o CURSOR – The cursor is the movable and blinking symbol on the document area that
shows you where you may type/enter data and commands.
o SCROLLING – Scrolling is the moving quickly upward, downward, or sideways through the
document area. o WORD WRAP – The text will automatically continues to the next line
when you reach the right margin.

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 Figure 1.23 Microsoft Word

How to launch MS Word 2010 using Windows 10 Operating System:

1. Click Start Button
2. On the Start Menu, click Word 2010 How to Open a
blank document:
1. Click File Tab, then click New
2. Under Available Templates, click Blank Document, then click Create
3. Or simply press CTRL + N on your keyboard
How to open an existing document
1. Click file
2. Click Open then click browse
3. Or simply press CTRL + N on your keyboard
How to save a document
1. Click File tab
2. Click Save
3. Or simply press CTRL + S on your keyboard

The Elements of the Microsoft Word: File Menu/Tab, Ribbon, Dialog Box Launcher,
Title Bar, Quick Access Toolbar, Control Buttons, Document Area, Scroll Bar,
Status Bar.

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 The W Button was removed in Office 2007
and makes its return in 2010. The
button is convenient in that you can
Minimize, Maximize or Close Word
without having to traverse your
mouse across the entire screen to
the right corner to perform these
same
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File Menu/File Tab – is the only office menu in

Office 2010. The commands in the file menu
includes New (opens a blank document), Open
(opens an existing document), Save (when you
save your document), Save as (when saving an
Figure 1.25 File Menu/File Tab existing document in a different filename), and
thinking.com/scene/ Print (when a user wants to print a document).

Ribbon – Ribbon is located on the top panel of the screen.

A ribbon has 3 components:
Tabs: appears across the top of the ribbon and contains groups of
related commands, these includes File, Home, Insert, are examples of
of ribbon tabs.
Groups: they organize the related commands, each group name
appears below the group on the Ribbon. Example: group of commands
related to fonts.
Commands: Commands appear within each group as mentioned
above.

A. HOME TAB
Home tab is the most used tab, it incorporates all text formatting such as
font and paragraph changes, copy/cut and paste a text or picture as well
as editing of the text.

Figure 1.26 Home tab

B. INSERT TAB
Insert tab allows you to insert a variety of items into a document from
pictures, clip art, tables, text box, word art, symbols and equation, and

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 headers and footers. This tab enables you to add cover page, blank
page and page break in your document.

Figure 1.27 Insert tab

C. PAGE LAYOUT TAB

This tab has commands to adjust page elements such as margins,
orientation, inserting columns, page backgrounds and themes.

Figure 1.28 Page Layout tab

D. REFERENCE TAB
Reference tab has commands to use when creating a Table of Contents
and citation page for a paper. It provides you with many simple solutions
to create these typically difficult to produce documents.

Figure 1.29 Reference tab

E. MAILING TAB
This tab allows you to create documents to help when sending out mailings
such as printing envelopes, labels and processing mail merges.

F. REVIEW TAB Figure 1.30 Mailing tab

This tab allows you to make any changes to

your document due to spelling and grammar issues. It also holds the
track changes feature which provides people with the ability to make
notes and changes to a document of another person.

Figure 1.31 Review tab

G. VIEW TAB
This tab allows you to change the view of your document to a different
two-page document or zoom, split the window, customize ruler, gridlines
and navigation pane.

Figure 1.32 Review tab

DIALOG BOX LAUNCHER

Dialog Box Launcher appears as a very small arrow in the lower-right corner
of many groups on the Ribbon. Clicking this button opens a dialog box or
task pane that provides more options about the group.

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 Figure 1.33 Dialog Box Launcher

QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR

The quick access toolbar is located above the file tab and intended to store
most frequently used buttons/command. By default, the Save, Undo and
Redo buttons appear on the toolbar; however,
commands can be customized by adding or
removing buttons by clicking the arrow at the right
of the Quick Access Toolbar.
Figure 1.34 Quick Access Toolbar

TITLE BAR
The Title Bar lies in the middle and at the top of the window. Title bar shows
the program and document titles.

Figure 1.35 Title Bar

CONTROL BUTTONS
Control Buttons are located at the upper right corner of the window.
Minimize, maximize/restore and close are located.

Figure 1.36 Control Buttons

DOCUMENT AREA
Document area is the area where everything you type appears. The flashing
vertical bar is called the insertion point and it represents the location where
text will appear when you type.

Figure 1.37 Document Area

STATUS BAR
Status Bar displays the document information as well as the insertion point
location. From left to right, this bar contains the total number of pages and
words in the document, language, etc. The status bar can be configured by

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 right-clicking anywhere on it and by selecting or deselecting options from
the list provided.

Figure 1.38 Status Bar

SCROLL BAR
The scroll bar is the bar on the right side or along the
bottom of a window with arrow at both ends. The scroll
bar allows you to move within documents or webpages
that are too big to fit in the window.

Figure 1.39 Scroll Bar

SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE

A Spreadsheet Software is a software that allows users to organize data by

entering, editing, manipulating and printing information in a tabulated form. The
tabulated form are the rows and columns of the worksheet. The software is mainly
used to produce financial projections and reports. The widely used spreadsheet
software is the Microsoft Excel.

When you first launch Excel 2010, the program opens up the first of the three
new worksheets (named Sheet1, Sheet2 and Sheet3) in a new workbook file
(named Book1) inside a program window.

When you open Microsoft Excel application, the program screen will appear
like in the picture in figure below….

Figure 1.39 Microsoft Excel

The Excel program screen is made up the following components:

FILE MENU/FILE TAB

File Menu/ File Tab appears in the upper-left corner of the program window.

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 When clicked, it opens the
Backstage view, which is
where you can find
commands for basic
file management, including
New, which creates a new
file; Open, which opens
an existing file; Save, which
saves the currently opened
file, and Close, which closes
the currently opened file. This
is also where
you find commands
for controlling program options and sharing.
Figure 1.40 File Menu/File Tab file:///H:/creative%20tech/MS%20Excel

QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR

Quick Access Toolbar appears at the above
the File tab and provides easy access to the
commands your use most frequently. By
default, the Save, Undo and Redo buttons
appear on the toolbar, however, it can be
customized to meet your needs by adding or Figure 1.41 Quick Access Toolbar removing
buttons.

RIBBON
The Ribbon is made up of three components:
Tabs: Excel’s main tasks are brought together and display all the commands
commonly needed to perform tasks..
Two different types of tab:
❖ Command Tabs: These are tabs that appear by default whenever you
open the Excel program. These are the Home, Insert, Page layout,
Formulas, Data, Review and View tabs appear by default.
❖ Contextual Tabs: Contextual tabs appear whenever you perform
specific task, or when a specific object is selected. The tabs offer
commands relative to only that object or task. For example, whenever
you select an image, the Picture Tools lab appears on the Ribbon.

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 Groups: The commands found on each tab are organized into groups of
related commands. Example: the Font group contains commands used for
formatting fonts.

Figure 1.42 Ribbon

TITLE BAR
Title bar displays the name of the workbook you are working on and the name
of the program you are using. It is located at the middle and top of the window.

Figure 1.43 Title bar

CONTROL BUTTONS
Control buttons where the minimize, maximize/restore and close buttons are
located.

Figure 1.44 Control Buttons

SCROLL BAR
The scroll bar is used to view different parts of the
worksheet using the vertical and horizontal scroll bar.

Figure 1.45 Scroll Bar

ZOOM SLIDER
The zoom slider used to zoom in or out a window by clicking and dragging the
slider. You can also use the + and – buttons.

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 Figure 1.46 Zoom Slider

VIEW BUTTONS
View buttons are use to quickly switch between normal, page layout and page
break preview views.

WORKSHEET TABS
A workbook have three worksheets by default, however, it can be added up to
650 worksheets (depends on the computer’s memory). To move from one
worksheet to another through clicking on the worksheet tabs.

NAVIGATION BUTTON
The navigation buttons allow you to move to another worksheet in an Excel
workbook. They are used to display the first, previous, next and last worksheets
in the workbook

WORKSHEET AREA
The worksheet area displays the cells in
different sections of the current worksheet.
Inside the cells is where you do all your
spreadsheet data entry and formatting and
major editing. The worksheet area is a grid of
columns and rows. There are 16, 384 columns
which is labeled by a combination of letters
while the row have 1,048,576 rows which are
labeled with numbers.

NAME BOX
The name box displays the active cell address or object name. Using the drop
down arrow to the right of it wil allow you to select any specified names in the
workbook. When creating functions the box
will have a different appearance and will
allow you to choose the most popular
functions used in that workbook.

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 COLUMN HEADINGS
The column headings are labeled in a
combination of letters located above
the grid lines. There are 16, 384.

ROW HEADINGS
The row headings are located at the
left side of the grid of columns and
rows which are represented by
numbers.
There are 1,048,576 rows.

CELLS
The cell is an area where the column
and row intersect. Each cell has a
name which corresponds to its column
heading and row heading which is
called a Cell Reference. The selected
cell is the active cell.

ACTIVE CELL
The active cell is the cell where you can
enter or edit data.

FORMULA BAR
The formula bar allows you to view, enter and edit data in the active cell.
Displays the values or formulas in the cell.

PRESENTATION SOFTWARE

A Presentation Software is an application software that is intended to create

visual aids for presentations to communicate ideas, messages and other
information to group. The presentations can be viewed as slide shows of reports,
portfolio and training materials by using slides, as video, an animation and sound.
Slides are the content in the presentation software which can then be projected for
your audiences, printed and distributed as handout or published online using
different file formats. The visual presentations are called slide shows.

To launch the Microsoft PowerPoint

1. Click the Start Button
2. On the Start Menu, locate PowerPoint 2010 then click.

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 This will appear
after opening
the MS
PowerPoint.

THE MICROSOFT POWERPOINT INTERFACE

FILE TAB
The file tab opens the
BACKSTAGE view which basically
allows you to manage the file and
settings in PowerPoint. You can
save presentations, open existing
ones and create new presentations
based on blank or predefined
templates. The other file related
operations can also be executed
from this view.

Selecting File tab when a saved presentation (PowerPoint File) is open will default
to the Info View{1}. This view displays the properties of the file such as the file size
and the creation, modification and printing dates of the file. When the File tab is
selected upon opening PowerPoint, it will default to the Recent View{2}. The view
displays recently opened presentations{3} along with recently used file
locations{4}. Selecting Options{5} opens the PowerPoint Options menu in which
the settings of Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 can be configured. Settings include
configurations with proofing options, ribbon customization, and the Quick Access
toolbar.

RIBBON
The ribbon is a set of tools that are grouped together in a related set of tabs which
spans across the top of the Powerpoint screen. It organizes related functions into
tabs. Those related functions are further organized into groups.

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 TITLE BAR
This is the top section of the window. It shows the name of the file followed by the
name of the program which in this case is Microsoft PowerPoint.

SLIDE AREA
This is the area where the actual slide is
created and edited. You can add, edit and
delete text, images, shapes and
multimedia in this section.

ZOOM OPTIONS
The zoom control lets you zoom in for a closer look at your text. The zoom control
consists of a slider that you can slide left or right to zoom in or out, you can click
on the – and + buttons to increase or decrease the zoom factor.

SLIDE VIEWS
The group of four buttons located to the left of the Zoom control, near the bottom
of the screen, lets you switch between PowerPoint views.
➢ NORMAL LAYOUT VIEW: This displays page in normal view with the slide
on the right and a list of thumbnails to the left. This view allows you to edit
individual slides and also
rearrange them.
➢ SLIDE SORTER VIEW: This
displays all the slides as a matrix.
This view only allows you to
rearrange the slides but not edit
the contents of each slide.
➢ READING VIEW: This view is like a slideshow with access to the Windows
task bar in case you need to switch windows. However, like the slideshow
you cannot edit in this view.

NOTES SECTION
This section allows you to add notes for the presentation. These notes will not be
displayed on the screen during the presentation; these are just quick reference for
the presenter.

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 QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR
The Quick Access Toolbar is located just
under the ribbon. This toolbar offers a
convenient place to group the most
commonly used commands in PowerPoint.
You can customize the toolbar to suit the
needs of the user.

SLIDE TAB
This tab is available only in the Normal
View. It displays all the slides in
sequence. You can add, delete and
reorder slides from this section.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING SOFTWARE

Desktop Publishing Software is a graphic design application that is similar to

Microsoft Word but differs with emphasizing more on page layout and design, and
less on word composition and formatting. It is a process of using the computer and
specific types of software to combine text and graphics to produce documents such
as newsletters, brochures, books, Web pages and many more printed documents.

This lesson focuses on the use of MS

Publisher 2010 in creating a publication.
You can also use other softwares such as:
Corel Draw, Adobe Page Maker and Adobe
Indesign.

Things you can do with Desktop Publishing

➢ Designing print communications such
as brochures, flyers, ads and posters,
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➢ Designing logos, business cards, letterhead, books and booklets.

➢ Designing and publishing newsletters, magazines, newspapers, blogs and
Web sites
➢ Converting print communications to formats including Web and smart
devices such as tablets and phones

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 ➢ Creating resumes and business forms (including invoices, inventory sheets,
memos and labels)
➢ Self-publishing(books, newsletters, ebooks, etc.)
➢ Designing slide shows, presentations, printing handouts, store signs,
highway signs and billboards.
➢ Creating and printing greeting cards, banners postcards, candy wrappers,
and iron-on transfers
➢ Making digital scrapbooks and print or digital photo albums
➢ Creating decorative labels, envelopes, trading cards, calendars and charts
➢ Designing packaging for retail merchandise from wrappers for bars of soap
to software boxes
➢ Taking work designed by others and putting into correct format for digital or
offset printing or for publishing online.

Steps and procedures when using Desktop Publishing Software

Desktop publishing software doesn’t work in the same way as word processing
software. It is different from graphics software. From setting up a basic document
to complicated arrangements of text and graphics you learn how to use desktop
publishing software by following the step-by-step plan.

Step 1 applies to anyone who is new to using page layout programs. Steps 2 and
8 apply to everyone. Pick and choose from among steps 3 to 7 to find the learning
techniques that work for you.

1. Have a plan, make a sketch

2. Choose a template
3. Up your document
4. Place text in your document
5. Format your text
6. Place graphics in your document
7. Tweak your graphics placement
8. Apply the rules of desktop publishing
9. Print a draft and proofread it
10. Print your project

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 THE MS PUBLISHER
The most common Desktop Publishing software is the Microsoft Publisher. It
allows you to manipulate features such
as page size, text, graphics and borders
to create professional quality printed
documents.

WORKING WITH PUBLISHER Opening

MS Publisher may vary
depending on the computer you are
working on.
- Click on the Start Button on your
Windows 10, on the Start Menu
Publisher 2010.

THE MS PUBLISHER WINDOW

The MS Publisher Window contains many parts that work together to make
creating documents easier. Understanding these elements will help you
become comfortable with the application

PUBLISHER WINDOW COMPONENTS

Publisher appears as displayed below when a new blank Publication file is
created. You have on your left the navigation pane to allow you to navigate
through the pages of your publication and on the right the individual page
or pages selected in the navigation pane. This is the area to place the
objects that make up your publication. It is either textual or graphical in
nature.

As soon as a publication type is chosen, the window displays more specific

choices for that publication type.

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 BASIC PARTS AND FUNCTIONS OF MS PUBLISHER

The illustration below consists of the important tool bars in working with MS
Publisher

QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR

The quick access toolbar lets you access common

commands, no matter which tab you
are using in the Ribbon. By default, it
shows the Save, Undo and Redo
commands.

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 PAGE NAVIGATION

The Page Navigation pane allows you to view and

work with the pages in your publication. You can add,
delete, rearrange and duplicate pages in the Page
Navigation pane. You can also organize your pages
into Sections.

RIBBON

The ribbon contains multiple tabs, each with several groups of commands.
Some tabs, like Text Box Tools” or Picture Tools, may appear only when
you are working with certain items like text boxes or images.

VIEWING TOOLS

Publisher offers a group of viewing tools to help you control the layout of
your text, images and objects on the page. These viewing tools are for your
editing purposes only.

They can be turned on and off and will not appear in your printed publication.

To access and choose viewing tools, select the View tab and locate
the Show group. Click the checkboxes of the various view options to
turn them on and
off.

PUBLICATION VIEWING TOOLS ✓ RULERS

You can use the rulers to the left and top of your publication to help
you line up text, images and other objects and get a clearer idea of
exactly where those objects will appear on the printed page. When

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 you select an object in your
publication, a white space
will appear on the rulers to
show the object’s location.

✓ BASELINES
Baselines are evenly-
spaced horizontal lines that
you can use to line up text.
You’ll learn about automatically
aligning text to your baselines in
the Working with Text lesson.

✓ BOUNDARIES
Boundaries are dark blue
dashed borders that appear
around your objects.
Viewing object boundaries
can be useful when you are
aligning objects or wrapping
text.

✓ GUIDES
Guides are thin lines that help you align various objects. There are
two types of guides:
• Margin guides which are blue lines that mark the edges,
or margins, of the printable
area on each page of your
publication. Margin guides
are automatically created
when you set your page
margins.

• Customizable guides, which

are green lines that you can
add anywhere in your
publication.

To Add Green Guides:

1. Click either the horizontal or vertical ruler.

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 2. Drag your mouse to your publication, and release to add
the guide in the desired location.
Dragging the guide to the desired location.

3. Your guide will be placed. You can move it any time by

clicking and dragging it.

THE TASK PANE

The right task pane shows a larger thumbnail of the

selected design and any available settings which
can be changed.

Make changes in the color scheme, font

scheme, business information, page size,
layout, etc.

Some publication types do not allow for

editing of some of the options. In this
case, they will be grayed out.

When all settings are chosen, click the

Create button to create the publication.
If the default setting fits the needs for a
publication, just double click on the type of publication.

Once the Publication is created, the main Publisher window will be

displayed. The menu bar and other toolbars have several the same choices
that are used in Office 2003 applications. This is a desktop publisher 2010,
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 so an Object toolbar has been added to the left side of the Publisher
window.

BACKSTAGE VIEW

In Publisher 2010, options for saving, printing and creating publications are
all located in Backstage view. It is similar to the Office Button Menu from
Publisher 2007 or the File Menu from earlier versions of Publisher.
However, unlike those menus, it is a full-page view, which makes it easier
to work with.

To access Backstage
view, click the File
Tab.

PAINT

Paint is a software graphics that allows the user to draw or paint images on a
computer. Paint programs are used for image reformatting (example changing
gif file into a jpeg file), drawing shapes, resize and rotate images, basic image
editing such as red eye and contrast, and cropping images with different tools.
The tools include brushes, shape generators, pens and erasers. The different
icons in the Tool box indicate different artistic tools such as brushers, erasers
and freehand drawing and the creating shapes such as squares, rectangles
and circles.

LAUNCH MICROSOFT PAINT

Click on the Start button (Windows 10), on the Start

Menu move up to Windows Accessories and click, then
click Paint. Paint will then launch and will opened to a
new blank picture.

MS PAINT INTERFACE

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 TITLE BAR
The Title Bar is indicated by the red
circle in the illustration at the left. The
Icon at the far left of the title bar indicates
the what program the window belongs to.
In this case, the Icon shows that the
window belongs to Microsoft Paint. To
the right of the title bar is the file name
that is currently open in this program. By
default, the file is named
“Untitled”.

CONTROL BUTTONS
The control buttons are the buttons at the
right side of the toolbar which are the
Minimize, maximize/restore and close.

THE CANVAS
This is where the image is shown and edited. All drawing,
selecting and other editing actions occur here. The
canvas and the surrounding grey area in the screenshot
are collectively called the EDITING WINDOW. The
editing window can be partially filled, completely filled or
the canvas may be zoomed in beyond the visible limits
of the Editing Window.

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 THE TOOLS
Microsoft Paint has an assortment of painting Tools that you can use for
drawing shapes and applying color to areas of your image in various ways.
You switch between tools by clicking on the appropriate Icon on the Toolbar,
which is located on the left side of the Paint window.

The bottom portion of the Toolbar changes when you select a tool to reveal
additional options or settings for that tool.
Most of the tools are used to apply color in some way to a portion of the image.
You have to make sure that you have to select the correct color in the Color Palette.
In addition to the various Tools that Paint places at your disposal, a number of
useful commands that can be accessed through the MENUS.

The MENU appear beneath the Title Bar in the

window. There are six menus in the Paint Window
such as File, Edit, View, Image, Colors and Help.

The FILE MENU is where you’ll find commands

that affect the file you’re working on in its most
basic aspects. This is where you can create a new
file, save a file or print a file.

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 The EDIT MENU is where you’ll find most of your
commands that are useful for working within your file to
make changes of one kind or another. This is where you
can use Undo, Cut/Copy, Paste, Select All.

The VIEW
MENU

The IMAGE MENU is where you’ll find the the Paint Power
Tools. These tools are used to alter your image or
selection in a number of interesting and useful ways. The
tools you can use in this menu are flip/rotate, stretch/skew,
invert colors, attributes, clear image and draw opaque.

The COLORS MENU is the menu that has

one command in it which is Edit Colors,
however, the interface for this command is
a bit complicated compared with the other
commands.

The HELP MENU has two sections which helps eliminate

some of the complexity. First section is the Help Topics is
where it will launch the Help Window for Paint and the
second section is About Paint which is about the copyright
and licensing information of the MS Paint.

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 How Much Have You Learned?

InfoSelf-Check 1.3

Activity 1

Multiple Choice: Read carefully the statements given. Choose the best answer and
encircle the letter on the choices given.

1. The command that aligns your text to the center.

a. Justify
b. Left align
c. Right align
d. Center align
2. The command that alphabetizes the selected text or sort numerical data. a.
Sort
b. Numbering
c. Bullets
d. Increase indents
3. The command that retains the text in the current position.
a. Cut
b. Copy
c. Paste
d. Format painter
4. The element of MS Excel that shows the open program and the name of
the open file.
a. Ribbon
b. Task Bar
c. Name Box
d. Title Bar
5. A file that contains one or more worksheets, which you can use to organize
various kinds of related information.
a. Workbook
b. Sheet tabs
c. Worksheet
d. Cell
6. The command that discards all of the formatting changes you made to the
picture.
a. Clear all formatting
b. Reset picture
c. Changes picture
d. Compress picture
7. The command that allows you to edit individual slides and rearrange them.
a. Slide sorter view
b. Reading view

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 c. Normal layout view
d. Web layout view
8. The toolbar that can be customize to suit the needs of the user.
a. Quick access toolbar
b. Dialog box launcher
c. Ribbon
d. File tab
9. The area of MS PowerPoint where you can create and edit your
presentation.
a. Slide area
b. Document area
c. Worksheet Window
d. Canvas
10. The tab that displays all the slides in sequence.
a. Slide area
b. Slide tab
c. File tab
d. Slide view
11. It is an application that combine text and graphics to produce documents.
a. Paint
b. MS PowerPoint
c. MS Access
d. Desktop Publisher
12. The area of the desktop publishing software that allows you to view and
work with the pages in your publication.
a. Page Navigation Pane
b. Slide view
c. View and zoom
d. Page sorter
13. These are evenly-spaced horizontal lines that you can use to line up text
on your desktop publisher.
a. Boundaries
b. Baselines
c. Guides
d. Ruler
14. The element of MS Paint where the image is shown and edited.
a. Slide Area
b. Document area
c. Canvas
d. Worksheet Window
15. The menu where the tools used to alter your image.
a. Image menu
b. View menu
c. Edit menu
d. File menu

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 Activity 2

Read and answer the following questions comprehensively.

1. What is Word Processing Software?
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2. What is a Spreadsheet Software?
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3. What is Desktop Publisher?
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4. What is MS Paint?
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5. What is PowerPoint Presentation?
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 Refer to the Answer Key. What is your score?

How Do You Apply What You Have Learned?

Activity 1

Hands-On
Directions: Create a new document and type a short poem. Format the short poem
with different font style, font size and color to design your document.

Activity 2

Hands-On
Directions: Create a summary of expenses for Computech Inc. with the following
details:

Computech Inc.
Summary of Expenses for January to December

Salaries 300,785.00
Delivery 175,543.00
Supplies 205,750.00
Electricity 145,564.00
Rent 220,475.00

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 Find out by accomplishing the Scoring Rubric honestly and sincerely, remember it
is your learning stake!

Criteria for Assessment: Analytic Rubrics Scoring

CRITERIA 10 POINTS 6 POINTS 3 POINTS

Accuracy The output is The output is The output is
accurately done done with a done with utmost
without any help minimum supervision from
from the teacher. supervision from the teacher.
the teacher
Presentation The output is The output is laid The output is
properly laid-out out and satisfactorily
and very satisfactorily presented with
satisfactorily presented. the supervision
presented. from the teacher.
Creativity The use of own The use of own The use of own
idea and idea and idea and
imagination is imagination is imagination is
applied without applied with applied with
any help from the minimum supervision from
teacher. supervision from the teacher.
the teacher.
Neatness The output is The output is The work appears
presented in a presented in a sloppy and
neat, clear, and neat and clear unorganized.
organized fashion.
fashion.
Completion The output is The output is The output is
completed on or completed after completed after 1
before the the deadline week from
deadline. deadline.

POINTS EARNED NUMERICAL DESCRIPTIVE

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 45-50 90-100 VERY GOOD

30-44 86-90 GOOD

20-29 81-85 FAIR

1-19 75-80 NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

LEARNING OUTCOME 1.4

Use of Various Dynamic Computer Applications and Interactive
Designs in Presenting Oral Report

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The Learner independently designs on Advocacy Campaign Poster
by applying the basic concepts and principles of Dynamic
Computer Applications and Interactive Designs.

Definition of Terms

Oral Presentation – delivering an address to an audience.

Interactive designs – is the practice of designing interactive digital products,

environments, systems and services.

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 What Do You Need To Know?

Read Information Sheet 1.4 very well then find out how much you can remember
and how much you learned by doing Self-Check 1.4

Information Sheet 1.41

An oral presentation is more than just reading a paper or set of slides to an

audience but rather it is how you deliver your presentations. Your presentation in
effective in communicating as well as what you say. Use these guidelines to learn
simple tools that will help you prepare and present an effective presentation, and
design your PowerPoint slides that supports and enhances your talk. An effective
presentation is more than just standing up and giving information. A presenter must
consider how best to communicate the information to the audience. Use these tips
to create a presentation that is both informative and interesting:

✓ Organize your Thoughts: Start with an outline and develop good

transitions between sections. Emphasize the real-world significance of your
research.
✓ Have a strong opening: Why should the audience listen to you? One good
way to get their attention is to start with a question, whether or not you
expect an answer.
✓ Define terms early: If you are using terms that may be new to the audience,
introduce them early in your presentation. Once an audience gets lost in
unfamiliar terminology, it is extremely difficult to get them back on track.
✓ Finish with a bang: Find one or two sentences that sum up the importance
of your research. How is the world better off as a result of what you have
done?
✓ Design PowerPoint slides to introduce important information: Consider
doing a presentation without PowerPoint. Then consider which points you
cannot make without slides. Create only those slides that are necessary to
improve your communication with the audience.
✓ Time yourself: Do not wait until the last minute to time your presentation.
You only have 15 minutes to speak, so you want to know, as soon as
possible, if you are close to that limit.
✓ Create effective notes for yourself: Have notes that you can read. Do not
write out your entire talk; use an outline or other brief reminders of what you

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 want to say. Make sure the text is large enough that you can read it from a
distance.
✓ Practice, practice, practice: The more you practice your presentation, the
more comfortable you will be in front of an audience. Practice in front of a
friend or two and ask for their feedback. Record yourself and listen to it
critically. Make it better and do it again.

PowerPoint Tips

Microsoft PowerPoint is a tremendous tool for presentations. It is also a tool that is

sometimes not used effectively. If you are using PowerPoint, use these tips to
enhance your presentations.

➢ Use Large Font: As a general rule, avoid text smaller than 24 point.
➢ Use clean typeface/font style: Sans serif typefaces/font style, such as Arial,
are generally easier to read on a screen that serif typefaces/font style such
as Times New Roman.
➢ Use bullet points, not complete sentences. The text on your slide provides
an outline to what you are saying. If the entire text of your presentation is
on your slides, there is no reason for the audience to listen to you. Use a
dark text on a light background or a light text on a dark background. Avoid
combinations of colors that look similar. Avoid red/green combinations, as
this is the most common form of color blindness.
➢ Use special effects sparingly: Using animations, cool transitions effects,
sounds and other special effects is an effective way to make sure the
audience notices your slides. Unfortunately, that means that they are not
listening to what you are saying. Use special effects only when they are
necessary to make a point.

Presenting Effectively

When you start your presentation, the audience will be interested in what you say.
Use these tips to help keep them interested throughout your presentation:

❖ Be excited: You are talking about something exciting. If you remember to

be excited, your audience will feel it and automatically become more
interested.
❖ Speak with confidence: When you are speaking, you are the authority on
your topic, but do not pretend that you know everything. If you do not know
the answer to a question, admit it. Consider deferring the question to your
mentor or offer to look into the matter further.
❖ Make eye contact with the audience: Your purpose is to communicate with
your audience, and people listen more if they feel you are talking directly to
them. As you speak, let your eyes settle on one person for several seconds
before moving on to somebody else. You do not have to make eye contact
with everybody, but make sure you connect with all areas of the audience
equally.
❖ Avoid reading from the screen: First, if you are reading from the screen, you
are not making eye contact with your audience. Second, if you put it on your
slide, it is because you wanted them to read it, not you.

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 ❖ Blank the screen when a slide is unnecessary. A slide that is not related to
what you are speaking about can distract the audience. Pressing the letter
B or the period key displays a black screen, which lets the audience
concentrate solely on your words. Press the same key to restore the display.
❖ Explain your equations and graphs: When you display equations, explain
them fully. Point out all constants and dependent and independent
variables. With graphs, tell how they support your point, Explain the x- and
y- axes and show how the graph progresses from left to right.
❖ Pause: Pauses bring audible structure to your presentation. They
emphasize important information, make transitions obvious, and give the
audience time to catch up between points and to read new slides. Pauses
always feel much longer to speakers that to listeners. Practice counting
silently to three(slowly) between points.
❖ Avoid filler words. Um, like, you know and many others. To an audience,
these are indications that you do not know what to say; you sound
comfortable, so they start to feel uncomfortable as well. Speak slowly
enough that you can collect your thoughts before moving ahead. If you really
do not know what to say, pause silently until you do.
❖ Relax: It is hard to relax when you are nervous, but your audience will be
much more comfortable if you are too.
❖ Breathe: It is fine to be nervous. In fact, you should be all good presenters
are nervous every time they are in front of an audience. The most effective
way to keep your nerves in check aside from a lot of practice before hand
is to remember to breathe deeply throughout your presentation.
❖ Acknowledge the people who supported your research: Be sure to thank
the people who made your research possible, including your mentor,
research team, collaborators, and other sources of funding and support.

Using PowerPoint Templates to lift engagement

1. Browse and download free PowerPoint templates and pick on suitable for
your presentation
2. Edit the template to suit your brand preferences or styles, making sure to
clearly communicate your message.
3. Insert your information into the graphs, tables, or diagrams. Keep it simple
and don’t add too much text to the presentation.
4. Save the presentation template so you can use it again in the future.

Presentation Tips

Keep it simple
1. Avoid using too many colors.
2. Use the same background/style throughout.
3. Find a font that is readable and stick with it.
4. Animation, slide transition and sound effects have their uses but may irritate
your audience if they are over-used.
5. Resist the temptation to overcrowd you slides.

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 Keep It Clear
1. Aim for a maximum of 8 lines of text per slide.
2. Write concise bullet points – you can fill in the details when you speak.
3. Use diagrams where appropriate to illustrate concepts.
4. Transition information - Bullets appearing all at once on a slide may lead
the audience to read ahead instead of listening to you.

How Do You Apply What You Have Learned ?

It is not enough that you learned concepts on Occupational Health and Safety
and Computer Safety. Be sure that you are also being able to demonstrate
skills and answer the guide questions comprehensively.

Activity 1

Directions: Make a PowerPoint Presentation that is engaging to your

audience. Topic: A whole new world with technology.

Activity 2
Directions: Make a PowerPoint Presentation that is interactive to your
audience. Topic: The Interface of Microsoft Excel.

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 How Well Did You Perform?

Find out by accomplishing the Scoring Rubric honestly and sincerely,

remember it is your learning stake!

CRITERIA 10 POINTS 6 POINTS 3 POINTS

Accuracy The output is The output is The output is
accurately done done with a done with utmost
without any help minimum supervision from
from the teacher. supervision from the teacher.
the teacher
Presentation The output is The output is laid The output is
properly laid-out out and satisfactorily
and very satisfactorily presented with
satisfactorily presented. the supervision
presented. from the teacher.
Creativity The use of own The use of own The use of own
idea and idea and idea and
imagination is imagination is imagination is
applied without applied with applied with
any help from the minimum supervision from
teacher. supervision from the teacher.
the teacher.
Neatness The output is The output is The work appears
presented in a presented in a sloppy and
neat, clear, and neat and clear unorganized.
organized fashion.
fashion.
Completion The output is The output is The output is
completed on or completed after completed after 1
before the the deadline week from
deadline. deadline.

POINTS EARNED NUMERICAL DESCRIPTIVE

45-50 90-100 VERY GOOD

30-44 86-90 GOOD

20-29 81-85 FAIR

1-19 75-80 NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

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 Congratulations! You did a great job!

You did a great job! Rest and relax a while then move on to the next
lesson. Good luck!

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 REFERENCES

LESSON 1

www.slideshare.net/fbuiza/personal
https://www.gvsu.edu/ours/oral-presentation-tips-30

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