Week 2 - UPC0004 *in the tutorial task, bullet point meant to be numbers*

Lecture:

In the we discussed various internet browsers, including:

• Safari
  
• Netscape
  
• Firefox

As well as various Microsoft applications, including:

• Word


• Publisher


• Excell


• Powerpoint
  
• Outlook


• Frontpage


• Access

We were also give examples of exceptional bloggs in which we could base our on, or use as a guidline if we get stuck with our own.

• http://www.miss-brittany-06.blogspot.com/


• http://www.frozensoul-yasemine.blogspot.com/

Tutorial:

In the tutorial we were shown how we should present all university documents and assignments in word:

Task 1:

• Firstly we had to open a document from our ECU blackboard account, following these steps:

1. Go to http://www.ecu.edu.au/ and go to the MyECU link. Log into your account, entering your details where appropriate:
2. Select the Accessing Knowledge icon:
3. Select the week two office applications icon:


4. Then select the week two: microsoft office exercise:

Task 2:

We were then taken through how to:

• Double space our work - once opening a microsoft word document:

Highlight the entire text:
Right click on the text and select paragraph, double spacing:Task 3:

• How to adjust margins - by moving the margin adjusters as illustrated below:

Task 4:

• Insert headers and footers - open the view drop down and select the header and footer icon:

Task 5:

• How to make a university standard table of contents -

1. Highlight headings you wish to reference:


2. Select heading:


3. Select references drop down tab and from there select table of contents:


4. A table of contents will appear at the bottom of your work:

Task 6:

We were also taken through how to use Microsoft Excell to:

• Create tables -

1. Start by opening excell and puttung headings along the top and side of the page:



2. You then insert your data into the columns:


3. To calculate your day and weekly totals you highligh the column you wish to total and select the function tab from the insert drop down:
   

• Make pie charts from the information in the table:
  


• And how to make line graphs from the information in the table:

Extra Reading:

As part of our extra reading for week two of UPC0004 we had to read a document outlining the functions and differences of the most common types graphic file formats.

• Bitmap (or .bmp) files: Are standard format for Windows computers as well as when saving a .bmp image you can specify the depth of the image, 1-bit to 24-bit, and this will effect the amount of colour and file size of the image.
  
• CompuServe (or .gif) files: Are compressed so as to reduce transfer time over phone lines. Most commonly used on the Internet in graphics and images in HTML documents.
  
• Joint Photographic Experts Group (or Jpeg/.jpg): Also most commonly used on the internet. Saving as a .jpg file automatically compresses it, the higher the compression, the faster the file transfer but the lower the quality of teh iamge.


• Tagged-Image File Format (or .tiff): Is used to exchange files between applications and computer platforms, it can be used on both Mac and PC (Windows). As it is high quality .tiff images are the preffered graphic format for all proffessional printing.


• Photo-shop Document (or .psd/.psp/.spp): Images with a layered format, that is they are sevral images in one. ie - Layer one maybe an image, layer two may be writing or lettering and so on.