Blog 7

I have learned a lot since my last blog. When we started Excel I didn't know what one could do with it besides list numbers. I have learned ways to format even a simple list of numbers to make it easier to read and visually pleasing. I think the coolest thing I have learned is the graphs. There are so many to choose from and many different ways to alter them to make them, pretty I guess :). I have also learned how to make graphs and charts out of given information, to move them, and resize them. This was really cool because it is so easy and gives visual information as well as making the Excel report interesting.
After checking out google.com/goog411, it reminded me of something my friend had told me about. It was something along the lines of 1800free411. I like the fact someone is offering instant connection to a company without charge. I cannot tell you how many times my mom refused to use 411 because of the "ridiculous charge, those jerks."

Blog 5

Since the last post we have finished covered powerpoint and moved to excell. I already had a somewhat extremely basic understanding (I had a class on it in tenth grade, gosh, long ago). So I have learned again the basics and the shortcuts, such as how to apply an equation to more than one box without having to retype it for every equation.
I like the idea of www.mozy.com, it would be good for someone like me, who is merely waiting for my laptop to just finally die. However, for someone like my father, who majored in computer science and makes a "life ending computer problem" fixed in about ten minutes, he might not find it as useful. It is relatively cheap and I think it is good for the average user who cannot perform computer miracles :)

Blog 4

I had never heard of hulu.com before. I think it is an awesome way to find a movie or show you want to see. Usually when I want to view something, I go to youtube.com, but this is so much easier. I have a good knowledge about powerpoint, but this class has showed me new things, such as creating different themes and color schemes. I did not know how to change the layout until this class. It has been very helpful already. I used the powerpoint knowledge to make a great presentation for another class. It took half the time it would have without the class.

Blog Entry 3

I have learned a lot since my last post. I have learned how to make tables look fancy with the pre designed table settings. I also learned about SmartArt. I have never heard of this before this class. It is so cool! You can choose from many different designs to show everything from sections to relations of certain information. There are many different colors, sizes, and styles, all to fit whatever you want. I also learned ways to modify pictures in word. I knew how to resize them, however I was unaware of how to change borders, border colors, and border shapes. These are fun things that can add to any report and make it stand out.

Blog Entry 1

I have learned many things in the few weeks of this class. I have learned how to manage my folders in My Documents as well as being able to save it in other means, sucha s the desktop. I also have learned how to use Microsoft Word to blog. With my experience and use of blogger.com, I have always posted simply on the site and I was unaware that one was able to use Word to blog. The class also has shown little shortcuts used through the keyboard. For example, hitting the key ALT and F4, the window you are viewing will be closed. This class has very useful information that will actually be helpful to our future.

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