IT Application Tools in Business
Developing a document
"Create a document, Edit a document, Format a document
insertion point
A blinking vertical line that indicates where the next character typed will be placed.
insertion point
A blinking vertical line that shows where text will appear when you begin typing
Quick Access Toolbar
A collection of buttons that provides one-click access to commonly used commands, such as Save, Undo, and Repeat.
inserting
Adding text to documents
Function Keys
Allow you to quickly access frequently used functions
Zoom Control
Used for magnifying and shrinking of the active document.
status bar
Displays information about the current document and process.
diagrams and illustrations
Draw
create a document
Enter text and numbers, Insert images, Perform other tasks,
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
Ctrl + H
Find and Replace
GUI
Graphical User Interface
Navigation Keys
HOME, END, PAGE UP, and PAGE DOWN used to move through lines and sections of text in a document or presentation.
Http
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
Presentation
Impress
Enter
In a dialog box, press ____ to select the highlighted button
Font size
Indicates the size of the characters in a particular font
Office button/File Tab
It provides access to workbook level features and program settings. You will notice that in Excel 2007 there is a circle Office button while on the Excel 2010 it replace with File Tab. If you click the circle office button you will see this.
Function Keys
are used to perform specific tasks
Ctrl + b
bold
view shortcut
buttons used to change how the worksheet content is displayed. Print layout, full screen reading, web layout, outline or draft
Caps Lock
capitalizes all letters when locked down
Ctrl + E
center
Backspace
delete the character before the cursor, or the selected text
Sans Serif Font
does not have the short decorative lines at the upper and lower ends of the characters
Ctrl + D
double underline
Serif font
has short decorative lines at the upper and lower ends of characters
5
home key for numeric keypad
Asdf jkl;
home row keys
Clip Art
is a collection of drawings, diagrams, maps, and photographs that can be inserted into documents.
WPS Office
is a free document processing suite whose WPS Writer app will serve you well as a Microsoft Word alternative.
Dropbox Paper
is a free online word processor offered by the online cloud storage provider.
Etherpad
is an online document editor primarily intended for collaborative editing in, as the site claims, "really real time"
softmaker freeoffice
is another great free suite that offers a full featured Microsoft Word alternative
Jarte
is based on Microsoft WordPad Engine, but is still free
Numeric Keypad
is handy for entering numbers quickly.
Scrolling
is the process of moving different portions of the document on the screen into view.
ctrl + i
italics
Edit a document
make changes to existing content inserting, deleting, cutting, copying, and pasting
Spacebar
move the cursor one space forward
Tab
move the cursor several spaces forward
Enter
move the cursor to the beginning of the next line
shift
press ____ combination with a letter to type an uppercase letter.
Deleting
removing text, images or other content
Ctrl +A
select all
Ctrl + =
subscript
Ctrl + shift + =
superscript
print a document
the computer places the contents of the document on paper or some other medium
Saving a document
the computer transfers the document from memory to a storage medium such as USB flash drive, hard disk, or CD.
Ribbon
the main set of commands and controls organized task in Tabs & groups, you can also customize the ribbon according to your preference
CTRL, ALT, WINDOWS logo key, ESC
the most frequently used control keys
Margins
the portion of a printed page outside the main body if text, including the top, the bottom, and bothe sides of the paper.
document window
the white space where you can type or attached all the data you need in the document
Ctrl + J
to justify
Navigation Keys
used for moving around in documents or webpages and editing text
Ruler
used to set the alignment and margins of the elements in the documents
word processor
writer
Office Online
An online Office suite offered by Microsoft that contains free web-based versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote, the best possible free online alternative.
LibreOffice
An open source office suite and the successor of Open Office. It includes tools that strive for compatibility with Microsoft Office in both features and file formats.
Apache OpenOffice
An open source suite of productivity apps.
Business Software
Application software that assists people in becoming more effective and efficient while performing their daily business activities.
Database Manipulation
Base
Kinds of font style
Bold Italic Underline
Spreadsheet
Calc
Format a document
Change appearance; font , font size
mathematical equation
Math
Typing (alphanumeric) keys
These keys include the same letter, number, punctuation, and symbol keys found on a traditional typewriter.
ODT
Open Source Document Format
Ctrl + O
Open existing document
Ctrl + N
Open new document
Portable Document Format
Downloading
Process of a computer receiving information, such as a Web page, from a server on the Internet.
Pasting
Process of transferring an item from a clipboard to a specific location in a document.
Uploading
Process of transferring documents, graphics, and other objects from a computer to a server on the Internet.
Spelling checker
Reviews the spelling of individual words, sections of a document, or the entire document.
RTF
Rich Text Format
horizontal scroll bar
Scroll bar to use when you want to scroll horizontally through the worksheet window.
vertical scroll bar
Scroll bar to use when you want to scroll vertically through the worksheet window.
Ctrl + shift + P
Superscript
Footer
Text that appears on the bottom of a page.
Header
Text that appears on the top of a page.
Cutting
The process of removing an item from a document before placing it on the Office Clipboard.
Apache OpenOffice suite
Writer Calc Impress Draw Base Math
Title Bar
a bar that display the name of active document
webpage
a hypertext document connected to the World Wide Web.
control key
a key used alone or in combination with other keys to perform certain actions.
Font
a name assigned to a specific design of characters
Protocol
a room that governs data communication
font style
adds emphasis to a font: bold, italic, and underline
Ctrl + L
align left
Ctrl + R
align right
word processing software
allows users to create and manipulate documents containing mostly text and sometimes graphics.
Google Docs
allows users to create,collaborate and share, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online
Find or Search
allows you to locate all occurrences of a certain character, word or phrase
Replace
allows you to substitute existing characters or words with new ones
Wordwrap
allows you to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing the ENTER key at the end of each line
word processing software
also called word processor
Zoho
an online project management app that helps you plan your work and keep track of your progress
