Microsoft excel

 

During this week I have learned about Microsoft Excel. I have learned that we can use excel to calculate, analyze, communicate, and manage information, to make more informed decisions.

Microsoft office 2010

During this week I have learned that Office 2010 is more "role-based" than previous versions.There are features tailored to employees in "roles such as research and development professionals, sales people, and human resources." In its Internet implementation, Office 2010 incorporates features of SharePoint Server and borrows from "Web 2.0" ideas. There are variety of programs in Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Word 2010
Word Window consist of variety components.
This include the documents window, Ribbon, Mini toolbar, shortcut menus and Quick Access Toolbar.
The ribbon consist of tabs, groups and commands.

Anatomy of Windows 7

Main elements of windows 7.

• Aero view
• Taskbar
• Libraries
• Gadgets

Aero is an interface that makes your visual interactions with desktop fun and easy.

• Aero Peek - hovering over a taskbar icon shows the thumbnail of that program. Hovering over the thumbnail shows a preview of that program in full view. Aero Peek also refers to the "Show desktop" button to the far right of the new taskbar.
• Aero Shake - Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.
• Aero Snap - Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the screen maximizes the window to full height, whilst retaining its width; these windows will then slide horizontally if moved by the title bar, or can be pulled off, which returns the window to its original height.
• Aero Flip- allows you to preview all your open windows from a central window or 3D view that you can flip through.

 

Taskbar

The taskbar is now more convenient to use with larger views.

•  Jump lists allow you to right click on an icon in the taskbar and immediately access items like music, videos or web pages that you use on a regular basis.
• Pin allows you to place programs on the taskbar and rearrange the order of the icons as you wish.

Diferences between windows 7 and XP/VISTA

The aim of Windows 7

1. Decrease Start up and Shut down times by 20 seconds.
2. Go to Sleep and Resume faster.
3. Pop up Search results faster
4. Reconnect to your Wireless Network more quickly.
5. Recognized USB devices faster.

 Upgrades from Vista/XP

• New Taskbar and System Tray. 
• Quick Desktop view button.
• Improve Start Up, Sleep and Resume performance.
• Libraries to improve file access and organization.
• New Wallpaper and themes
• Improved Gadgets.
• Advanced Calculator functions including saving history.
• Windows Mail replaced by Windows Live.

 Improvements from XP only.

• New start icon.
• Desktop icon as "Computer" "My Documents" are removed and accessed through the Start Menu.
• Larger icons and hidden icons in the Taskbar.
• A Search Bar in the Start Up Menu.
• Faster and smoother gaming components and so on.