Transcript Laboratory 1: Introduction to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint General Engineering

Laboratory 1:
Introduction to Microsoft
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
General Engineering
Polytechnic University
Overview
•
•
•
•
•
•
Objective
Microsoft Office2000
Procedure
Written assignment
Recitation topics
Closing
Objective
• Learn to operate the computer and the
presentation equipment
• Become familiar with basic manipulations of
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Use your new knowledge to create reports,
charts, and presentations throughout the
semester
Microsoft Office2000
• We use three applications from the Office2000
family:
– Microsoft Word - general word processing, lab
reports, progress reports
– Microsoft Excel - to create spreadsheets, charts
graphs, calculations
– Microsoft PowerPoint - to create presentations,
display results in a creative way
Procedure
• Microsoft Word
•Word
•Excel
•PowerPoint
– Read the instructions on page 14 to
create 2 word documents similar to
page 16 & 17
– Use the Microsoft Word reference
sheet starting on page 18 to guide you
– Ask your partner or instructor for help
if you have trouble with something
Procedure
• Microsoft Excel
•Word
•Excel
•PowerPoint
– Read the instructions on page 19 to
create an excel table
– Follow the instructions on page 20 to
create a graph through Excel
– Use the sample on page 21 as a guide
Procedure
• Microsoft PowerPoint
•Word
•Excel
•PowerPoint
– Note the acceptable presentation
format on page 22
– Read the instructions on page 23 to
create a PowerPoint presentation for
recitation
– Use the Microsoft PowerPoint
reference sheet starting on page 24 to
guide you
Written Assignment
• Complete the Word and Excel exercises
• Printout the Word documents, Excel tables,
and Excel graphs
• Include a title page (specifications can be
found on page 5
Recitation Topics
• Finish preparing the PowerPoint presentation
• For this presentation, also include information about
yourself:
– Why did you choose the engineering/science field?
– What is your professional expectation in 10 years?
• Hand in a printout of your PowerPoint presentation to
your teaching assistant
Closing
• Be sure each team member has a turn using the
software
• The Microsoft office assistant (found under the
help toolbar) can give helpful pointers on how
to use the software
• Remember to submit all work electronically