Practicing on word processor, spreadsheet, search engines, citation and referencing, and creating zipped files.

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1 Practicing on word processor, spreadsheet, search engines, citation and referencing, and creating zipped files. 1

2 Exercise 1: Creating MS Word document 1. Create a new folder in My Documents and name it as Lab2. Steps: double click on My Documents > right click in mouse > New > Folder Figure 1: Steps to create new folder 2. Create a new word document file in the folder Lab2 and name it as Blended Learning system. Steps: double click on Lab2 folder > right click in mouse > New > Microsoft Word Document Figure 2: Steps to create new Word document 2

3 3. Open the word document you just create it and type the following two sentences Blended Learning system and What is blended learning system? as shown in figure below. Figure 3: Screenshot of the word document after adding the two sentences 4. Make sure to format the text using MS word processor tabs and ribbons. Reference: Figure 4: Ribbons, tabs and menus in MS Word. 3

4 Exercise 2: Using browser and searching the net 1. Use your browser to search about blended learning system using one of the search engines such as Yahoo or Google. Steps: a. Go to start > all programs > Internet Explorer. b. Type in the Location bar then press enter c. Type in Search box blended Learning system, then click on Search button Location Bar Search button Search Box Number of search results Figure 5: Screenshot of Google page using Internet Explorer browser 2. Search by a key word. Search about blended learning, with and without quotation. Notice number of results in both cases. Steps: a. Type in the Search box blended Learning system, and then click on search button. b. Type in the Search box Blended Learning system, and then click on search button 4

5 3. Visit any link from the search result and then copy few sentences or short paragraph that describes what blended learning system is. Exercise 3: Citations, References and Bibliography 1. Make citation and reference for your quotation (the text you copied in Exercise 2). Steps: a. After copying the text in the word document (created in exercise 1), put the cursor at the end of the paragraph before the dot. b. Click on References tab. In Citation and Bibliography group, click on Insert Citation and then select Add New Source. References tab Citation & Bibliography group Figure 6: Snapshot of Reference tab and Citation & Bibliography group in MS Word 5

6 c. Select Website as the type of source, fill text boxes and then press OK. Figure 7: Screenshot of the dialogue box to enter the reference details 2. Write the Bibliography list. Steps: a. Type Bibliography in your document and then press enter. b. In Citation and Bibliography section select Bibliography, then click on Insert Bibliography 6

7 3. Your document would be similar to the one below. Figure 8: Screenshot of the word document after adding the citation and the bibliography. 4. Save your document. 7

8 Exercise 4: Creating spreadsheet file using MS Excel 1. Open MS Excel and enter the following values with the format as shown below. Figure 9: Screenshot of the spreadsheet 2. Enter the suitable formulas using the functions in Excel (MAX, MIN, SUM, AVERAGE and IF) to find the: 1. Lowest mark 2. Highest mark 3. Average value 4. Continuous Assessment value 5. Total Grade Result (If the total grade is equal or greater than 50, then PASS, else FAIL). See figure 10. Figure 10: Screenshot of the spreadsheet 8

9 3. Create two charts. One to represent all grades for all students, another to represent only CA and final exam grades. Steps: highlight the spreadsheet > Insert tab > column chart Figure 11: Screenshot of the two charts created in MS Excel 4. Save the Excel sheet as StudentsGrades in the folder Lab2 (created in exercise1). Exercise 5: Creating compressed (Zipped) file 1. Create compressed (Zipped) folder. Steps: Right click on the folder Lab2 > Sent To > Compressed (Zipped) Folder. Figure 12: Steps to create compressed file. 9

10 Exercise 6: Sending 1. Send the folder to your tutor or classmate by . From here you can attach the zipped file Figure 13: Screenshot of a new window. 10