PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL

• Productivity Tools It is also known as productivity software that people use to create and produce professional quality
documents, presentations, databases, charts, graphs, and more.
 MICROSOFT EXCEL

Excel has been rightly called a word processor

for numbers.
 An excel document is referred to as
workbook. In other words, a
workbook is a collection of
worksheets stored in a single file. A
workbook is useful for grouping the
worksheets of a project together.
 A worksheet is a table like document
containing rows and columns that
holds data and formula.
 There are 16,384 columns and
1,048,576 rows in each worksheet.
 The columns are named A, B, C…. Up
to Z then AA, AB, AC…. Up to ZZ and
then AAA, AAB, AAC… up to XFD.
 Rows are numbered from 1 to
1,048,576.
 A box (column-row intersection) in a
worksheet is called a cell. There are
17,179,869,184 cells in each work
sheet. Name Box- displays the cell
reference of the active cell

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office 365- It is a Software as a Service (SaaS) product from Microsoft that provides subscribers with the Microsoft Office
desktop apps for Windows and macOS
Standalone version of Microsoft Office-also referred to as the "on-premises" or "perpetual" version allows you to install and update
the apps on one computer. It is a word processing program that was first developed by Microsoft in 1983. Since that time, Microsoft has
released an abundance of updated versions, each offering more features and incorporating better technology than the one before it.

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
WORD, POWERPOINT, EXCEL
• Productivity Tools-It is also known as productivity software that people use to create and produce professional quality
documents, presentations, databases, charts, graphs, and more.
 MICROSOFT EXCEL

Excel has been rightly called a word processor

for numbers.
 An excel document is referred to as
workbook. In other words, a workbook is
a collection of worksheets stored in a
single file. A workbook is useful for
grouping the worksheets of a project
together.
 A worksheet is a table like document
containing rows and columns that holds
data and formula.
 There are 16,384 columns and
1,048,576 rows in each worksheet.
 The columns are named A, B, C…. Up to
Z then AA, AB, AC…. Up to ZZ and then
AAA, AAB, AAC… up to XFD.
 Rows are numbered from 1 to 1,048,576.
 A box (column-row intersection) in a
worksheet is called a cell. There are
17,179,869,184 cells in each work sheet.
Name Box- displays the cell
reference of the active cell

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office 365- It is a Software as a Service (SaaS) product from Microsoft that provides subscribers with the Microsoft Office
desktop apps for Windows and macOS
 Standalone version of Microsoft Office-also referred to as the "on-premises" or "perpetual" version allows you to install and update
the apps on one computer. It is a word processing program that was first developed by Microsoft in 1983. Since that time, Microsoft has
released an abundance of updated versions, each offering more features and incorporating better technology than the one before it.

 MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
It is a powerful slideshow presentation program. The program uses slides to convey information rich in multimedia. The term slide
refers to the old slide projector which this software effectively replaces.
• What can you do with PowerPoint?
PowerPoint gives you the ability to share your presentation with others in real time on the web. You would supply the user with a link to
the presentation. After selecting the link, the users will be able to follow you and your presentation online.
Help- The Help Icon can be used to get PowerPoint related help anytime you need. Clicking on the "?" opens the PowerPoint Help
window where you have a list of common topics to browse from. You can also search for specific topics from the search bar at the top.
Slide Area-This is the area where the actual slide is created and edited. You can add, edit and delete text,
images, shapes and multimedia in this section.
Infographics and Online Platforms for ICT content development
• INFORAPHICS- Information Graphics or infographics are used to represent information, statistical data, or knowledge in a graphical
manner usually done in a creative wat to attract the viewer’s attention.
• It is any graphic that display and explains information, whether that be data or words.
TYPES OF INFOGRAPHICS
1. STATISTICAL-It is a type of infographic that tells the story behind your data. It's the base choice to represent survey data, official
and government data, data from different sources, etc.
2. PROCESS FLOW-Process infographics are a specific type of infographic, designed to visualize, summarize and simplify processes.
3. GEOGRAPHIC- It use map charts as the focus visual.
ONLINE IMAGE FILE FORMATS
• .jpg or .jpeg- developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) to be a standard for professional photographers
• . Gif- Animated graphics like banner ads, email images and social media memes
• . Png- High-quality transparent web graphics. Considered as best image file type for web graphics.
A website or web site is a set of related resources from the web. These resources were considered as web pages and multimedia
(e.g.: videos, music, images).
Additional info:
Weebly- one of the easiest website builders in the market for it allows the users to drag and drop the content into a website
Cloud Computing – allows you to upload, download, organize, and store files on the online storage
Online Collaborative Tools – Google Drive, Viber, Facebook
Web Design Platforms – Wix, Weebly, Adobe Dreamweaver
Image manipulation- transforming or altering a photograph using various methods and techniques to achieve desired results
Presentation and Visualization- online platforms let you share presentations, infographics and videos with other people
Instagram- allows its users to share pictures and videos either publicly or privately on the application as well as through a variety of
other social networking platforms
Tumblr- microblogging platform designed for creative self-expression and considered a mindful alternative to Facebook

 MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
It is a powerful slideshow presentation program. The program uses slides to convey information rich in multimedia. The term slide
refers to the old slide projector which this software effectively replaces.
• What can you do with PowerPoint?
PowerPoint gives you the ability to share your presentation with others in real time on the web. You would supply the user with a link to
the presentation. After selecting the link, the users will be able to follow you and your presentation online.
Help- The Help Icon can be used to get PowerPoint related help anytime you need. Clicking on the "?" opens the PowerPoint Help
window where you have a list of common topics to browse from. You can also search for specific topics from the search bar at the top.
Slide Area-This is the area where the actual slide is created and edited. You can add, edit and delete text,
images, shapes and multimedia in this section.
Infographics and Online Platforms for ICT content development
• INFORAPHICS- Information Graphics or infographics are used to represent information, statistical data, or knowledge in a graphical
manner usually done in a creative wat to attract the viewer’s attention.
• It is any graphic that display and explains information, whether that be data or words.
TYPES OF INFOGRAPHICS
1. STATISTICAL-It is a type of infographic that tells the story behind your data. It's the base choice to represent survey data, official
and government data, data from different sources, etc.
2. PROCESS FLOW-Process infographics are a specific type of infographic, designed to visualize, summarize and simplify processes.
3. GEOGRAPHIC- It use map charts as the focus visual.
ONLINE IMAGE FILE FORMATS
• .jpg or .jpeg- developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) to be a standard for professional photographers
• . Gif- Animated graphics like banner ads, email images and social media memes
• . Png- High-quality transparent web graphics. Considered as best image file type for web graphics.
A website or web site is a set of related resources from the web. These resources were considered as web pages and multimedia
(e.g.: videos, music, images).
Additional info:
Weebly- one of the easiest website builders in the market for it allows the users to drag and drop the content into a website
Cloud Computing – allows you to upload, download, organize, and store files on the online storage
Online Collaborative Tools – Google Drive, Viber, Facebook
Web Design Platforms – Wix, Weebly, Adobe Dreamweaver
Image manipulation- transforming or altering a photograph using various methods and techniques to achieve desired results
Presentation and Visualization- online platforms let you share presentations, infographics and videos with other people
Instagram- allows its users to share pictures and videos either publicly or privately on the application as well as through a variety of
other social networking platforms
Tumblr- microblogging platform designed for creative self-expression and considered a mindful alternative to Facebook