ADANA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY Orientation Program for New Students

Contents What Is a Computer? Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Office Word 2010 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 Accessing your School E-mail Via Web Page Via Outlook

What Is a Computer?

What Is a Computer? A computer is an electronic device that accepts information and instructions from a user, manipulates the information according to the instructions, displays the information in some way, and stores the information for retrieval later.

Computer Hardware Central Processing Unit - also called “The Chip”, a CPU, a processor, or a microprocessor Memory (RAM) Storage Devices Input Devices Output Devices

Central Processing Unit CPU or microprocessor is often described as the brain of a computer. CPU is an integrated circuit or “chip” which processes instructions and data. CPU types. Intel AMD

Storage Technology Electronic devices that store, retrieve, and save instructions and data. Today’s microcomputers or PCs include several types of storage devices.

Firstly ; You must have: To save lecture notes CDs And a USB flash Disk To save lecture notes And for homework submission

How to save files to a CD Generally, CDs can hold approximately 700 MB and DVDs hold roughly 4.7 GB. Insert the blank disc and AutoPlay should offer the option to Burn files to disc.

How to save files to a CD In the Burn a Disc dialog box, you can add a name and determine how to copy the disc. Select with a CD/DVD player.

There are several ways to move the files to the disc (Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop, etc.).  Once all the items have been moved to the disc, from the File menu, click Burn to disc.

How to save files to a Flash Disk Plug the USB flash drive directly into an available USB port.

Navigate to the folders in your computer containing files you want to transfer and select Copy.

How to save files to a Flash Disk Return to the Removable Disk window, right-click within the window, then select Paste.

Input Devices Input is all information put into a computer. Input can be supplied from a variety of sources: A person A storage device on computer etc. Input devices gather and translate data into a form the computer understands.

Primary input device: Keyboard - Most common input device; used to type in commands and data. Mouse or trackball enhances user’s ability to input commands, manipulate text, images. Digital Cameras are peripheral input devices that allow users to create pictures and/or movies in a digital format.

Output Devices Monitors are the most commonly used output device. Monitors are connected to a computer system via a port integrated on the video adapter or graphics card. Printers Dot matrix Bubble or ink jet Laser

Software Instructions and associated data, stored in electronic format, that direct the computer to accomplish a task. Application software accomplishes specific tasks for users. System software helps the computer carry out its basic operating tasks.

Application Software Application software enables you to perform specific computer tasks, such as document production, spreadsheet calculations, and database management Presentation software Photo editing software Video editing software Information management software

Application Software Document production software Database management software etc.

System Software System software helps the computer carry out its basic operating tasks. Operating system EX: Windows, MacOS, DOS, UNIX, Linux etc. Utilities Programming Languages

System Software MacOS For Macintosh computers. Proprietary system. Does not have same functionality and support for software and peripheral devices.

System Software Microsoft Windows Most popular operating system. Supports a vast array of application software and peripheral devices.

Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Office 2010, or Office, is a collection of Microsoft programs Microsoft Office Word 2010 (documents) Microsoft Office Excel 2010 (workbooks) Microsoft Office Access 2010 (databases) Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 (presentations) Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 (information management)

Microsoft Office Word 2010

Microsoft Word To start Word: Microsoft Office Word 2010 (or simply Word) is a popular word-processing program. To start Word: Click the Start button on the taskbar Click All Programs Click Microsoft Office Click Microsoft Word 2010

Overview of the Word Window

Overview of the Word Window

The Ribbon The Ribbon at the top of the program window just below the title bar is the main set of commands that you click to execute tasks.

Minimising the Ribbon Customising the Ribbon To customise the Ribbon: To give yourself more space, you can minimise the Ribbon by clicking on the up arrow button. You can also double-click on the active tab to minimise and expand the Ribbon. Customising the Ribbon To customise the Ribbon: Click on the File tab. Under Help, click on Options. Click Customize Ribbon. Click New Tab or New Group. Choose the commands from the Choose Commands from list on the left and click Add.

Clicking Buttons Each button, or icon, on the tabs provides one-click access to a command Most are labeled Clicking the button often displays a menu or performs an action

Using the Quick Access Toolbar At the top of the screen is the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) for the tools you use regularly. By default, you’ll find buttons for Save, Undo and Redo. Changing the document view The View Options for your document appear on the right of the status bar. They also appear on the View tab on the Ribbon. The options will vary depending on the application; these are for Word:

Using the Undo and Redo Commands To undo (or reverse) the last thing you did in a document, you can click the Undo button on the Quick Access Toolbar To restore your original change, the Redo button reverses the action of the Undo button (or redoes the undo)

Change Text Case Sentence case lowercase UPPERCASE Capitalize Each Word tOGGLE case Change Case

Changing the Font and Font Size Select the text you want to format Select the options you want in the Font group on the Home tab

Applying Text Effects, Font Colors, and Font Styles

Text Highlighting Text Highlight Color arrow

Aligning Text By default, the words in a document are left aligned (even on the left) and ragged (uneven) on the right. With right alignment, words are even on the right and ragged on the left. With center alignment, words are ragged on both sides and lines are centered on the page. With justified alignment, the text is even at both margins and spaced out within the line.

Aligning Text

Adding a Paragraph Border and Shading A paragraph border is an outline around one or more paragraphs. Shading is background color applied to one or more paragraphs. The Border and Shading buttons are found in the Paragraph group of the Home tab.

Borders Borders tab Page Border tab Preview Line style Line color Line width Horizontal Line Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Shading Preview Shading tab Fill color Shading options Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Symbols Symbol Symbol gallery More Symbols Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Insert a Table Select cells for table size Insert Table Size in rows and columns Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Select a Table Table Move handle Design Layout Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.

Printing a File On the Ribbon, click the File tab to open Backstage view In the navigation bar, click the Print tab Verify the print settings and review the print preview Click the Print button

Printing a File

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010

Creating a new presentation To create a new presentation, go to File/New then click Create (under Blank Slide on right side of screen)

Inserting Elements Slide Design

Inserting a Graph 1. Select the slide you are going to put the chart on 2. Insert << Chart 3.Choose the type of chart you want to use << OK

4. An excel window will open, so that you can edit / enter the data in your chart.

Inserting a Diagram 1. Choose Insert >> Smart Art 2. Choose a Diagram type

3. Click on OK to insert into your PowerPoint. 4. Click on the objects within the diagram to edit them. 5. Right click on the objects to change their properties.

Inserting a Picture 1. Select the slide you want to insert a picture into 2. Insert tab << select Picture

3. Browse your files for a picture file >> click Insert

4. When you select the picture the Picture Tools Formatting Tab appears. Use the formatting tools on the ribbon to format your picture.

5. To use Clip Art, Insert Tab << select Clip Art

Creating Transitions Adding transitions between slides adds movement to the presentation. However be conservative, going overboard will be a distraction to the audience. Your message will get lost in the delivery. Click the lower arrow to see an expanded list of options.

Animations Animations can bring your slides to life. However just like transitions, too much can be a distraction to the audience. Use animations in key points of your presentation to steer the audience to see elements sequentially.

Slide Show The Slide Show Tab is used to manage your presentation delivery. You can preview the show and adjust timings.

Review The Review tab is used for spelling and grammar editing.

View The View Tab manages how your screen looks as you create your presentation.

Accessing your School E-mail

Accessing your School E-mail Type the address that appears in the address bar. Enter your email address and password to log into your school email.

Type the address that appears in the address bar and click «Student E-Mail» button.

Enter your personal information.

And you will see your E-mail Page.

OR accessing via Outlook

Click «Add Account»

Enter your personal information. E-mail address: …@ogr.adanabtu.edu.tr Password: ******

And you will see your E-mail Page.

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