Computer application II (use of packages) windows, msword, powerpoint, excel and internet table of content chapter One

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  To enter date and time in a cell, perform the following steps:
  
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     Select the cell where the date and time is to be entered and type the required date and time.
     
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     There are many formats to enter the date, the most common are date with hyphen or slashes, for example, 08-10-2006 or 08/10/2006
     
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  To enter the current date, select the required cell and hold down the Ctrl key and press the ; key.
  
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  To enter the current time, select the required cell and hold down the combination of Ctrl and Shift keys and then press the : key.
  

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  You can move data from one location to another. You can move data by using the Edit menu or by using the shortcut key
  
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  To move the contents of selected cells, perform the following steps:
  
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     Select the range of cells having data to be moved
     
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     Select the Edit à Cut command
     
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       In case the cell needs to be moved to a location across worksheet or across workbook, select the destination worksheet.
       
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     Select the cell in the destination worksheet
     
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     Select the Edit à Paste command to move the selected contents
     
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  Alternatively, select the required cells, and drag the border of the selected cells to the desired location in the current worksheet
  

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  When you want the same data to be present at several locations, it is best to copy this data rather than type it at each location
  
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  You can copy data within a worksheet, across worksheets, across workbooks, or even to and from other applications
  
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  You can copy a part of the cell’s content or the entire cell. To copy the content you can use menu command or by using the shortcut key.
  
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  The steps to copy data to another location in the same worksheet are:
  
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     Select the range of cells to be copied
     
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     Select Edit à Copy command to copy the contents of the selected range of cells
     
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       In case the cell needs to be pasted to a location across worksheet or across workbook, select the destination worksheet
       
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     Select the cell in the destination worksheet
     
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     Select the Edit à Paste command to copy the selected contents
     
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  A Paste Options button will appear next to the pasted data
  
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  Alternatively, select the required cells, hold down the Ctrl key, and drag the selected cells to the desired location in the current worksheet
  

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  In addition to the standard Windows Clipboard, Office XP has a new Clipboard task pane. This Clipboard is integrated across all Office applications and stores multiple items instead of a single item
  
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  You can paste these items one at a time or all together. You can copy a maximum of 24 items to the Office Clipboard. The last item copied to the Office Clipboard is also copied to the Windows Clipboard
  
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  Even when you close the Clipboard task pane, its contents are not cleared. However, the Office Clipboard becomes inactive and the Windows Clipboard is used to copy and paste items
  

To accomplish this task, perform the following steps:

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  Select the cell having the first manager name that needs to be copied
  
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  Select the Edit à Copy command
  

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   Open the workbook
   
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   Insert data in the worksheet
   
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   Perform data manipulation
   

3.2 Insert data in the worksheet

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   Save the workbook
   

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   Click File à Open (Open dialog box is displayed)
   
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   Click on the Look in drop down list box
   
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   Select the drive in which the workbook is stored
   
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   Select the folder in which the workbook exists
   
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   Select the workbook
   
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   Click Open (The workbook is opened)
   

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   Click Edit à Go To
   
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   Type the reference of the cell. For example, C6
   
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   Click Ok
   

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   Move the mouse pointer to the cell in which you want to enter the data.
   

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  Start typing in the cell
  
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  Press Enter after you finish typing
  

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  Task 3.1: Generate a series of data
  
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    To generate a series you need to specify the first and second members of the series. For example, to generate a number series you need to specify 1 and 2 in consecutive cells and fill the series. •
    
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    AutoFill Feature
    
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      You can use the AutoFill feature to fill a series of data. The AutoFill feature displays an AutoFill handle, which is a small plus sign at the bottom right corner of the active cell (refer Figure 1.3). The AutoFill handle appears only when you place the mouse pointer at the bottom right corner of the selected cell(s).
      
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  You can drag the handle to fill series.
  
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  Generate a series of data
  
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  1 . Select the cell from which you want to start the series
  
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  2. Enter Monday in the cell and Tuesday in the cell below it
  
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  3. Select both the cells
  
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  4. Drag the AutoFill handle over the range of cells you want to fill
  
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  5. Release the mouse button The data series is generated.
  

Microsoft Excel enables you to customize the appearance of a worksheet. The operations that you can perform to customize the appearance of a worksheet are:

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  Resizing rows and columns
  
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  Hiding rows and columns
  
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  Freezing or unfreezing panes
  
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  Renaming a Worksheet
  

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   Select the required row whose height is to be modified.
   
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   Position the cursor below the row number till the cursor changes to a thick crosshair as shown in the following figure:
   
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   Drag the mouse cursor to increase or decrease row height