1. Productivity Software
Chapter 7
Productivity Software

2. Acquiring Software Commercial software Software that must be purchased
Stand alone products
Solve one type of problem (e.g. PhotoShop)
Software suites
Solve many problems (e.g. MS. Office)
Shareware
Try before you buy (e.g. Tune Up Utilities)
Teaching tip
An excellent example is to create a letter in Word. Then in Excel, create a simple spreadsheet. Link the spreadsheet into the letter. Arrange both products on the screen. Change the spreadsheet and the letter should update automatically.

3. Acquiring Software Freeware Open source No obligation to purchase
Donations often accepted
Software may be distributed freely
Open source
Programs distributed with source code
Allows users to modify the software
E.g. Linux and OpenOffice
Does have copyrights
Teaching tip
The best piece of freeware on the market is spy-bot. Spy-bot is an excellent tool for stopping and removing spyware products on your computer. Get a copy at Patrick Kolla, the author, asks for an optional donation to cover costs.

4. Open Office

5. Word Processing Programs
Entering and editing text
Formatting text
Creates text documents
Graphics and other objects are supported

6. Calculates numbers and finances Data viewable in many ways
Spreadsheet Programs
Calculates numbers and finances
Data viewable in many ways
Tables
Graphs

7. Spreadsheet Interface

8. Spreadsheet Programs Interface Rows, columns and cells
Cell holds data or formulas
Formula bar
Dates
Formulas (e.g. SUM, MAX, MIN …)
Teaching tip
Open Excel in your class and demonstrate the power of a formula. I often use the financial formulas to calculate credit card payment amounts and the future value of investments.

9. Presentation Programs
Creates slides for a presentation

10. Personal Information Managers
PIM software
Keep track of contact information
Track upcoming events and times
Appointment reminders can be set
MS Outlook is popular

11. Personal Information Managers

12. Graphic File Formats
Acquiring Images
Graphics software

13. Bitmapped images 1. Graphic File Formats Bitmapped images
Vector images
Bitmapped images
Also called raster images
Image is drawn using a pixel grid
Each grid contains a color
Used to store drawings or photographs
Resizing image can reduce quality

14. Bitmap Resized
This image was drawn as a straight line.

15. 1. Graphic File Formats Vector images
Drawn using mathematical formulas
Formulas describe the line properties
CAD and animation software
Resizing image will not reduce quality
Teaching tip
Remind your students of the algebra classes they took in high school. The functions they plotted on the Cartesian plane are similar to vector equations.

16. Vector file formats Graphic File Formats Common bitmapped file formats
BMP, EMF, GIF, JPG, PICT, PNG, TIFF
Vector file formats
Most vector formats are proprietary
Two universal formats exist
DXF
IGES
Discussion point
Discuss when JPGs are appropriate. A picture of my daughter will lose some detail in her shirt. This is OK. However, a JPG of my most recent CAT scan may lose detail of a tumor. This is not OK.

17. 2. Graphics Software Paint programs Create bitmap images
Includes sophisticated tools
Artists draw with several brushes
E.g. Windows Paint
Open Paint SW then

18. WV Graphics Software Draw programs Create vector based images
Objects have an outline and fill
E.g. Adobe Illustrator WV
Open Xara X SW

19. Photo-editing software
Graphics Software
Photo-editing software
Modify and manipulate digital images
Images can be enhanced
Picture can be repaired
Pictures can be completely changed
E.g. Photoshop and GIMP
Use

20. Enhancing a Photo Teaching tip
This image is an example of the solution to the project found in the Instructor’s Manual.

21. Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)
Graphics Software
Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)
Generates vector files
Engineering and design fields
Drawings accurate to the millimeter
E.g. AutoCAD

22. Graphics Software 3D modeling software
Generates three dimensional images
Image can be shaped on screen
Image is animated frame by frame
Use paint to draw a box to demonstrate the 2D and 3D image

23. Multimedia Basics Medium Multimedia Way of sharing information
Voice, pictures, text
More effective with multiple mediums
Multimedia presents information with one medium
Multimedia
Using a combination of moving and still pictures, sound, music and words

24. Thanks