1. Laboratory 1: Introduction to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint General Engineering Polytechnic University

2. Overview Objective Microsoft Office2000 Procedure Written assignment Recitation topics Closing

3. Objective Learn to operate the computer and the presentation equipment Become familiar with basic manipulations of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Use your new knowledge to create reports, charts, and presentations throughout the semester

4. Microsoft Office2000 We use three applications from the Office2000 family: –Microsoft Word - general word processing, lab reports, progress reports –Microsoft Excel - to create spreadsheets, charts graphs, calculations –Microsoft PowerPoint - to create presentations, display results in a creative way

5. Procedure Microsoft Word –Read the instructions on page 14 to create 2 word documents similar to page 16 & 17 –Use the Microsoft Word reference sheet starting on page 18 to guide you –Ask your partner or instructor for help if you have trouble with something Word Excel PowerPoint

6. Procedure Microsoft Excel –Read the instructions on page 19 to create an excel table –Follow the instructions on page 20 to create a graph through Excel –Use the sample on page 21 as a guide Word Excel PowerPoint

7. Procedure Microsoft PowerPoint –Note the acceptable presentation format on page 22 –Read the instructions on page 23 to create a PowerPoint presentation for recitation –Use the Microsoft PowerPoint reference sheet starting on page 24 to guide you Word Excel PowerPoint

8. Written Assignment Complete the Word and Excel exercises Printout the Word documents, Excel tables, and Excel graphs Include a title page (specifications can be found on page 5

9. Recitation Topics Finish preparing the PowerPoint presentation For this presentation, also include information about yourself: –Why did you choose the engineering/science field? –What is your professional expectation in 10 years? Hand in a printout of your PowerPoint presentation to your teaching assistant

10. Closing Be sure each team member has a turn using the software The Microsoft office assistant (found under the help toolbar) can give helpful pointers on how to use the software Remember to submit all work electronically