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Provides easy-to-follow step-by-step guidance through the most commonly used software packages. Includes staged instructions on how to design, implement and document IT systems. Provides examples, hints, ideas and sample documentation to complement the production of project work. Actively encourages problem-solving using application software. Contains valuable worked examples of IT exercises and incorporates use of the Internet.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Introduction to spreadsheets: what is a spreadsheet?; introduction to spreadsheet software; using Excel; using a spreadsheet for the first time; toolbars; what can be put into a spreadsheet cell?; spreadsheets and worksheets - what's the difference?; correcting mistakes; correcting a command; aligning cells; tips when using a spreadsheet for the first time; saving your work. Part 2 Saving time using spreadsheets: features of spreadsheets that save you time; understanding referencing; sorting data in spreadsheets. Part 3 Finding your way around Excel: use a reference manual; using the on-line help facility; help with toolbar buttons; moving the office assistant; using Help on the menu bar. Part 4 Improving the appearance of your worksheets: bold, italic and underline; choosing the shape of letters (called fonts); positioning data in cells; adding colour; adding borders; rotating headings; one for you to try - a school barbecue for charity; backing up a worksheet. Part 5 Functions: what is a function?; making sense of IF ... THEN ... ELSE statements; the Lookup function; calculations using dates; another useful function. Part 6 Advanced spreadsheet features: using logic in your spreadsheets; combining conditions with AND; a simple expert system; geographical information systems (GISs); data validation. Part 7 Displaying your data pictorially. Part 8 Creating databases using Excel: the two types of databases -flat file and relational databases; fundamentals of databases; planning a simple database; toggling between the form and search criteria; sorting the data in the database; using filters. Part 9 Modelling: what is a model; managing your money; modelling electricity usage; modelling your water usage; spreadsheet project example - boats in the park; break-even analysis; project work on modelling; models for you to try. Part 10 Wordprocessing - the basics: toolbars and menus; advice when wordprocessing your work; formatting text to make it stand out; print and print preview; printing; saving a document. Part 11 Improving the appearance of your work: laying out documents; creating tables; spell and grammar checking your work. Part 12 Using Word for desktop publishing: why use Word?; some tips when doing your DTP coursework; brightening up your work; screendumps; using fancy text called WordArt; tips on document design. Part 13 Advanced features of Word: mail merge; data sources; customizing a mail merge; printing envelopes and mailing labels; find and replace; creating web pages. Part 14 Building a database: Moviereel Video Hire Store; why use a computerized database?; fields, records and files - what do they all mean?; creating the video table. Part 15 Using Access to design a simple database: a word about Microsoft Access. Part 16 Using the database: querying a database for information. Part 17 Creating a relational database: using more than one table; deciding on the fields to go into each table; determining the types of relationships; fo


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780748753161
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Nelson Thornes Ltd
  • Height: 272 mm
  • Weight: 720 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0748753168
  • Publisher Date: 23 May 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Width: 195 mm


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