Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from 2016

HOW TO CREATE NNPC LOGO with Corel Draw

Creating the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) logo in Corel draw is very easy, on this tutorial, I shall give the details on how you can complete the logo on your own. Below are the steps: Step 1: Insert an ellipse tool (draw a circle) on your Corel draw page. ( Note: to draw a perfect circle; press down CTRL key while dragging the circle) This way, you can ensure the width and height of the circle is equal. That makes a circle or ellipse tool perfect.

Various Components of the Computer System identified (Section 1)

    In this session, you will learn to:        Identify the major components of personal computers.        Identify the major components of the system unit.        Identify the various types of storage devices used in personal computers.        Identify personal computer connection methods. There are four primary categories of components in a typical personal computer:        System unit        Display device        Input devices        External devices

SOME KEYBOARD SECRETS REVEALED

The key board is an input device used to enter commands and instructions into the computer system. The keyboard functions are usually called "SHORT-CUTS ". This is because they provide you with quick access to complex functions with just hitting a key on the keyboard or some couples of keys. Shortcuts are likely used by gurus (IT experts) as they understand the importance of using them; they know how fast they can be when they apply those shortcut keys in their day to day use of computer.  Why waste your time going to OFFICE BUTTON (FILE) each time you want to SAVE your work when you can just hold down your CTRL key and press S (CTRL+S) or why stress yourself trying to Select All text in your document by dragging from beginning to End when you can simply use this command (CTRL + A). I am certain that most of you Already know these simple shortcut keys, but if there is any one reading this post who cannot apply these simple shortcuts from CTRL+A to CTRL+Z, th...

MAKING MICROSOFT EXCEL YOUR BEST ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE

I have for most times heard people complain about Excel being very complex to use. Some say “Excel environment is too wide to understand”. But I tell you “ Excel is the best accounting software ever ”.   There is this word I value so much and that word is “ Your Ignorant is your Greatest Weak Point”. To break it down, this word simply means “What you don’t know can cause you your down fall”. Nigerians can simply tell you “What you don’t know, pass you”. “Ignorant” may be the reason why you hate Microsoft Excel or why you feel Excel can’t work for you. Before you finalize in your choice of which accounting software that can work for you, you would like to let me tour you round the excel environment. I am about to review to you how you can confidently use Microsoft Excel in your office, home and school without having to ask anyone a single question (i.e, I will give you all the tips you need to start manipulating Microsoft Excel by yourself).

BECOME PRO MS-WORD USER

When you speak about MS-Word, many would think it’s all about typing and printing but far from it, Microsoft word is the hope for our daily office transactions. Definition : Microsoft Word is application software, designed to create and manipulate different kinds of documents . The above definition is clear and self-explanatory. But for the sake of our new comers in the Microsoft community, it is necessary that I place more clarity to the above definition. Firstly, Microsoft is a corporation or organization, owned by William Henry (aka Bill Gate) and his co-founder Paul Allen. This company (Microsoft) deals with software and hardware and several other electronic aspects. Their presence in the computer world helped to transform the use of computer from complex to simple. Some will likely ask “WHY”, yes, Microsoft Company created Microsoft windows, an operating system (OS) whose interface is user-friendly. It provides you with a well planned layouts, tabs, bars, tools and ...

Learn how to do many things in Excel

HOW TO MERGE CELLS :   this command is used to join two or more cells to form one but big cell, Process: highlight the cells and from the home tab, click on format and select format cell, click on alignment from the box that will appear, click on merge cell from the four Conner box and finally click OK. HOW TO GIVE CELL BORDER: though excel have is like a table in times of description, but when printed out the border will not print together with the write-ups, for your you excel work to print together with the border you need to add cell borders to it. Now how can you add it? Follow the procedure very well:

INTRODUCTION TO MS-EXCEL (KEYPOINT)

INTRODUCTION:   Excel is an application package that is design to handle numeric data (so many data) .e.g. Taxes, Sales, Payrolls and result etc. in the computer system, so that they could be calculated quickly and with ease.

Power Point Layout (Key point)

WHAT IS POWER POINT: Power point is a graphic package that is used for the presentation of programs, to organize and present information very well and professionally for seminar, lectures and meetings. It can also be used for presentation like Firm show, advertisement etc. HOW TO OPEN MS-POWER POINT: Click on the start button and select all programs, click on Microsoft office from the box that will appear and select ms-power point. Or right click on the desktop icon containing ms-power point on the desktop and select open.

SIMPLE SHORT CUT APPLICATIONS IN Microsoft Office

Short cuts are keyboard aplied functions which ease you the stress of passing through several processes using the mouse to actualize a given command in the system There are many keyboard short-cuts, but on this post, below are the available ones. do check back for more updates: Ctrl A                     -           to select all Ctrl B                     -           Bold Ctrl C                     -           Copy Ctrl D                  ...

HOW TO SAVE DOCUMENTS WITH A PASSWORD

1.       Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save As . 2.       Click Tools , and then click General Options . 3.       Do one or both of the following: §   If you want reviewers to enter a password before they can view the document, type a password in the Password to open box. §   If you want reviewers to enter a password before they can save changes to the document, type a password in the Password to modify box.  Notes  §   Password to open    By default, this feature uses advanced encryption. Encryption is a standard method used to help make your file more secure. §   Password to modify    This feature does not use any encryption method. It is designed so you can collaborate with content reviewers you trust. Is not designed to help make your file more secure. Bot...

How To Save A File (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)

HOW TO SAVE IN MS-WORD Click the Microsoft Office Button or FILE  and then click Save As (F12) . In the Save in list, click the folder or drive to which you want to save.

Understanding Microsoft Word functions bars

TITLE BAR: the title bar displays the name of the package you are running, save and unsaved work, as well as the minimize button (-), restore down   (     ) and close button (X). MENU BAR: the menu bar is the most important bar in Microsoft word, it displays the most essential and frequently used tools in ms word e.g. Home tab, Inser t tab, Page layout tab, References tab, mailing tab, Review tab and the View tab. Later you will be taught how to make use of the above mentioned tools as we continue in this study

INTRODUCTION TO WORD PROCESSING (MS-WORD)

Word processing is the use of software that aid in the composition, revision, filing and printing of text in the early days of computing, a word processor was an entire computer: dedicated to the task of word processing. Today, word processor commonly means software rather a dedicated computer.    The needs to create and manipulate document of different types have gained prominence in the business/ commercial world. Today’s W.P (Word Processing) systems can easily create and manipulate the following kind of document (s).

THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD AND FUNCTIONS

              Without taking much of your time, the computer keyboard has been fully reviewed and all its functions as related to your office usage are all stated below.          But for a better understanding, you are required to get a keyboard close to yourself, as you identify the keys then follow the functions below.  1.     ESCAPE (ESC): used to reject or cancel unwanted commands. 2.     FUNCTION KEYS : these set of keys are arranged from F1-F12 and their functions are as follows:

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER (KEY POINTS)

COMPUTER : This is an electronic device which has the ability of accepting data, processing data and giving out information.   When a subject is defined; or when something is being introduced, it is possible that there would be thesis, grammars or words that is used during the definition or introduction which may not be clear or self-explanatory. On this regard, I will take little time to throw more lights on the following; Electronic Device, Accepting Data & Processing Data;