Explore! Portfolio Project and Tutorial Files
From this page, you can access the most important reference and supplemental reading material from the Explore! tutorials. Click on the topics below to access reference information.
Essential Computer Concepts
Data representation
Computer memory
Printers
Windows 2000
Menu Conventions
Dialog Box Controls
Places Bar
Naming Files
Browser Basics
Connecting to the Internet
Web directories and searching the Web
Printing a Web page
Reproducing Web pages and Copyright Law
Introducing Office 2000
What is Excel?
What is Outlook?
Integrating data
The Office Shortcut Bar
Personalized menus
Word 2000
Choosing fonts
Using indentations
Moving the Insertion Point
Creating a Report Plan
Using Section Breaks
Selecting tables
Formatting text in columns
Desktop publishing
Inserting symbols
Setting Tab Stops
Creating newspaper-style columns
Using WordArt
Entering text in a table
Excel 2000
Common formulas
Using the SUM function
Correcting mistakes
Entering formulas
Entering text and labels
The Excel window
Entering labels and values
Order of precedence
Using cell references
Using Excel functions
Using the Fill Handle
Inserting rows in a worksheet
Aligning cell contents
Changing the font, font style, and size
Using styles
Deleting cell contents
Using color for emphasis
Planning a chart
Chart elements
Chart toolbar buttons
Choosing a chart type
Access 2000
Backing up a database
Designing a database
Guidelines for setting field properties
Common field properties
Obtain data from other sources
Define table relationships
Sorting data
Filtering data
Performing calculations
Wildcard characters
PowerPoint 2000
Using the PowerPoint Dialog Box
Creating a new presentation
Different views in PowerPoint
Using the Style Checker
Using the Common Tasks button
Using the Title and Slide Masters
Integrating Office 2000 applications
Choosing an integration method
Creating a new Mail Merge document
Ways to merge data
Using the Mail Merge Helper
Using the Outline Toolbar
Creating Web Pages
Using themes
Methods for creating e-mail hyperlinks
Working with Web page templates
Using the Web Page Wizard
