Lesson 34: Multitasking with Office 2010

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Learning Objectives

After studying this lesson, you will be able to: Combine items created in various Office applications

Create a chart in Excel from data in an Access database

Integrate data from an Excel document into a Word

document

Integrate an Excel chart into a Word document

Create a PowerPoint presentation from a Word document

Integrate Excel charts into a PowerPoint presentation

Task Summary

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Task Programs Used

25.1 – Type and email a meeting agenda Word/Outlook

25. 2 – Check board member replies Outlook/Word

25. 3 – Create a budget workbook Excel

25.4 – Query a database Access/Excel

25. 5 – Create a column chart Excel

25.6 – Create a factsheet document Word/Excel

25.7 – Create a presentation PowerPoint/Word/Excel

25.8 – Review and print handouts Word/PowerPoint

Formatting with Styles

Use Word’s Quick Styles to ensure consistent

formatting for headings and body text

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Multitasking

Flip between open program windows using

Multitasking may be slow on computers with less RAM

Exercise instructions often have you leave a program

open and return to it later

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Importing Slides from Word

A Word outline can insert new slides into PowerPoint

The use of Styles makes the import seamless

Heading 1 Style = New PowerPoint slide

Heading 2 Style = Bullet point on the slide

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Word outline New PowerPoint slide

In-place Editing

You can edit objects in one program using tools from

the program which created the object.

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Excel chart commands

appear when you double-

click the chart on a

PowerPoint slide

Lesson 34: Multitasking with Office 2010