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PREFACEThe role of computers cannot be ignored in today’s

time. The invention of computers has led mankind towards a tremendous progress and change in various aspects of their lives. From being perceived simply as a calculating machine to a machine with intelligence comparable to that of human beings, computers have almost become a part of our daily life.

Therefore, to keep pace with the modern times, computer education has become an integral part of our syllabus. Like other subjects, computer teaching aims to enable learners to be equipped with all the information of the subject. The Teacher’s Manuals for Click2Know for classes I to VIII empower the teachers to explain the lessons of the subject in a planned, easy and holistic manner.

The lesson plans of the Teacher’s Manuals cover the explanation of almost all the important topics as discussed in the chapters in an interactive manner, keeping the needs and level-appropriateness of the learner in mind. Apart from the lesson plans, answers to the exercises are explained in detail. The teacher is also guided to encourage hands–on learning of the topics through the In the Lab and Research activities.

CONTENTSCONTENTS

1. Software Concepts ....................... 5

2. User Accounts in MS Windows .......... 8

3. Page Layout in MS Word 2007 .......... 9

4. Reference, Mailings and Review Tabs in MS Word 2007 .........11

5. Internet and E-mail .....................13

6. Design and Animation Tabs in MS PowerPoint 2007 ....................... 16

7. MS PowerPoint 2007—Slide Show Tab ....19

8. MS PowerPoint 2007—Review and View Tab ..................................22

9. Introduction to MS Excel 2007 .........25

10. QBASIC ....................................27

Testing Time-1 ...........................29

Testing Time-2 ...........................30

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CONCEPT EXPLANATIONIntroductionIntroduce the lesson by describing and explaining the following to the students:• Explain the classifi cation of software.• Give examples of application software and system software.• Tell about the importance of system software for a computer.• Explain the importance of operating system and its various

tasks. • Discuss the process of booting with the students. Also discuss

how big the program of the operating system must be?• Discuss language translators.• Describe the importance of utility software and explain

to them that this part of the operating system manages computer hardware.

• Discuss application software and its type.

REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

Software Concepts1

Answers to Exercises

1. a. T b. F c. F d. T e. T

2. a. hardware and software b. system software and application software c. Compiler d. system and the user e. Disk defragmenter f. Data compression program

3. a. i b. ii c. ii d. ii

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4. a. Examples of general purpose application software are word processing application for writing reports, memos, letters; spreadsheet application for keeping simple accounts, simple payments. Example of an Integrated software is MS Offi ce.

b. An operating system performs the following functions: • recognises input from the keyboard. • sends output to the display screen. • keeps track of the fi les and directories on the disk. • controls the peripheral devices such as disk drives and

printers. c. Nishant should do two things to save more data: • Delete unwanted fi les. • Use disk compression. d. Disk Defragmenter program divides a large fi le into pieces and

stores them in diff erent locations on the disk. This program can be used to store a large fi le but it takes a long time to access those fi les.

e. Yes, virus scanner is used to scan for computer viruses in fi les and folders and removable devices. Virus scanning software scans your disk each time you insert it into a computer.

f.

g.

General-purpose Software Application-specifi c SoftwareGeneral-purpose software are programs that perform common information processing jobs for the end users. For example, word processing programs, electronic spreadsheet programs, etc.

Application software are programs that support specifi c applications of the end users.

Business Application Programs complete the information processing tasks of important business requirements.

Compiler InterpreterCompiler translates the source program written in high-level language into machine language. Compiler translates the whole program in one go.

Interpreter translates high- level language source code into machine language and vice versa. An interpreter translates each line of the program as it goes through the program.

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HOTS

1. It is true to say that hardware and software are dependent on each other. If we have software and do not have hardware or vice versa, we will not be able to do our work.

2. a. Word Processor, Photoshop and InDesign. b. Spreadsheet, Specifi c application software such as ‘Tally’. c. Spreadsheet or specifi c application software.

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

Note for the Teacher

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CONCEPT EXPLANATIONIntroduction • Explain to the students the diff erence between the user

account and the administrator account.

User Accounts• Demonstrate the steps to create a new user account.• Discuss the signifi cance and use of keeping a password.• Explain to the students the steps to access their user account.• Help them to secure their user account with a password.• Explain to them the steps to change their account pictures.• Explain to them the steps to Install updates for windows 7

operating system.

REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

User Accounts in MS Windows2

Answers to Exercises

1. a. T b. F c. F d. T

2. c. User Accounts is a useful tool as it allows each user to customise the look of the Windows Desktop, customise own favourites on the web and have own ‘My Document’ folder.

d. Standard accounts are the basic accounts you use for everyday tasks. As a standard user, you would need to run software or personalise your desktop.

Administrator accounts are special accounts used for making certain changes to system settings or managing other people’s accounts. It has full access to every setting on the computer.

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

Note for the Teacher

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Answers for Exercises1. a. T b. F c. F d. F e. F

2. a. one b. Page Layout c. Margins d. Newspaper e. watermark

3. a. Change or Set Page Margins Step 1 : On the Page Layout tab, choose the Page Setup group,

click Margins. Step 2 : Click the margin type that you want. For the most

common margin width, click Normal.

CONCEPT EXPLANATIONIntroduction• Explain to the students the concept of Themes in MS Word

2007 application.• Demonstrate to them how to change the colour and font of

the theme.• Demonstrate to them the functions of the commands in

Page Setup group.• Explain to them the importance of margins in a document.• Ask the students how will they write a document which will

look like newspaper columns.• Demonstrate to them the steps to apply watermark in a

document.• Ask the students if they can change the colour of the page.• Demonstrate to them how to apply a pattern or a picture in

the background of the page.• Explain to them that a document looks neat when page

borders are applied to it. Show the various options available in the ‘Apply to’ drop down box.

• Demonstrate to them the steps to print a document.• Explain to them how Print Preview option helps us to make

changes in the document before printing.REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

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b. Theme is a great feature if you want to use a variety of fonts and colours and then you can duplicate those fonts and colours on another document or throughout the document.

c. Step 1 : Open the word document and click the Page Layout tab. Step 2 : In the page layout tab, click Themes group and click

theme fonts. Step 3 : In the Page Layout tab, click Theme group and click

the ‘Eff ects’ tab. Click the Theme eff ect of your choice. d. The ‘Breaks’ option allows the user to format diff erent sections

of the document separately. In the Page Layout tab if we click ‘Breaks’ and then the down

arrow, then options to, introduce Page Breaks, Column Breaks, Text Wrapping and many other features in the document are present.

e. You can choose either portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) orientation (direction) for your document.

f. With Custom Watermark, you can insert a picture as a watermark.

HOTS1. Yes, you can have diff erent margins using Diff erent First Page or

Odd and Even Page options in Header and Footer Tools tab.

2. Yes, you can change the margins with the help of the ruler.

3. Yes. Follow these steps: a. Select the Page Layout tab. b. Click the Breaks drop-down menu on the Page Setup section. c. Select Next Page in the Section Breaks section. d. Repeat the above steps. e. Click the Page Setup Launcher button on the Page Layout tab,

in the Page Setup group. f. Click Portrait or Landscape on the Margins tab in the Orientation

section. g. Select Section in the Apply To drop-down list. h. Click the OK button.

4. Yes, you can print only the even or only the odd pages in a document by selecting the option in the Setting of the Print dialog box.

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

Note for the Teacher

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CONCEPT EXPLANATIONReferences Tab• Help the students to understand that the Table of Contents

is best used in case where there are multiple topics in a document or long reports.

• Demonstrate to the students the steps to insert a footnote and endnote.

• Explain to the students the function of Captions group and index.

• Explain to them the importance of mail merge feature.• Demonstrate to them the steps to print envelopes and use

mail merge. • Ask the students to review the documents they have created

so far. Also, ask them to mark the mistakes. Then, explain to them the Proofi ng and Comments option in the Review tab.

• Explain to them how to insert or delete a comment in the document.

REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

Reference Mailings and Review Tabs in MS Word 2007

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Answers for Exercises

1. a. F b. T c. F d. F e. T f. F

2. a. Footnotes b. Show page numbers c. Insert Index d. Insert Citation e. Insert Caption

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3. a. A footnote is used to comment on or provide a reference for the text in a document.

b. Open the Word document and select References Tab. In this tab, select ‘Insert Caption’ option.

c. Open the word document and select References Tab. In this tab, select the ‘Table of Contents’ option. Now, select the table of your choice.

d. Step 1 : Click a command in the document. Step 2 : On the Review tab, in the Comments group, click the

arrow below Delete, and then click Delete All Comments in Document.

e. Mail merge is a useful tool that will allow you to easily produce multiple letters, labels, envelopes and more useful information stored in a list, database, or spreadsheet. For example, you want to invite all your friends to your birthday party. You have written a common invitation and now to type all the names and addresses is a tedious task. Using the mail merge feature of MS Word, you can easily send the common invitation to all your friends.

f. Data source is the place where all the fi les of the addresses of the recipients are stored.

g. Mail merge involves the following three steps: (i) Creating the main document. (ii) Creating the data source. (iii) Merging main document and data source. h. The various options of the Address block feature are: We can insert recipient’s email address in the ‘Insert Block’

window. We can also ‘preview’ and add the address of missing recipients

in the ‘Match fi elds’ button.

HOTS

1. She should use the Table of Contents feature.

2. Comments

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

Note for the Teacher

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CONCEPT EXPLANATIONIntroduction• By grade 5, everyone is aware of the Internet. Revise by

asking the following questions: w What is the Internet? w How do you use the Internet? w What are the advantages of the Internet? w Are there any disadvantages you encountered while

using the Internet? w Which Internet connection do you use at school? w Does the Internet uses a telephone connection to work? • Ask the students to list the requirements of the Internet

connection. Explain the function of each device required for the Internet connection to work properly.

• Make the students aware of the terms related to the Internet.

• With the help of an example, explain the Internet address URL and IP address to the students.

• Discuss the function of e-mail and demonstrate the steps to create an e-mail account to the students.

• Discuss the advantages of e-mail over letters.• Demonstrate the various features of an e-mail account

such as creating contacts, reading mail, replying to a mail, forwarding a mail, sending and receiving an attachment, etc.

REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

Internet and E-mail5

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Answers for Exercises

1. a. Subject b. Inbox c. Anti-virus d. Trash/Deleted e. Reply

2. a. T b. F c. T d. F e. F

3. a. The Internet is the most crucial technology of modern time. It is known as the network of networks. These networks enable the Internet to be used for various important functions, such as to obtain information, send mails, video calling, etc.

b. The last three letters of the domain name are important because they provide information about the kind of organisation.

c. In the Number addressing, there is a numeric address called the Internet Protocol (IP) address. It consists of 4 numbers in the range of 0 to 255, connected through periods or dots. For example, 187.23.45.193, 165.23.64.49, etc.

In Letter addressing or Domain Name System (DNS), the URL consists of letters. For example, gmail.com; ncert.nic.in

d. Mail which is sent using the Internet is called electronic mail. It is commonly referred to as e-mail. It is a method of exchanging digital messages between a person and many people. We cannot change our account name once it has been created. If you want to change it, a new account should be created.

e. An e-mail address allows users to communicate with their family and friends; receive receipts for online purchases, etc. There are many e-mail service providers to choose from. Some of the most popular email providers are Yahoo!, Gmail and Hotmail.

Here are some examples:

Email Service Provider

Website Sample email address

Google mail.google.com [email protected]! mail.yahoo.in [email protected] mail.live.com [email protected]

f. To: This is where we type the email address of the person to whom we are addressing the e-mail.

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Cc: Here we type the e-mail address of the person to whom we want to send a copy of the email. Cc is the short form of carbon copy.

HOTS

There are two types of modems—external modem and internal modem. An external modem is easy to connect to a computer and is placed on the desk. It is slightly more expensive. Internal modems cost less and are found inside the computer.

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

Note for the Teacher

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CONCEPT EXPLANATIONIntroductionAsk the students how would a presentation look if all of its slides are in white colour.• Then introduce diff erent Themes in the Design tab.• Demonstrate to them the steps to customise a theme for

the presentation. • Explain to them that the fonts and background styles can

also be changed. • Explain the steps to the students in detail.• Transitions and animations are the most important features

of PowerPoint. Demonstrate to the students the steps to apply both transitions and animations in the presentation.

• Explain to them the diff erences between the transition and animation tabs.

• Explain to them the steps to add sound in the presentation and set the speed.

REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

Design and Animation Tabs in MS PowerPoint 2007

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Answers for Exercises

1. a. T b. F c. T d. F e. T

2. a. Entrance b. Emphasis c. Exit d. Motion Paths e. Mouse Click, Automatically After

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3. a. Fade, Push b. To apply custom animation: — Select ‘Animations’ tab in the ‘Animations’ group and click

‘Custom Animation’. — On the Custom Animation pane, select the down arrow,

next to the start fi eld. — Now select the object and select the required animation

eff ect. — We can also select the animations for the Entrance,

Emphasis, Exit and Motion Paths for the object. c. Rashmi can add diff erent eff ects and customise the presentation

according to her needs. She can change the colours of her presentations theme, change formatting, change background styles, add transition between slides, add sound and set speed of a transition, add animations to the presentation.

d. Steps for changing theme of a presentation are: Step 1 : On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the

arrow on the right and scroll through the themes.

To change the colour scheme for your theme Step 1 : On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click Colors. Step 2 : Choose either a built-in palette from the pull-down

gallery, or click Create New Theme Colors at the bottom of the list to design your own palette.

Step 3 : In the drop down menu, select Create New Theme Colors and the Create New Theme Colors dialog box appears.

Step 4 : Select colours for the elements of your slide by clicking the Color button beside the item you wish to change and choosing a new colour from the pull-down menu. You can also click More Colors for more custom colors.

Step 5 : To start over with the colours you began with, click Reset.

Step 6 : To save your colour palette, type a name for your palette in the Name fi eld and then click Save.

Your palette will be added to the Colors pull-down gallery.

Steps for changing background styles of a presentation. Step 1 : On the Design tab, in the Background group, click

Background Styles.

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To choose a preset style: Step 1 : Select the slide you want to customize. Step 2 : On the Design tab, in the Background group, either

click the Background Styles button and choose Format Background or click the menu arrow to bring up the Format Background dialog box.

Step 3 : Select a Fill style. You can choose from a solid fi ll, a gradient fi ll, or a picture/texture fi ll.

Step 4 : To apply the changes only to the current slide, click Close.

Step 5 : To apply the changes to all your slides, click Apply To All.

Step 6 : To undo any changes, click Reset Background.

HOTS

1. Priya may choose a diff erent theme for her presentation.

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

Note for the Teacher

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CONCEPT EXPLANATIONIntroduction• Explain to the students about the importance of Slide Show

feature in the presentation. It makes a lot of diff erence the way a presentation is given.

• Show them the three options to view the presentation; Normal, Slide Sorter and Notes Page View.

• Demonstrate to them the uses of the Pen and Highlighter tool.

• Demonstrate them the steps to record a narration.• Also explain to them the steps to preview a narration.• Show them the steps to rehearse timings for the presentation.

REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

MS PowerPoint 2007—Slide Show Tab

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Answers for Exercises1. a. F b. F c. F d. T e. T

2. a. iii b. iv c. ii d. v e. i

3. a. Ankita should use From Beginning option of the Start Slide Show group to ensure that the presentation does not starts from the current slide.

b. Pointer options such as Ballpoint Pen, Felt Tip Pen, Highlighter, help to present the ideas in the way the presenter wants.

c. Microphone. d. Step 1 : In Normal view, select the slide that you want to start

the recording on. Step 2 : On the Slide Show tab, in the Set Up group, click

Record Narration.

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Step 3 : Click Set Microphone Level, follow the directions to set your microphone level, and then click OK.

Step 4 : Do one of the following: To embed the narration, click OK. To link the narration, followed by select the Link narrations

in check box, followed by clicking Browse, click a folder in the list, and then click Select.

Step 5 : If you have selected the fi rst slide to begin the recording on, go to step 6.

If you have selected a diff erent slide to begin the recording on, the Record Narration dialog box appears. Do one of the following: To start the narration on the first slide in the presentation,

click First Slide.To start the narration on the currently selected slide, click

Current Slide. Step 6 : In Slide Show view, speak the narrative text into the

microphone, and then click the slide to advance to the next slide. Follow this process for each slide that you want to add narration to.

Step 7 : Click the Exit screen. Step 8 : The narration is automatically saved, and a message

appears asking if you want to save the timings for the presentation as well.

Do either of the following: To save the timings, click Save. Your slides appear in Slide

Sorter view, with the slide timings shown below each slide.To cancel the timings, click Don’t Save.

HOTS

1. We can hide those slides using the ‘Hide’ option which we do not wish to show to the audience.

2. We will follow these steps to rehearse timings for our presentation. Step 1 : On the Slide Show tab, in the Set Up group, click

Rehearse Timings. The Rehearsal toolbar appears, and the Slide Time box begins

timing for the presentation. 1. Next (advance to next slide) 2. Pause and Restart 3. Slide Time 4. Repeat

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5. Total time for presentation Step 2 : While you time your presentation, do one or more of the

following on the Rehearsal toolbar:To move to the next slide, click Next. To temporarily stop recording the time, click Pause. To restart recording the time after pausing, click Pause. To restart recording the time for the current slide, click Repeat.

Step 3 : After you set the time for the last slide, a message box displays the total time for the presentation and prompts you to do one of the following : To keep the recorded slide timings, click Yes. To discard the recorded slide timings, click No.

Slide Sorter view appears and displays the time of each slide in your presentation.

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

Note for the Teacher

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CONCEPT EXPLANATIONIntroduction• Explain to the students that in order to review the content

of the presentation, ‘Review’ tab is used.• Explain to them that the Spelling feature helps to check the

spellings of the text in the presentation.• Explain the function of Thesaurus to them. Also, demonstrate

the steps to use it.• Demonstrate to them the steps to insert and delete a

comment.• Guide the students to use commands given in the View tab.

Explain the four main views and explain to them which one is used in which situation.

• Explain to them the use of Handout master and discuss that it is helpful for the audience watching the presentation.

• Demonstrate to them the steps to print and show all options given in the Print dialog box.

REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

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Answers for Exercises

activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

1. a. T b. T c. T d. T e. T

2. a. Review b. New Comment c. Slide d. rearrange, delete e. Slide Sorter

3. a. PowerPoint has four main views: Normal View: Normal view is the main editing view, where you

write and design your presentation. This view has four working areas:

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i. Outline tab: You write your content, plan how you want to present them, and shift the position of slides. The Outline tab shows your slide in outline form.

ii. Slides tab: You can view the slides in your presentation as thumbnail-sized images while you edit the presentation. The thumbnails make it easy for you to navigate through your presentation and also easily rearrange, add, or delete slides in it.

iii. Slide pane: In the upper-right section of the PowerPoint window, the Slide pane displays a large view of the current slide.

iv. Notes pane: In the Notes pane, below the Slide pane, you can type notes that apply to the current slide. Later, you can print your notes and refer to them when you give your presentation. You can also print notes to give them as handouts to your audience.

Slide Sorter View displays all slides as small images. Slide Sorter view makes it easy to rearrange slides.

Notes Page View displays a single slide with the content of the slide and the Notes Pane. This enables you to edit notes while viewing the slide.

Slide Show View displays the presentation on the screen, as it would be presented to an audience.

b. Groups in Review tab are proofi ng, language, comments, Compare, etc.

Groups in View tab are Presentation views, Master views, Show, Zoom, Color/Gray scale, Window, Macros, etc.

c. Step 1 : Select the text or item that you want to comment on, or click at the end of the text.

Step 2 : On the Review tab, in the Comments group, click New Comment.

Step 3 : Type the comment text in the comment balloon. Once you type a comment, a small box called Markup is

displayed indicating that a comment has been inserted.

Delete a Comment To quickly delete all comments in a presentation, follow the

given steps: Step 1 : Click a comment in the presentation. Step 2 : On the Review tab, in the Comments group, click the

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arrow below Delete, and then click Delete All Markup in this presentation.

d. Notes Page displays a single slide with the slide content and the notes. This enables you to edit notes while viewing the slide.

e. A slide master is part of a template that stores information, including placement of text and objects on a slide, text and object placeholder sizes, text styles, backgrounds, color themes, eff ects, and animation.

f. Spelling feature checks the spelling in a presentation. Thesaurus is used to enhance your vocabulary, if necessary.

HOTSTo check the spellings in his presentation Manav should use the PowerPoint’s spelling checker to check the spellings in the whole presentation. When you activate the spelling checker, it checks the spelling in all slides.

1. Click on the Review tab. In the Proofi ng Group, click the Spelling button.

2. If a spelling error is detected, then a Spelling dialog box appears.

3. The Spelling Checker suggests an alternative spelling in the Change to box. An additional list of suggestions may also appear below the box.

4. If you want to continue without changing the spelling, click Ignore.

5. If you want to change the spelling, enter one of the suggested alternatives in the Change To box, then click Change.

After you’ve made your selection in the spelling dialog box, the spelling checker will continue checking the remaining slides. When it has checked all the slides in your presentation, a message box will appear telling you that the spell check is complete.

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

Note for the Teacher

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CONCEPT EXPLANATIONIntroduction• Explain the concept of spreadsheet to the students.• Introduce MS Excel and its diff erent features to them.• Demonstrate to them the steps to create, save and open a

workbook. Show them how to reposition worksheets, insert and delete diff erent options in the workbooks.

• Help the students to understand the diff erences between worksheet and workbook.

• Demonstrate to them how to insert and delete cells, rows and columns in the worksheet.

• Show them how to change the font type and font size.• Introduce the information given in the key strokes to the

students.• Also explain to them how to select, copy and paste data in

the spreadsheet.REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

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Answers for Exercisesactivity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

1. a. T b. F c. F d. T e. T

2. a. active; formula b. Can’t Repeat c. cell d. Delete Cells e. Delete

3. a. A spreadsheet application program is used for recording fi nancial or mathematical data and doing comparative analysis.

b. Worksheet: An Excel worksheet is a single spreadsheet that contains cells organised by rows and columns. A worksheet begins with row number one and column A. Each cell can contain a number, text or formula. A cell can also be used as reference for another cell in the same worksheet, the same workbook or a diff erent workbook. In Excel 2010, the maximum size of a worksheet is 1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns.

Workbook: A workbook is an Excel fi le that contains one or more worksheets. Each of the workbook’s worksheets can be accessed

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by separate tabs present on the bottom of the Excel window. By default, a new Excel workbook will contain three worksheets. You can switch the position of worksheets by clicking on the worksheet tab given at the bottom of the Excel window.

c. Yes, by using the cursor control keys. d. Steps to insert a row: Step 1 : Place the cursor in the row below where you want the

new row or in the column to the left of where you want the new column.

Step 2 : On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click the arrow next to the Insert button.

Step 3 : Choose the appropriate option: Cell, Row, or Column.

Steps to delete a row: Step 1 : Place the cursor in the cell, row, or column that you

want to delete. Step 2 : On the Home tab, in the Cells group, click the arrow

next to the Delete button. Step 3 : Choose the appropriate option: Cell, Row, or Column. e. Textual and numerical data. f. The intersection of a row and a column is called a cell. g. Steps to change font type face and size: Step 1 : On the Home tab, in the Font group, click the arrow

next to the font name. Step 2 : Choose a font of your choice.

Font Size To change the font size, follow the given steps: Step 1 : On the Home tab, in the Font group, click the arrow

next to the font size. Step 2 : Choose the appropriate size. Font Styles Step 1 : Select the cell(s). Step 2 : On the Home tab, in the Font group, choose the font styles. 1. Bold: Make the selected text bold. 2. Italic: Italicize the selected text. 3. Underline: Underline the selected text.

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher

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• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

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CONCEPT EXPLANATIONIntroduction• You may start the lesson by playing dumb charades with the

students or by talking to them in sign language.• Discuss the importance of language in our life.• Explain to them the importance of programming languages

and explain to them that QBASIC is one of the simplest language of all.

• Introduce QBASIC commands and statements to the students.

• Demonstrate how to write a program in QBASIC language.• Demonstrate the steps to exit a QBASIC program.

REINFORCEMENT• After explaining the chapter and assessing the students

with the help of EXERCISES, ask them to do the IN THE LAB activity and RESEARCH given at the end of the chapter.

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Answers for Exercises

1. a. programming b. Quick Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code c. 1964 d. Exit

2. a. BASIC (Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a beginner’s high level language. It is one of the most popular programming languages because it easy to understand and use.

b. Components of QBASIC are: • Menu bar • Name of the current program • Status bar • Status of Caps Lock and Num Lock

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• Current Line number • Current Column Number

• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points given in it. This will give a hands-on experience to the students and will help them understand the chapter well.

Note for the Teacher• Go through the NOTE FOR THE TEACHER, and follow the points

Note for the Teacher

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1. a. iv b. ii c. i d. ii e. iii f. iv g. iv h. c i. iii j. i k. ii l. iv m. iv n. ii o. iii

2. a. MS Excel is an accounting or book-keeping application program off ered in the Microsoft Offi ce software package. It is used for recording fi nancial data and to do comparative analysis. There are vertical columns and horizontal rows. A cell is where the column and row intersect. A cell contains data and is used in calculations of data within the spreadsheet. An Excel spreadsheet contains workbooks and worksheets.

This program allows us to perform calculations and use tables, graphic tools, represent data through charts, graphs, etc.

b. Importance of Review tab in MS Word: It provides us with several proofi ng features that help us to

produce error-free documents. This tab gives options to check spelling and grammatical errors, which are indicated by red and green coloured wavy lines.

Importance of View tab in MS Word: It allows us to view the document in diff erent forms, show or

hide Ruler, Gridlines, Thumbnails, Zoom in or Zoom out and View the document in diff erent window..., etc.

(Based on Chapters 1 to 5)

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1. a. ii b. ii c. ii d. i e. iv f. ii g. i h. iv i. i j. iii (1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b) k. iii l. i m. iv n. ii o. ii

2. a. Add Transition Between Slides Step 1 : On the Animations tab, in the Transition to this Slide

group, click the special eff ect that will be applied during the transition.

Step 2 : Click the More button in the Transition to this Slide group. A pull-down gallery of the transition eff ects appears.

Step 3 : As you roll your pointer over each transition, PowerPoint provides you with a live preview of the transition. Click the transition you want to apply. PowerPoint applies the transition.

Add Sound to a Transition Step 1 : On the Animations tab, in the Transition to This Slide

group, click the arrow next to the Transition Sound button. As you roll your pointer over each sound, PowerPoint plays the

sound. Step 2 : Choose the sound you want.

Set Speed of a Transition Step 1 : On the Animations tab, in the Transition to This Slide

group, mention the speed in the Transition Speed button.

Advance Slide If you want the transition to occur after the presenter clicks

the mouse, check the On Mouse Click check box. If you want a transition to occur after a specifi ed period of

time, check the Automatically After check box and then specify the amount of time you want to be elapsed before the transition occurs.

Animating Text and Objects Step 1 : On the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click

the arrow of Animate button. Step 2 : From the submenu that appears, choose the type of

eff ect you want.

(Based on Chapters 6 to 10)

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TESTING TIME-2 Custom Animation To apply Custom Animation, follow the given steps: Step 1 : On the Animations tab, in the Animations group,

click Custom Animation. Step 2 : Click the down arrow next to the Start fi eld on the

Custom Animation pane and then select the start method you want.

Step 3 : Click the down arrow next to the Property fi eld on the Custom Animation pane and select the property you want. The Property fi eld might be labelled Direction, Size, or some other property.

Step 4 : Click the down arrow next to the Speed fi eld on the Custom Animation pane and select the speed you want to apply to your animation.

Movies and sound clips can be added by selecting Insert tab and clicking Clip Art option. Select the location from which the sound clip or movie clip can be added. Sambhav can write notes in the Notes pane of the presentation.

2. b. Programming language Purpose

C/C++ General

Pascal Educative

MS Logo Drawing for Children

COBOL Business

FORTRAN Scientifi c

BASIC General