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Creating, Formatting and Editing a Word Document
Standards
Essential
Questions
Assessments
CO.IV.A-Use
How do you create Flyer Project 9/30/2014
technology to enhance and edit a Word
the effectiveness of
document?
communication.
15.3.8. B-Foundations
of Communication ~
Produce a variety of
business documents
and reports; focus on
content, style, and
format.
NETS.6.b-select and
use applications
effectively and
productively.
15.3.12. B-Foundations
of Communication ~
Analyze business
documents for content
and effectiveness.
Skills
Content
Lessons
Resources
Understand ways to navigate and display
text
Display formatting marks
Flyer with
Picture
Textbook
Insert blank lines
Understand formatting paragraph and
characters
Zoom page width
Insert and format a picture
Spelling/grammar check
Apply picture styles
Navigating a document
Computer
Projector
Internet
Notes
Apply picture effects
Save a document
Correct errors
Font, font sizes and themes
Revise documents
Format single vs. multiple paragraphs and
characters
Microsoft Word
Software
Print a document
Apply text effects
Bullet lists of paragraphs
Mini toolbar
Insert a picture
Resize a graphic
Picture style
Picture effects
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Enhancing a page
Page border
Spacing before and after paragraphs
Center vertically
Document properties
Insert text into an existing document
Move text
Print
Switch to read mode
Switch to print layout view
Creating, Formatting and Editing a Word Document
Standards
Essential
Assessments
Questions
CO.IV.A-Use technology How do you Flyer Project
to enhance the
create and 9/11/2015
effectiveness of
edit a Word
communication.
document?
15.3.8. B-Foundations of
Communication ~
Produce a variety of
business documents and
reports; focus on content,
style, and format.
NETS.6.b-select and use
applications effectively
and productively.
15.3.12. B-Foundations of
Skills
Content
Lessons
Resources
Understand ways to navigate and display text
Display formatting marks
Flyer with
Picture
Textbook
Understand formatting paragraph and characters
Insert blank lines
Insert and format a picture
Zoom page width
Apply picture styles
Spelling/grammar check
Apply picture effects
Navigating a document
Computer
Projector
Internet
Notes
Correct errors
Save a document
Microsoft Word
Software
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Communication ~ Analyze
business documents for
content and
effectiveness.
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Revise documents
Font, font sizes and themes
Print a document
Format single vs. multiple paragraphs and
characters
Apply text effects
Bullet lists of paragraphs
Mini toolbar
Insert a picture
Resize a graphic
Picture style
Picture effects
Enhancing a page
Page border
Spacing before and after paragraphs
Center vertically
Document properties
Insert text into an existing document
Move text
Print
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Switch to read mode
Switch to print layout view
Creating a Research Paper with References and Sources
Standards
Essential Questions Assessments
CO.IV.A-Use technology How do you create a
to enhance the
research paper?
effectiveness of
communication.
What is MLA
15.3.12. B-Foundations of Documentation Style?
Communication ~ Analyze
business documents for
content and effectiveness.
15.3.12. E-Foundations of
Communication ~
Evaluate chosen print and
electronic resources for
advanced research.
15.4.12. L-Technology
Research ~ Find and use
primary documentation;
employ an accepted
protocol for citation.
15.3.12. C-Foundations of
Communication ~ Create
a research project based
upon defined
parameters.
Skills
Content
Research Paper
Describe the MLA documentation MLA Documentation Style
Introduction 10/16/2015 style for research papers
Changing Document Settings
Modify a style
Modifying a Style
Change line and paragraph spacing
in a document
Change Line Spacing
Use a header to number pages of a Remove Space after a Paragraph
document
Update a Style to Match a Selection
Apply formatting using keyboard
shortcuts
Create a Header
Modify paragraph indentation
Lessons
Resources
MLA
Textbook
Documentation
Computer
Projector
Notes
Microsoft Word
Software
Inserting Page Numbers
Insert and edit citations and their Format Text Using a Keyboard
sources
Shortcut
Add a footnote to a document
Displaying Rulers
Insert a manual page break
First-Line Indent Paragraphs
Create a bibliographical list of
sources
AutoCorrect as you Type
AutoCorrect Options
Create an AutoCorrect Entry
Citations
Changing Bibliography Styles
Inserting a Footnote Reference Mark
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Inserting a Citation Placeholder
Modify a Style Using a Shortcut Menu
Edit a Source
Edit a Citation
Footnotes and Endnotes
Word Count
Automatic Page Breaks
Hide and Show White Space
Manual Page Breaks
Applying Styles
Modify a Source
Creating a Business Letter with a Letterhead and Table
Standards
Essential Questions
CO.IV.A-Use
How do you create Business
technology to
Letterhead?
enhance the
effectiveness of
How do you add a table to a
communication.
Word document?
15.3.8. B-Foundations
of Communication ~
Produce a variety of
business documents
and reports; focus on
content, style, and
format.
15.4.8. D-Input
Technologies ~
Create projects using
emerging input
Assessments
Skills
Content
Lessons
Resources
Business Letterhead
11/13/2015
Change margins
Change Margin Settings
Insert and format shapes
Insert a Shape
Working with Textbook
Tabs and a
Table
Computer
Change text wrapping
Floating vs. Inline Object
Projector
Insert and Format Clip Art Images Add Text to a Shape
Internet
Insert Symbols
Change a Document Theme
Notes
Add a Border to a Paragraph
Insert Clip Art
Microsoft Word
Software
Clear Formatting
Change the Color of a Graphic
Convert Hyperlinks to Regular
Text
Set a Transparent Color in a Graphic
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technologies.
15.3.12. BFoundations of
Communication ~
Analyze business
documents for
content and
effectiveness.
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Change an Object's Text Wrapping
Apply Styles
Flip a Graphic
Set and Use Tab Stops
Insert Current Date
Insert a Symbol from the Symbol Dialog
Box
Create, Modify and Insert a
Building Block
Insert a Symbol from the Insert a Symbol
Gallery
Insert a Word Table, Enter Data AutoFormat as You Type
in the Table and Format the Table
Convert a Hyperlink to Regular Text
Address and Print an Envelope
Apply a Style
Set Custom Tab Stops
Insert the Current Date in a Document
Create a Building Block
Modify a Building Block
Insert a Building Block
Insert a Nonbreaking Space
Apply a Table Style
Resize Table Columns to Fit Table Contents
Align Data in Cells
Merge Cells
Bullet a List as You Type
Address and Print an Envelope
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Creating a Document with a Title Page, Lists, Tables and a Watermark
Standards
Essential Questions
CO.IV.A-Use
How do you create a
technology to
document with a title page,
enhance the
table, chart and watermark?
effectiveness of
communication.
15.3.8. B-Foundations
of Communication ~
Produce a variety of
business documents
and reports; focus on
content, style, and
format.
15.4.8. A-Influence of
Emerging
Technologies ~
Analyze the influence
of emerging
technologies on daily
life.
15.3.12. BFoundations of
Communication ~
Analyze business
documents for
content and
effectiveness.
Assessments
Skills
Content
Lessons
Resources
Sales Proposal
11/25/2015
Border a paragraph
Border a Paragraph
Creating a
Title Page
Textbook
Change paragraph indentation
Shade a Paragraph and Change Font Color
Computer
Insert and format a SmartArt
graphic
Clear Formatting
Projector
Insert a SmartArt Graphic
Internet
Delete Shapes from a SmartArt Graphic
Notes
Apply a SmartArt Style
Microsoft Word
Software
Apply character effects
Insert a section break
Insert a Word document in an
open document
Insert formatted headers and
footers
Sort paragraphs and tables
Modify Character Spacing and Format
Characters Using the Font Dialog Box
Set Zoom Levels
Insert an Existing Document in an Open
Document
Use the format painter
Insert a Next Page Section Break
Add picture bullets to a list
Clear Formatting
Create a multilevel list
Print Specific Pages in a Document
Modify and format Word tables
Apply Heading Styles
Sum columns in a table
Update Styles
Create a watermark
Change theme fonts
Insert a Formatted Header Different from
the Previous Header
Insert a Formatted Footer
Format Page Numbers to Start at a
Different Number
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Apply a Style Using the Mini Toolbar
Use the Format Painter Button
Customize Bullets in a List
Create a Multilevel Numbered List
Editing and Formatting Tables
Show Gridlines
Change Column Width
Change Row Height
Align Data in Cells
Shade a Table Cell
Select Nonadjacent Items
Change Cell Spacing
Delete a Column
Sort a Table
Split Cells
Move a Cell Boundary
Distribute Columns
Insert a Column
Merge Cells and Enter Text
Display Text in a Cell Vertically
Change Column Width
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Border a Table
Sum Columns in a Table
Create a Watermark
Change Theme Fonts
Using a Template to Create a Resume and Sharing a Finishing Document
Standards
Essential Questions
Assessments
CO.IV.A-Use
How do you create a cover
Personal Resume
technology to
letter and a resume in Word? 12/18/2015
enhance the
effectiveness of
What steps are necessary to
communication.
save a Word document as a
15.3.12. DPDF?
Foundations of
Communication ~
Evaluate business
materials (including
web based resources)
for value related to
purpose, quality, and
appropriateness.
15.6.12. D-Personal
Finance
Responsibility ~
Develop criteria to
evaluate employment
options.
Skills
Content
Lessons Resources
Use a template to create a
document
Create a New Document from an Online
Template
Templates
Change document margins
Set Custom Margins
Textbook
Computer
Projector
Personalize a document template View Gridlines
Internet
Indent a paragraph
Format a Content Control
Customize theme fonts
Move Table Rows
Create and modify a style
Delete an Item from a Content Control
Insert a building block
Copy and Paste a Table Item
Notes
Microsoft Word
Software
Save a Word document as a PDF Customize Theme Fonts
document and edit a PDF
document
Create a Style
Run the compatibility checker
Reveal Formatting
Enable others to access a
document on SkyDrive or an
online social network
Modify a Style Using the Styles Dialog Box
Send a Word document using
email
Save a Word document as a
webpage
Insert a Building Block Using the Building
Blocks Organizer
Save a Word Document as a PDF Document
View the PDF Document in Adobe Reader
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Open a PDF Document from Word
Format text as a hyperlink
Run the Compatibility Checker
Change a style set
Save a File on SkyDrive
Invite Others to View or Edit a Document
Get a Sharing Link
Post a Document to a Social Network
Remove a Watermark
Send a Document Using Email
Save a Word Document as a Webpage
Delete a Content Control
Format Text as a Hyperlink
Change the Style Set
Generating Form Letters, Mailing Labels, and a Directory
Standards
Essential Questions
CO.IV.A-Use
How do you generate form
technology to
letters in Microsoft Office
enhance the
Word?
effectiveness of
communication.
How do you create mailing
15.3.8. B-Foundations labels in Microsoft Office
of Communication ~ Word?
Produce a variety of
business documents
and reports; focus on
content, style, and
format.
15.4.8. G-Software
/Applications ~
Assessments
Skills
Content
Apply Your Knowledge
1/14/2015
Explain the merge process Identify the Main Document for the Form
Letter Using the Mail Merge Task Pane
Use the Mail Merge task
pane and the Mailing Tab Start a Mail Merge from an Existing
on the ribbon
Document
Lessons
Resources
Creating Form
Letters
Textbook
Computer
Projector
Use a letter template as Enter and Format Sender Information
the main document for a
mail merge
Specify the Position of a Graphic
Internet
Create and edit a data
source
Microsoft Word
Software
Create a Folder while Saving
Notes
Create a New Data Source
Insert merge fields in a
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Create an advanced
digital project using
appropriate
software/application
for an authentic task.
15.3.12. BFoundations of
Communication ~
Analyze business
documents for
content and
effectiveness.
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
main document
Create Records in the Data Source
Use an IF field in a main
document
Use an Existing Data Source
Insert an Address Block Merge Field
Merge form letters
View Merged Data in the Main Document
Select records to merge
Insert a Merge Field in the Main Document
Sort data records
Insert an IF Field in the Main Document
Address and print mailing
labels and envelopes
Display a Field Code
Change page orientation Opening a Main Document
Merge all data records to Preview a Merged Document
a directory
Merge Form Letters to a New Document
Convert text to a table
Select Records to Merge
Sort Data Records in a Data Source
Address and Print Mailing Labels Using an
Existing Data Source
Merge All Data Records to a Directory
Creating a Worksheet and a Chart
Standards
Essential
Questions
Assessments Skills
Content
Lessons Resources
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CP.I.A-Apply basic
What are the ways In the Lab - Excel
mathematical
that you can format 9/11/2015
operations to solve an Excel worksheet?
problems.
CP.III.A-Use algebraic How do you add a 3operations to solve D pie chart to an
problems.
Excel worksheet?
CP.VI.A-Use
mathematical
procedures to
analyze and solve
business problems.
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Describe the Excel worksheet
Create a Blank Workbook
Enter text and numbers
Enter a Worksheet Title
Use the Sum button to sum a range of cells
Sum a Column of Numbers
Enter a simple function
Copy a Cell to Adjacent Cells in a Row
Copy the contents of a cell to a range of cells
using the fill handle
Add a 3-D Pie Chart to a Worksheet
Changing Computer
the Values
in a
Projector
Worksheet
Internet
Microsoft
Excel Software
Textbook
Apply a Style to a Chart
Apply cell styles
Move a Chart to a New Sheet
Format cells in a worksheet
Change the Worksheet Tab Name
Create 3-D pie chart
Print a Worksheet
Change a worksheet name and worksheet tab
color
Preview and Print a Worksheet in Landscape
Orientation
Change document properties
Use the Auto Calculate Area to Determine a
Preview and print a worksheet
Maximum
Use the Auto Calculate area to display statistics Correcting Errors while and after Entering Data into a
Cell
Correct errors on a worksheet
Clearing a Cell or Range of Cells
Clear an Entire Worksheet
Formulas, Functions, and Formatting
Standards
Essential
Questions
Assessments Skills
CP.I.A-Apply basic
Why is it better to enter Chapter Test
mathematical operations formulas using the Point 10/16/2015
to solve problems.
mode instead of typing in
Content
Enter formulas using the Enter a Formula Using the Keyboard
keyboard
Order of Operations
Lessons
Resources
Cost Analysis
Worksheet
Computer
Projector
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CP.III.A-Use algebraic
operations to solve
problems.
CP.IV.A-Use common
international standards
of measurement when
solving problems.
numbers?
How do you go about
changing the theme of a
workbook?
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Enter formulas using
Point mode
Enter Formulas Using Point Mode
Apply the MAX, MIN, and Copy Formulas Using the Fill Handle
AVERAGE functions
Options Buttons
Verify a formula using
Range Finder
Determine Totals Using the Sum Button
Apply a theme to a
workbook
Internet
Microsoft Excel
Software
Textbook
Determine the Highest Number in a Range of Numbers
Using the Insert Function Box
Apply a date format to a Determine the Lowest Number in a Range of Numbers
cell or range
Using the Sum Menu
Add conditional
formatting to cells
Determine the Average of a Range of Numbers Using
the Keyboard
Change column width and Copy a Range of Cells Across Columns to an Adjacent
row height
Range Using the Fill Handle
Check the spelling on a
worksheet
Verify a Formula Using Range Finder
Change the Workbook Theme
Change margins and
headers in Page Layout
view
Change the Background Color and Apply a Box Border
to the Worksheet Cells
Preview and print
Format Numbers Using the Ribbon
versions and sections of a
worksheet
Use the Increase Decimal Button
Apply Conditional Formatting
Change Column Width
Change Row Height
Check Spelling on a Worksheet
Change the Worksheet's Margins, Header, and
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Orientation in Page Layout View
Print a Section of a Worksheet
Display Formulas in a Worksheet
Fit a Printout on One Page
Change the Print Scaling Option
Working with Large Worksheets, Charting, and What-If Analysis
Standards
Essential Questions Assessments Skills
CP.I.A-Apply basic
What is the difference
Chapter Test
mathematical operations between an absolute and 11/13/2015
to solve problems.
a relative cell reference?
CP.II.A-Solve problems
involving whole numbers, When would you use a
decimals, fractions,
What-If Analysis?
percent’s, ratios,
averages, and
proportions.
CP.III.A-Use algebraic
operations to solve
problems.
CP.VI.A-Use mathematical
procedures to analyze
and solve business
problems.
Rotate text in a cell
Content
Lessons
Resources
Rotate Text in a Cell
Financial
Projection
Worksheet
Computer
Create a series of names Use the Fill Handle to Create a Series of Month Names
Copy, past, insert, and
delete cells
Format numbers using
format symbols
Projector
AutoFill Options Menu
Internet
Enter and Indent Row Titles
Microsoft Excel
Software
Copy a Range of Cells to a Nonadjacent Destination Area
Textbook
Enter and format the
system date
Past Options Menu
Drag and Drop to Move or Copy Cells
Use absolute and mixed
cell references in a
Insert and Deleting Cells in a Worksheet
formula
Inserting Columns
Use the IF function to
perform a logical test
Deleting Columns and Rows
Create and format
Sparkline charts
Enter Numbers with Format Symbols
Enter and Format the System Date
Change Sparkline chart
types and styles
Enter a Formula Containing Absolute Cell References
Use the Format Painter IF Functions
button to format cells
Copy Formulas with Absolute Cell References Using the Fill
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Create a clustered
column chart on a
separate chart sheet
Handle
Determine Row Totals in Nonadjacent Cells
Use chart filters to
Nested Forms of the IF Function
display a subset of data
in a chart
Add a Sparkline Chart to a Worksheet
Change the chart style
and type
Change the Sparkline Style and Type
Assign Formats to Nonadjacent Ranges
Reorder worksheet tabs
Copy a Cell's Format Using the Format Painter Button
Change the worksheet
view
Format the What-If Assumptions Table
Freeze and unfreeze
rows and columns
Draw a Clustered Column Chart on a Separate Chart Sheet
Using the Recommended Chart Features
Answer what-if
questions
Add Data Labels to a Chart
Apply Chart Filters
Goal seek to answer
what-if questions
Add an Axis Title to a Chart
Change a Chart Style
Modify a Chart Axis Number Format
Remove Filters and Data Labels
Shrink and Magnify the View of a Worksheet or Chart
Split a Window into Panes
Freeze Worksheet Columns and Rows
Unfreeze the Worksheet Columns and Rows
What-If Analysis
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Analyze Data in a Worksheet by Changing Values
Goal Seeking
Financial Functions, Data Tables, and Amortization Schedules
Standards
Essential
Questions
Assessments Skills
CP.I.A-Apply basic
What does an Chapter Test
mathematical operations amortization 11/13/2015
to solve problems.
schedule
CP.II.A-Solve problems show?
involving whole numbers,
decimals, fractions,
When and why
percent’s, ratios,
would you
averages, and
protect cells?
proportions.
CP.III.A-Use algebraic
operations to solve
problems.
CP.V.A-Analyze and
interpret data using
common statistical
procedures.
CP.VI.A-Use
mathematical procedures
to analyze and solve
business problems.
Content
Assign a name to a cell and refer to Create Cell Names
the cell in a formula using the
assigned name
Enter Information Using Names
Determine the monthly payment of a PMT Function
loan using the financial function PMT
Present Value
Use the financial functions PV
(present value) and FV (future value) Future Value
Lessons Resources
Loan
Payment
Calculator
Computer
Projector
Internet
Microsoft Excel
Software
Textbook
Create a data table to analyze data in Use a Data Table to Analyze Worksheet Data
a worksheet
Define a Range as a Data Table
Create an amortization schedule
Create an Amortization Schedule
Control the color and thickness of
outlines and borders
Add Custom Borders to a Range
Add a pointer to a data table
Create a Series of Integers Using the Fill Handle
Analyze worksheet data by changing Use Border and Fill Colors to Visually Define and Group
values
Data
Use names and print sections of a
worksheet
Add a Pointer to a Data Table Using Conditional Formatting
Printing Sections of a Worksheet
Set print options
Set the Print Area
Protect and unprotect cells in a
worksheet
Hide and unhide rows, columns,
sheets, and workbooks
Name and Print Sections of a Worksheet
Protect a Worksheet
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Hide and Unhide a Sheet and Workbook
Use the formula checking features of
Excel
Enable Background Formula Checking
Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
Standards
Essential
Assessments Skills
Questions
CP.I.A-Apply basic
What is the
Chapter Test
mathematical operations ROUND
1/8/2016
to solve problems.
function and
CP.III.A-Use algebraic
when should it
operations to solve
be used?
problems.
CP.V.A-Analyze and
How do you
interpret data using
explode a
common statistical
wedge of a 3procedures.
D Pie Chart?
CP.VI.A-Use mathematical
procedures to analyze and
solve business problems.
Use the ROUND function
Content
Lessons Resources
Enter Formulas Using the ROUND Function and
Determine Totals in the Consolidated Worksheet
Consolidated Computer
Expenses
Worksheet Projector
Use custom format codes
Formatting Worksheets
Create, apply, and remove a style
Add a worksheet to a workbook
Internet
Create and Assign a Custom Format Code and a
Comma Style Format
Add data to multiple worksheets at the same Create a New Style
time
Apply a New Style
Create formulas that use 3-D cell references
Add a Worksheet to a Workbook
Add a rotated pie chart with an exploded
wedge
Add a Copy of a Worksheet to a Workbook
Insert and remove a page break
Drill and Entry through Worksheets
Consolidate data by linking workbooks
Enter and copy 3-D References Using the Paste
Gallery
Microsoft Excel
Software
Textbook
Draw a 3-D Pie Chart on a Worksheet
Explode the 3-D Pie Chart
Rotate the 3-D Pie Chart
Format Data Labels
Change Margins and Center the Printout
Horizontally
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Print Nonadjacent Sheets in a Workbook
Insert and Remove a Manual Page Break
Hide Page Breaks
Search for and Open Workbooks
Consolidate Data by Linking Workbooks
Close All Workbooks at One Time and Exit Excel
Creating, Sorting, and Querying a Table
Standards
Essential
Assessments Skills
Questions
CP.I.A-Apply basic
What is a
Chapter Test
mathematical operations Query Table? 1/22/2016
to solve problems.
CP.II.A-Solve problems
What is the
involving whole numbers, difference
decimals, fractions,
between the
percent’s, ratios,
SUMIF
averages, and
Function and
proportions.
the COUNTIF
CP.III.A-Use algebraic
Function?
operations to solve
problems.
CP.V.A-Analyze and
interpret data using
common statistical
procedures.
CP.VI.A-Use mathematical
procedures to analyze and
solve business problems.
Content
Lessons Resources
Create and manipulate a table
Create a Table
Delete duplicate records
Format a Range as a Table
Add calculated columns to a table with
structured references
Name a Table
Coastal
Computer
Realty Agent
Commission Projector
Table
Internet
Remove Duplicates
Use the VLOOKUP function to look up a
value in a table
Enter a New Record into a Table
Use icon sets with conditional formatting
Add New Columns to a Table
Insert a total row
Center Across Selections
Sort a table based on one field or multiple
fields
Create Calculated Fields
Microsoft Excel
Software
Textbook
Create a Lookup Table Area
Sort, query, and search a table using
AutoFilter
Use the VLOOKUP Function
Remove filters
Add a Conditional Formatting Rule with an Icon Set
Create criteria and extract ranges
Insert a Total Row into a Table
Apply database functions, such as SUMIF and Sort a Table in Ascending and Descending Order
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COUNTIF
Custom Sort a Table
Use the MATCH and INDEX functions to look
up a value in a table
Sort a Table Using AutoFilter
Display automatic subtotals
Query a Table Using AutoFilter
Use outline features to group, hide, and
unhide data
Remove Filters
Search a Table Using AutoFilter
Enter Custom Criteria Using AutoFilter
Turn Off AutoFilter
Create a Criteria Range
Query Using a Criteria Range
Create an Extract Range
Extract Records
Create an Output Area
Use the DAVERAGE and DCOUNT Database
Functions
Use the SUMIF Function
Use the COUNTIF Function
Use the MATCH and INDEX Function
Convert a Table to a Range
Display Subtotals
Use the Outline Feature
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Creating and Editing a Presentation
Standards
Essential
Questions
Assessments Skills
CO.IV.A-Use
How do you
Chapter Test
technology to enhance create a
9/12/2014
the effectiveness of
presentation
communication.
with pictures?
15.4.12.A-Influence of
Emerging Technologies How do you edit
~ Apply the creative the graphics in a
and productive use of presentation?
emerging technologies
for educational and
personal success.
15.4.12.G-Software
/Applications ~ Create
an advanced digital
project using
sophisticated design
and appropriate
software/applications.
Select and change a document theme and
variant
Content
Lessons
Resources
Choose a document theme and variant
Apply Your
Knowledge
Computer
Creating a Title Slide
Projector
Create a title slide and a text slide with a
multilevel bulleted list
Formatting Characters in a Presentation
Internet Access
Add new slides and change slide layouts
Change the Text Color
Textbook
Insert photos and illustrations into slides with Add a New Text Slide with a Bulleted List
and without content placeholders
Creating a Text Slide with a Multilevel Bulleted List
Move and resize photos and illustrations
Add a Slide with the Title Only Layout
Change font size and color
Add a New Slide and Enter a Slide Title and Headings
Duplicate a slide
Change the Theme
Arrange slides
Change the Variant
Select slide transitions
Insert a Picture from Office.com into the Title Slide
View a presentation in Slide Show view
Insert a Picture from Office.com into a Slide without
Print a presentation
a Content Placeholder
Microsoft
PowerPoint
Software
Insert an Illustration from Office.com into a Slide
without a Content Placeholder
Proportionally Resize Pictures
Nonproportionally Resize a Photograph
Move Pictures
Duplicate a Slide
Add a Transition between Slides
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Course: Microsoft Office User Specialist
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Change Document Properties
View a Presentation in Slide Show View
Printing a Presentation
Enhancing a Presentation
Standards
Essential
Questions
15.4.12.A-Influence of How do you
Emerging
enhance a
Technologies ~ Apply presentation
the creative and
with pictures,
productive use of
Shapes and
emerging
WordArt?
technologies for
educational and
personal success.
15.4.12.D-Input
Technologies ~
Evaluate emerging
input technologies.
15.4.12.G-Software
/Applications ~ Create
an advanced digital
project using
sophisticated design
and appropriate
software/applications.
CO.IV.A-Use
technology to
enhance the
effectiveness of
communication.
Assessments
Skills
Content
Lessons
Resources
Chapter Test
10/9/2015
Search for and download an online theme
Search for Online Themes
In The Lab 1
Computer
Insert and format picutres
Download Online Themes
Projector
Insert and size a shape
Delete a Slide
Internet
Apply effects to a shape
Insert and Format Pictures in a Presentation
Textbook
Add text to a shape
Change a Picture Border
Change the text font
Inserting and Formatting a Shape
Microsoft
PowerPoint
Software
Insert and format WordArt
Add Text to a Shape
Insert a picture to create a background
Insert WordArt
Format slide backgrounds
Change the WordArt Shape
Find and replace text and check spelling
Apply a WordArt Text Fill
Add and print speaker notes
Change the Weight of the WordArt Outline
Change the Color of the WordArt Outline
Format the Background Picture Fill Transparency
Insert a Texture Fill
Insert a Gradient Fill
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Teacher: CORE Microsoft Office User Specialist
Course: Microsoft Office User Specialist
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Find and Replace Text
Find and Insert a Synonym
Add Notes
Check Spelling
Insert a Slide Number
Add a Transition between Slides
Print Speaker Notes
Reusing a Presentation and Adding Media and Animation
Standards
Essential
Questions
15.4.12.A-Influence of How do you
Emerging
create a
Technologies ~ Apply presentation
the creative and
with video,
productive use of
audio,
emerging
animation and
technologies for
photos?
educational and
personal success.
15.4.12.C-Hardware ~
Develop criteria for
analyzing hardware
options to meet
defined needs.
15.4.12.D-Input
Technologies ~
Evaluate emerging
input technologies.
15.4.12.G-Software
/Applications ~ Create
an advanced digital
project using
sophisticated design
and appropriate
Assessments Skills
Content
Chapter Test
10/9/2015
Insert and Resize a Photo into a Slide w/o Content Presentation
Placeholders
with Effects
Color a photo
Add an artistic effect to a photo
Lessons
Resources
Computer
Projector
Adjusting Photo Colors
Align paragraph text
Internet
Add Artistic Effects to a Photo
Change views
Textbook
Modify Placeholders
Ungroup, change the color of, and regroup an
illustration
Changing Views
Microsoft
PowerPoint
Software
Copy a slide element from one slide to another Ungroup an Illustration
Insert and edit a video clip
Change the Color of a Clip Object
Insert audio
Delete a Clip Object
Control audio and video clips
Regroup Objects
Insert entrance, emphasis, and exit effects
Resize a Video
Control animation timing
Animate Slide Content
Change theme colors
Change Animation Direction
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Course: Microsoft Office User Specialist
software/applications.
CO.IV.A-Use
technology to
enhance the
effectiveness of
communication.
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Change a theme and variant on one slide
Animate an Illustration Using an Emphasis Effect
Print handouts
Animate an Illustration Using an Exit Effect
Change Exit Animation Direction
Preview an Animation Sequence
Modify Entrance Animation Timing
Modify Emphasis and Exit Timings
Animate Content Placeholder Paragraphs
Customize Slide Elements
Change the Theme and Variant on One Slide
Change the Theme Colors
Run a Slide Show with Media
Creating and Formatting Information Graphics
Standards
Essential
Questions
Assessments Skills
15.4.12.A-Influence of How do you add Chapter Test
Emerging Technologies a chart to a
12/12/2014
~ Apply the creative presentation?
and productive use of
emerging technologies What types of
for educational and
formatting can
personal success.
you apply to a
15.4.12.D-Input
SmartArt
Technologies ~
Graphic?
Evaluate emerging
input technologies.
15.4.12.G-Software
/Applications ~ Create
an advanced digital
project using
Insert a SmartArt graphic
Content
Lessons
Creating and Formatting a SmartArt Graphic
Presentation Computer
with SmartArt,
a Chart and a Projector
Table
Internet
Insert images from a file into a SmartArt graphic Inserting a Smart Art Graphic
Resources
Format a SmartArt graphic
Enter Text in a SmartArt Graphic
Convert text to a SmartArt graphic
Format Text Pane Characters
Textbook
Create and format a chart
Insert a Picture from a File into a SmartArt
Graphic
Microsoft
PowerPoint
Software
Rotate a chart
Apply a SmartArt Style
Change the chart title and legend
Change SmartArt Color
Separate a pie chart slice
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Teacher: CORE Microsoft Office User Specialist
Course: Microsoft Office User Specialist
sophisticated design
and appropriate
software/applications.
CO.IV.A-Use
technology to enhance
the effectiveness of
communication.
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Convert Text to a SmartArt Graphic
Create and format a table
Change the SmartArt Color
Insert a symbol in a table
Format SmartArt Graphic Text
Change table text alignment and orientation
Insert a Chart
Add an image to a table
Replace Sample Data
Change the Shape Outline Weight and Color
Change a Chart Layout
Resize a Chart
Rotate a Chart
Separate a Pie Slice
Insert an Empty Table
Enter Data in a Table
Insert a Symbol
Copy a Symbol
Apply a Table Style
Add Borders to a Table
Add an Effect to a Table
Resize a Table
Merge Cells
Display Text in a Cell Vertically
Add an Image to a Table
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Course: Microsoft Office User Specialist
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Collaborating on and Delivering a Presentation
Standards
Essential Questions Assessments
15.4.12.G-Software
How do you merge a
/Applications ~ Create an presentation?
advanced digital project
using sophisticated design How do you review,
and appropriate
accept and reject
software/applications.
presentation changes?
CO.IV.A-Use technology to
enhance the effectiveness
of communication.
IT.VI.A-Use multimedia
software to create media
rich projects.
15.3.12.F-Foundations of
Communication ~
Evaluate a speaker's
reasoning and intent; ask
questions to deepen
understanding.
(individual, team,
employment, and
business).
15.3.12.G-Foundations of
Communication ~ Employ
appropriate presentation
skills to lead discussions
and team activities.
15.3.12.H-Foundations of
Communication ~
Evaluate presentations for
language, proper
techniques and media
choices.
15.3.12.J-Foundations of
Communication ~ Apply
strategies to overcome
barriers to active
listening.
Chapter Test 1/8/2016
Skills
Content
Combine PowerPoint Files Merge a Presentation
Lessons
Resources
Presentation Computer
with
Comments
Projector
and
Annotations Internet
Accept and reject a
reviewer's proposed
changes
Print Comments
Delete, reply to, and
insert comments
Review, Accept, and Reject Slide Changes
Textbook
Review Comments
Microsoft
PowerPoint
Software
Reuse slides from an
existing presentation
Capture part of a slide
using screen clipping
Preview Presentation Changes
Reply to a Comment
Reuse Slides from an Existing Presentation
Capture Part of a Screen Using Screen Clipping
Insert slide footer content
Add a Footer with Fixed Information
Set slide size and
presentation resolution
Clear Formatting
Save files as a PowerPoint Set Slide Size
show
Set Presentation Resolution
Package a presentation
for storage on a compact Save a File as a PowerPoint Show
disc
Save a Slide as an Image
Save a presentation in a
previous PowerPoint
Package a Presentation for Storage on a CD
format
View a PowerPoint Show Using the PowerPoint
Inspect and protect files Viewer
Use presentation tools to Save a Presentation in a Previous PowerPoint
navigate and annotate
Format
slide shows
Identify Presentation Features Not Supported by
Previous Versions
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Teacher: CORE Microsoft Office User Specialist
Course: Microsoft Office User Specialist
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
Remove Inappropriate Information
Set a Password
Mark a Presentation as Final
Highlight Items on a Slide
Change Ink Color
Save, Reset the Resolution, Print and Exit
PowerPoint
Navigating Presentations Using hyperlinks and Action Buttons
Standards
Essential
Questions
Assessments Skills
15.3.12.C-Foundations of How do you create a
Chapter Test
Communication ~ Create PowerPoint presentation 1/15/2016
a research project based from a Word outline?
upon defined
parameters.
How do you add
15.3.12.G-Foundations hyperlinks to a
of Communication ~
PowerPoint
Employ appropriate
presentation?
presentation skills to
lead discussions and
team activities.
15.3.12.H-Foundations
of Communication ~
Evaluate presentations
for language, proper
techniques and media
choices.
15.3.12.I-Foundations of
Communication ~
Synthesize information
gathered from multiple
sources (e.g., digital,
print, face to face).
15.4.12.D-Input
Create a presentation from a
Microsoft Word outline
Content
Lessons Resources
Open a Microsoft Word Outline as a Presentation
Apply Your Computer
Knowledge
Projector
Insert Illustrations
Add hyperlinks to slides and
objects
Add a Hyperlink to an Illustration
Hyperlink to other Microsoft Office Add a Hyperlink to a Paragraph
documents
Insert an Action Button
Add action buttons and action
settings
Size an Action Button
Display guides to position slide
elements
Internet
Textbook
Microsoft
PowerPoint
Software
Change an Action Button Fill Color
Set placeholder margins
Copy an Action Button
Edit an Action Button Action Setting
Create columns in a placeholder
Hyperlink to Another PowerPoint File
Change paragraph line spacing
Hyperlink to a Microsoft Word File
Format bullet size and color
Insert and Format Action Buttons on a Hyperlinked File
Change bullet characters to
Display Slide Thumbnails in the Thumbnail Pane
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Teacher: CORE Microsoft Office User Specialist
Course: Microsoft Office User Specialist
Technologies ~ Evaluate
emerging input
technologies.
15.4.12.G-Software
/Applications ~ Create an
advanced digital project
using sophisticated
design and appropriate
software/applications.
Year: 2014-15
Month: All Months
pictures and numbers
Display Drawing Guides
Hide slides
Position an Illustration Using Guides
Hide Guides
Align Illustrations
Distribute Illustrations
Hide a Slide
Center Placeholder Text
Align Placeholder Text
Create Columns in a Placeholder
Change a Bullet Character to a Picture
Change a Bullet Character to a Symbol
Change Bullet Size
Format a Bullet Color
Change a Bullet Character to a Number
Format a Numbered List
Remove Bullet Characters
Run a Slide Show with Hyperlinks, Action Buttons, and
a Hidden Slide
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