Intro to Business Management and Microsoft Office

1. Intro to Business Management and Microsoft Office Why Study Computers for Business Management?

2. Benefits • Business Advantages • Career Advantages • Resume Advantages • College Applications • Certifications

3. No Career is left untouched by Computers • Mechanic • Architect • Photographer • CEO of Corporation • Beautician • Business Manager • Entrepreneur

4. Time is Money!!! This will give you a competitive advantage!

5. How an Architect uses Office? • Word • Drawing Notes • Documentation of Books and sources used • Excel • Calculate costs for Safety Codes in a project • Schedules • Area Calculations • Budget Comparisons • PowerPoint • Presentations • Access • Database tracking for products • Manage customer and contact information • Outlook • Email • Schedule meetings • Organize Communications Groups

6. Microsoft Office Is Used For Business Communication

7. Technology Standards • Creativity and Innovative • Communication and Collaboration • Research and Information Fluency • Critical thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making • Digital Citizenship • Technology Operations and Concepts

8. Certifications Microsoft Business Certification Program Microsoft Certified application Specialist Certification • Shown to prove you have expertise to use MS Office in Business • Recognized by Businesses and Colleges all over the world • MCAS • Use must pass exam based on specific skill sets within office • Take as many times as wanted • Can achieve specific certifications • Word, Excel, Access, PP, Outlook and Windows Vista

9. Academic Success!!!!!! We use academic standards and put them into a “real life” situation

10. Parts of Microsoft Office • The Office Ribbon: • Use to be called “menus” • Group tools by functions • Broke into three different portions • Tabs • Divided among the different tasks you can do in an application • Groups • Within each tab break the tasks into subtasks. Groups replace menus • Buttons • Within each group carry out commands or display menus of subcommands Intro Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCZ2h7P4uhc

11. Microsoft Word • What is Microsoft Word Used for: • Reports • Memos • Letter • Mail Merges • Flyers • Documents • Etc

12. Tasks you are going to be able to do Templates Save documents as new and PDFs Print Specific Pages Email a Document Create and Use a Digital Signature Hyperlinks Copy and Pasting Format Painter Create Bulleted List Page Numbers Word Art Headers Table of Contents Citations Create a Numbered List Create a Multilevel List Using the ruler for Indents Tab Stops Page Breaks Cover Page Create Tables Insert Pictures Use Smart Art Screen shot Charts and Graphs Mail Merges DocumentsProperties Use of Columns

14. You are going to learn how to • Create a Memo • Business Letter • Mail Merge • Use many different tools

15. Memo • Memos are used for informal communication • Used internally in a business • Emails were created from Memos • Short, Sweet, and to the Point

16. Business Letter • Formal Communication • Can be used internally and externally • Specific Spacing • Specific Parts • Letterhead • Date • Senders Address • Inside Address • Salutation • Body • Closing • Signature • Enclosure

17. Charts and Graphs • Use to communicate information visually so it is easier to read

18. Mail Merge and Mailings • Have you ever wanted to send the same letter, invitation, etc to many different people • Graduation • Advertisement • Wedding • Etc….

19. Newsletters and Flyers

20. Many other Tools Templates Tabs Tables Digital Signature

21. Let’s Get Started!!!!!!