CRT LEARNING MODULE

Course Code e-Tech

Course Title Empowerment Technology

No. of Hours 80 Hours

Module Title Applied productivity tools with advanced

application techniques (MS Excel)

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HOW TO USE THIS DIGITIZED LEARNING MODULE
Welcome to the module in Empowerment Technology. This module contains
training materials and activities for you to complete this module.

Distance students will be graded on their participation based on posts after

each class to the course blog. Generally, writing a paragraph that either poses some
questions, makes a comment on the lecture or class discussion, or otherwise
demonstrates that you have thought about the material discussed is sufficient

You are required to go through a series of learning activities in order to complete

each learning outcome of the module. Each of the learning outcomes is provided with
Modules. Follow these activities on your own and answer the self-check at the end of
each learning outcome.

Talk to your online facilitator and agree on how you will both organize the Training
of this unit. Read each through the module carefully. It is divided into sections, which
cover all the skills and knowledge you need to successfully complete this module.

 Work through all the information and complete the activities in each section.
Read Modules and complete self-check. Suggested references are included to
supplement the materials provided in this module.
 Most probably your facilitator will be your supervisor or manager. Your online
facilitator will support and correct you.
 Your online facilitator will tell you about the important things you need consider
when you are completing activities and it is important that you listen and take
notes.
 You will be given plenty of opportunity to ask questions and practice on the job.
Make sure you practice new skills during regular work shifts. This way you will
improve both your speed and memory and also your confidence.
 Talk to more experienced workmates and ask for their guidance.
 Kindly the self-check questions at the LMS (EDMODO) to test your own progress.
 When you are ready, ask your online facilitator to watch you online via Zoom or
Google Meet to perform the activities outlined in this module.
 Ask your online facilitator work through the activities: ask for written feedback
on your progress. Your online facilitator keeps feedback/pre-assessment reports
for this reason. When you have successfully completed each element, ask the
facilitator to mark on the reports that you are ready for assessment.

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 When you have completed this module, and feel confident that you have
sufficient practice, your online facilitator will arrange an appointment with
registered assessor’s to assess you. The results of your assessment will be
recorded in your competency Achievement Record.

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 Empowerment Technology

Contents of this Learning Module

No. Module Title Topic Code

4 Applied  Understanding Module 4.1
Spreadsheet
productivity
tools with
 Types of
advanced Module 4.2
spreadsheet
application
techniques
 Elements of
(MS Excel) Electronic
Module 4.3

Spreadsheet

 Exploring the MS
Excel environment Module 4.4

 Navigating Around Module 4.5

the Worksheet

 Mouse Pointers in
Module 4.6
MS Excel

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 MODULE CONTENT

MODULE TITLE : Applied productivity tools with advanced

application techniques
MODULE DESCRIPTOR:
Information and communication technologies as a tool for curating, contextualizing,
collaborating, and creating content and experiences for learning in the professional tracks.

Number of Hours:
4

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this module you MUST be able to:

1. Identify the elements of an electronic spreadsheet.

2. Discuss the uses of mouse pointers

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 MODULE 4

Microsoft Excel

Learning Objective: After reading this MODULE, you should be

able to:

1. Define sprteadsheet program.

2. Enumerate the uses of spreadsheet.
3. Determine the elements of electronic spreadsheet
4. Identify the shortcut keys and action on the worksheet.

4.1 Understanding Spreadsheet

The spreadsheet is a tool used whenever you need to perform calculations that relates
the mathematical financial or scientific data. It is a table of grid that often contains
financial numerical or mathematical information. The word spread comes from the
terms used to refer to two facing pages in the newspaper or magazine.

Uses of spreadsheet
The spreadsheet is a very useful tool. It can be used for different task such
especially by people whose work involves in money or numbers like accountants or
business people.

Spreadsheet is used in tasks such as the following.

1. Calculating income taxes

2. Computing grades
3. Making inventories
4. Paying loans
5. Preparing financial statements

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4.2 Types of spreadsheet

Manual spreadsheet
Composed of columns printed ledger and with which one uses a pencil, calculator
and an eraser.

Electronic spreadsheet
A computer generated spreadsheet that makes the basic task of building and
modifying a spreadsheet easier.

Spreadsheet Program

A spreadsheet program is a program that simulates a users manual worksheet on

screen and enables him/her to embed hidden formulas used in performing visible
calculation.

4.3 ELEMENTS OF ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET

1. ROW
This is a horizontal block of cell numbers sequentially from the top.

2. COLUMN
This is a vertical block of cell identified by unique alphabetical letter.

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3. CELL
This is a rectangle formed by the intersection of a row and columns.

4. WORKSHEET
This is the primary document that is used to work with and store data in a
worksheet consist of cells that are organized into columns and rows.

5. ACTIVE CELL INDICATOR

This is the heavy border that indicates an active cell.

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6. CELL REFERENCE
This is also called cell address. It is a combination of letter for specific row in
spreadsheet.

7. WORKBOOK
It is the file in an electronic spreadsheet program. It has a worksheets by default
and can contain chart sheets.

8. NAVIGATION BUTTON
These are used for accessing all the worksheet tabs in the workbook.

9. WORKSHEET TABS
These are used for switching to other worksheets within the workbook.

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 10. RANGE
This is a block of selected cells or a selection of multiple cells.

11. CELL CONTENT

This refers to any type of data entered in the cell.

4.4 Exploring the MS Excel environment

The MS Excel environment is divided in to two windows the application window,

Application window and the worksheet window. The application window represents the
program itself while the worksheet windows which is inside the application window.

Application Window

 Title bar
This is located at the top of the screen indicating the name of the application.

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 Menu bar
This is the horizontal bar below the title bar that contains the name of the menus. A
menu comprises commands that are displayed when you click on a menu name.
Each menu can contain a submenu that appears when you point to a command.

 Toolbars
These are the bars with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands.
a.) Standard toolbar- this toolbar has buttons that are commonly used
for commanding files.

b.) Formatting toolbar- this toolbar contains buttons that you can use
in formatting worksheets like changing the font type, font size and color
changing alignment and formatting numbers like currency percent style and
number and decimal.

c.) Drawing toolbar- this toolbar is used in drawing objects of different

shapes and inserting word art and clipart.

 Name box
This is the box at the left side and of the formula bar that identifies the address of
the selected cell chart item or drawing object.

 Formula bar
This is the bar that displays the data entered into the cell and that allows you to edit
values or formulas in the cell or chart.

 Task pane
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 This is the window within an office application that displays commonly used
commands as you work on your files.

 Status bar
This is the bar near the bottom of the screen that displays information about a
selected commands or an operation in progress the right side of the status bar
shows whether keys such as caps lack, scroll, lock or numlock are turned on.

The Worksheet Window

1. Column
This is the vertical area of the worksheets labeled with letters of the alphabet from A to
IV. The letters are called column header.

2. Row
This is a horizontal area of worksheets labeled with numbers from 1 to 536. The
numbers are called row header.

3. Active Cell
This refers to the selected in which data are entered when you begin typing only one
cell is active is active at a time.

4. Active Cell Indicator

This is the heavy border surrounding the active cell.

5. Worksheet Tabs
These are tabs near the button of a workbook. Window that displays the names of the
worksheets. Click on a worksheets tab to make a worksheet active.

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6. Scroll Bars
These are the shaded bars on the right side and at the bottom of a worksheets window.
To scroll to others part of the worksheets, drag any of the bars or click on any of the
arrows in the scroll bars.

4.5 Navigating Around the Worksheet

Shortcut Key Action

Arrow key Move one cell up or down to the left or right

Ctrl + Arrow key Move to the edge of the current data region (A data
region is a range of cells that contains data and is
surrounded by empty cells a worksheet borders)

Home Move to the beginning of the row

Ctrl + Home Move to the beginning of the worksheet

Ctrl + End Move to the last cell of the worksheet in the bottom
most used row of the rightmost used column

Page Down Move down one screen

Page Up Move up one screen

Alt + Page Down Move one screen to the right

Alt + Page Up Move one screen to the left

F5 Display to go to dialog box

Tab Move between unlocked cells on a protected worksheets

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4.6 Mouse Pointers in MS Excel
Here are different forms of mouse pointers in MS excel

Arrow - this is used to select a command button on the menu bar or toolbar.

Thick cross - this is used to select a cell or range of cells in the worksheet.

I beam – this is used to edit data in any textbox or list box.

Fill Handle – this is used to copy the contents of the cell.

Double headed arrow – this is used to adjust the width of the column and the
height of the row on the worksheet.

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 Self-check

Enumerate and encircle the elements of Spreadsheet on the puzzle.

A T H I S L E H G Y O T H W H S B N A

NAME Q C E L L R E F E R E N C E R Y T H J

R E T H G C L L E N T E G R A T O R F

1. S L E I L R A W C O L U R M N R A N O

2. W L E E V L O W D A T A B A S E S A R

3. O C N Y F E B A T A Y B A S N E O C M

4. R O N M O A C H A K A N A M A G A O A

5. K N A A R H O E A L K K R I T A E L T

6. B T V R M O L N L D P A E O L S A O T

7. O E I R A T U E H L A I N D W I N M I

8. K N G G T H M I N D I I K I T A I I N

9. W T A W T A N N T A N N N D A A A N G

10. M O S O I Y A N M A E H D A L K O D T

D I Y R I N T E G R A T O I R C E L O

N S O K N I M U Y M O Y O H C S I R O

A N N B F N A M E M O H I E L A J O L

J O H O T N S W O R K S H E E T T A B

A R T O O E H J K S R E G J K Y T O A

E H G K O U S H O W M O S A G O T F R

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