Wrapping Up the Semester

For my blog post today, I just want to thank Professor Wu for everything he did and the opportunities he provided me and the rest of the class. I wish I had been more attentive from the start so I could have learned more about everything that was covered in this class. But in the end, I did pick up a lot of new information—not just about software programs, but also about other things—thanks to Professor Wu's knowledge with the topic. I am extremely grateful for all the chances I've had and for all the times I stayed after class and Professor Wu offered to drive me home so I could complete my work in his class. So once more, I want to thank Professor Wu.

Despite how difficult this semester was, it was a learning experience. As a first-semester student, let me briefly describe this experience. I planned my route to and from the first day of my in-person classes before I started school, but aside from that initial day, I never gave the rest of the semester much thought. Since I spend the most of my day traveling between colleges by bus and had little time for schoolwork because I work on the days I don't attend school, it became more difficult. I've also heard that the first semester is the hardest, I could agree with that, but I simply believe the classes I selected for this semester were not challenging. I could contend that the government and economics classes I took in high school were harder than these. The main difference is that now I have to worry about getting to job and/or school, whereas back then I didn't. It's important to remember to be open to letting your challenges serve as motivation. Challenges will always exist, so try to maintain your efforts so that you can overcome them. Although I didn't get the chance to get to know any of you guys or even develop relationships in this class, it was a pleasure to have you all as classmates. I'm sending you all my warmest wishes for success in the future. Happy Holidays!!

6.7.3 Table and Chart Formatting Facts

PowerPoint has a multitude of features that can make a presentation not only look neat, but also professional. PowerPoint is best known for allowing users to modify the images that are displayed, but what if you don't fall in this category? PowerPoint also allows you to make tables and condense the information you're trying to convey, just like Excel and Microsoft. Tables and Charts are visual representations. They are utilized to arrange data in a way that reveals patterns and relationships. I thought this feature of PowerPoint, which lets you automatically match a table you build to the theme of your presentation without having to search through many table formats to find one that works with the other slides, was extremely cool. You don't need a picture to make a presentation look neat. Similar to Excel, you can also edit tables in any way you like. For example, you can combine the top rows, remove rows, add a header row, etc.

Order of Operations: PEMDAS

Spreadsheets are used in Microsoft Excel to arrange and examine data that has been stored. Excel is a tool used by businesses for reporting, analysis, recognizing patterns, and many other tasks. As I worked on this section of the LabSim, it was an easy task because it made use of simple formulas. Excel really does act as a sophisticated calculator. To add, subtract, multiply, or divide data on your worksheet, you can make a simple formula. There is always an equal sign (=) at the beginning of a simple formula, followed by constants that are numerical values and calculating operators like plus (+), minus (-), asterisk (*), or slash (/). It's a good idea to keep in mind the order of operations, PEMDAS, which Excel uses to calculate basic calculations.