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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title></instructornote>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">The first four topics of this lesson hold greater relevance than the rest. It is advisable to cover all the topics during the training. However, if you fall short of time then cover only the following topics:</emphasis>
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the topics in this lesson. However, if you are running short on time you can omit the following optional topics:</emphasis>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Introducing the OpenOffice.org Suite</emphasis></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Using OpenOffice.org Writer</emphasis></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Using OpenOffice.org Calc</emphasis></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Using OpenOffice.org Impress</emphasis></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">OpenOffice.org Draw</emphasis></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="italic"> OpenOffice.org Math</emphasis></para></listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">Students, who are familiar with office applications, may want further exposure to these applications. However, ensure to conclude the lesson within the permitted time span.</emphasis></para>
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and can run on many operating systems, including Linux, Microsoft
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Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X. It is also compatible with all
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other major office suites, including Microsoft Office, which makes it
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easy for you to open, save and exchange documents with friends and
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easy for you to create, open, save and exchange documents with friends and
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colleagues in Microsoft Office formats.</para>
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<para>Another key feature of the OpenOffice.org suite is that all the
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applications save in the OpenDocument format, which is the new international
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a graphic user interface or by directly typing the formula into the equation
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editor. The formula created in this manner can then be inserted into other
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OpenOffice.org programs, such as Writer, Calc and Impress.</para>
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<note><title><emphasis role="strong">Note:</emphasis></title>
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<para>Using a new OS and especially a new office application suite is not as
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daunting to pick up as you may think.
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With OpenOffice, most of the operations are very intuitive. Think of new suite
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as moving to a new house; all your old cutlery, plates
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daunting to pick up as you may think. With OpenOffice, most of the operations are very intuitive.
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Think of a new suite as moving to a new house; all your old cutlery, plates
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and dishes are in your kitchen cupboards, you just need to get used to the new
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kitchen arrangement!</para>
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kitchen arrangement!</para></note>
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<title>Using OpenOffice.org Writer</title>
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<para>As stated earlier, Calc is the spreadsheet component of the OpenOffice.org office
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software suite. The comprehensive range of advanced functions included in Calc helps
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professionals accomplish complex tasks. At the same time, Calc is user-friendly,
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which makes it easier for new users. This topic will familiarise you with the
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key features of OpenOffice.org Calc and help you perform some basic spreadsheet
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functions using Calc.</para>
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<para>The features of Calc are comparable to those of Microsoft Excel. Calc also
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includes some additional useful features, such as a system that automatically
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formulates series for graphing based on the layout of the current data.</para>
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which makes it easier for new users. This topic will familiarise you with its
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key features and help you perform some basic spreadsheet functions.</para>
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<para>Similar to all other applications in the OpenOffice.org suite, Calc allows
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you to save spreadsheets in OASIS OpenDocument (ODF) format. This XML-based format
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enables you to access your spreadsheets from any OpenDocument-compliant software.
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<title>Performing Basic Spreadsheet Tasks</title>
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<para>Similar to any other spreadsheet application, Calc is used to process
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numerical or textual information in tabular form. It is primarily used for
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numerical information or text in tabular form. It is primarily used for
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tabulating numerical figures. It also allows you to sort and manipulate data,
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apply arithmetic, mathematic and statistical functions to data sets and
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represent the datasets in charts or graphical forms. The following sections
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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">Tell the students about the alternate way to insert a chart using the Insert Chart icon from the Standard toolbar.
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<para><emphasis role="italic">Advise students about the alternate way to insert a chart using the Insert Chart icon from the Standard toolbar.
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<para>On the first page of the <emphasis role="strong">Chart wizard</emphasis>, you can select the chart type and preview the chart output. Calc allows you to select from a wide range of 2D and 3D charts. You may decide to follow the rest of the instructions of the Chart Wizard by clicking <emphasis role="strong">Next</emphasis> or click <emphasis role="strong">Finish</emphasis> to insert a chart in your document.</para>
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<para>Animations and effects help add spice to your presentations. You can
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render stunning 2D and 3D effects to your text using Fontwork, which lets
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you create life-like 3D images easily.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Publishing Presentations:</emphasis> As stated
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earlier, Impress allows you to publish presentations as handouts, export
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them into PDF files, convert them into SWF files and publish them as HTML
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Publishing Presentations:</emphasis> Impress allows you to
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publish presentations as handouts, export them into PDF files, convert them into SWF files and publish them as HTML
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documents. This enables you to access your presentation from a variety of
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platforms.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Saving Presentation in Other Formats:</emphasis>
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Similar to other OpenOffice.Org applications, Impress saves your work in the
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international OpenDocument format. It also allows you to save your work in
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other formats such as PowerPoint.</para>
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<title>Nice to Know:</title>
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<para>Apart from the PowerPoint, you may also save your work in other formats, including StarDraw 5.0,
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StarDraw 3.0, Star Impress 5.0, the Star Impress 5.0 template, Star
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Impress 4.0, the Star Impress 4.0 template and OpenDocument Drawing.</para>
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<title>Creating Multi-Media Presentations</title>
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<listitem><para>Enter the required text in the provided text boxes to create
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the first slide. To make your presentation more attractive and render it a
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professional look, you can either change the background and format the font
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size and colour for each slide or simply select a pre-defined template from
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the <emphasis role="strong">Master Pages</emphasis> panel.</para>
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the first slide. To make your presentation more attractive and professional looking,
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you can either change the background and format the font size and colour for each
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slide or simply select a pre-defined template from the <emphasis role="strong">Master Pages</emphasis> panel.</para>
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<para>Click <emphasis role="strong">Master Pages</emphasis> to open the
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<emphasis role="strong">Master Pages</emphasis> panel.</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">Opening the Master Pages Panel</emphasis></title>
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presentation to spice it up. Begin with placing the title of your
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presentation on the first slide.</para>
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<para>To create an eye-catching display for the title text, you can
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use one of the many wonderful great text tools available in Impress.
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One of these is Fontwork, which enables you render special 3D effects
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use one of the many wonderful text tools available in Impress.
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One of these is Fontwork, which enables you to create special 3D effects
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to your text. To start using Fontwork, on the <emphasis role="strong">
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Drawing</emphasis> toolbar, click the <emphasis role="strong">Fontwork
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Gallery</emphasis> button. The <emphasis role="strong">Fontwork
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">If you are not short of time, you can also demonstrate the procedure of converting 2D objects into 3D objects and applying the finer 3D effects to it.</emphasis></para></instructornote>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">If you have enough time, you can also demonstrate the procedure of converting
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2D objects into 3D objects and applying the finer 3D effects to it.</emphasis></para></instructornote>
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<listitem><para>Notice that with a couple of mouse clicks, the 3D object has
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got a complete new look. In a similar fashion, you can add many more 3D and
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2D elements to your presentation and apply various 3D effects to jazz it up.
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In addition to all these features, Impress offers some animation
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functionality to help you bring life to your presentations. To display
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Impress also offers some animation functionality to help you bring life to your presentations. To display
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the animation options available in Impress, on the <emphasis role="strong">
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Slide Show</emphasis> menu, click <emphasis role="strong">Custom
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Animation</emphasis>.</para>
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settings. For example, you cannot change the shape of the square to a rectangle or rotate the
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square on its own axis by using the default <emphasis role="strong">Drawing</emphasis>
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toolbar. To perform these tasks, Draw provides various other options with the required
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flexibility. Let us now look at some of the options to edit an object in Draw.</para>
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flexibility, such as:</para>
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<title>Note:</title>
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<para>All the options covered in the subsequent sections apply to a
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<listitem><para>The Table category lists the standard colours or the colours that are
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used most often. However, if you need a colour of a hue that is not available in the
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list, go ahead and create it. To define a custom colour:</para>
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used most often. However, if you need a colour or shade that is not available in the
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list, go ahead and create it! To define a custom colour:</para>
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<orderedlist numeration="loweralpha">
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<listitem><para>Click the standard colour closest to your needs, and specify
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the RGB ratio to change its tone and hue.</para>
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</emphasis> While you make entries in the commands window, you can simultaneously
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view the results in the document.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Creating Individual Symbols:</emphasis> Why not create or own
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symbols and import new characters from other fonts? You are free to add the new symbols in the basic math catalogue or create a new catalogue for
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the new symbols.</para></listitem>
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symbols and import new characters from other fonts? You can add the new symbols in the basic math
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catalogue or create a new catalogue for the new symbols.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Creating Formulae in Context:</emphasis> Math
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provides you the ease of working with the context menus, which can be displayed at a right
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mouse-click. These context menus contain all command that are found on the Selection
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<title>Additional Applications</title>
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<title>GnuCash Accounting Application</title>
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<para>GnuCash is application software that helps you track home or small business finances.
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<title>GnuCash Accounting</title>
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<para>GnuCash is a software that helps you track home or small business finances.
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Instead of making a note of all your expenses on paper, you can use GnuCash to ensure that
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you don't lose any information at the end of the month. All details of income and expenditure
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can be managed with this utility. Using GnuCash, a small business can track its customers as
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well as its vendors by entering their details in GnuCash. You can also create a monthly
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well as its vendors by entering their details. You can also create a monthly
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profit/loss report for your business.</para>
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<para>Using GnuCash, you can store the details of all your bank accounts at one place. You
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can choose the type of account that suits your requirements and create as many accounts.
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GnuCash is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced accounts and
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accurate reports.</para>
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<para>Using GnuCash, you can store details of all your bank accounts in one place, choose the
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type of account that suits your requirements and manage multiple accounts. It is based on
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professional accounting principles to ensure balanced accounts and accurate reports.</para>
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<para>The software is easy to use and can be tailored as per your needs. The following is a
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screenshot of the main window of the Gnucash accounting application:</para>
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<figure><title><emphasis role="italic">The GnuCash Accounting Application</emphasis></title>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Key Features of the GnuCash Application</emphasis></para>
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<para>Using GnuCash is like filling your personal finance information in a register but in
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a more organised way. It can be configured as per the needs of the user. The following
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features make GnuCash a very useful, powerful, yet flexible software programme:
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a more organised way. The following features make GnuCash a very useful, powerful, yet flexible software programme:
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Easy-to-Use Interface:</emphasis> The
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interface of GnuCash is as simple to use as keeping records on a piece of paper. It
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GnuCash scans its list and completes the entry automatically. If you use an entry on
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a regular basis, you don't need to type it every time.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Double Entry System:</emphasis> Following the
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principles of accounting systems, in GnuCash, each transaction has to be mentioned at
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principles of accounting systems, in GnuCash each transaction has to be mentioned at
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two places, that is, debit in one account and credit in another. This means that the
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difference between income and expenses exactly equals the sum of all assets and equity.
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This will help you verify that you have entered the details of the income and expenses
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of Business reports, such as Customer and Vendor reports, can also be generated. Another
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report that can be generated is the Assets and Liabilities report, which includes the
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balance sheet.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>New Multi-Currency Transaction Handling: You need not worry about
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transactions in different currencies; GnuCash automatically handles all currencies.
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Multi-Currency Transaction Handling:</emphasis>
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You need not worry about transactions in different currencies; GnuCash automatically handles all currencies.
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In addition, GnuCash provides menus and pop-up windows in different languages.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">The Reconcile Window:</emphasis> GnuCash
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<title>Scribus</title>
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<instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">Quickly illustrate the sections on Scribus and Evince as opposed to reading from the presentation. Show where the students can find them and how the applications look like.</emphasis></para>
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<para><emphasis role="italic">Quickly illustrate the sections on Scribus and Evince.
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Show where they can be found and provide an overview.</emphasis></para>
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</instructornote>
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<para>Scribus is a programme used to produce documents that cannot be created easily
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with a word processor. For example, you will not be able to use a word processor to create a poster or a greeting card as the output will not be of professional print quality.It enables easy alignment of text and graphics, which is not a simple task using a word processor. Scribus makes it easy to create PDF documents with professional features for commercial purposes; design brochures, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, posters and technical documentation.</para>
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with a word processor. For example, you will not be able to use a word processor to create a poster
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or a greeting card as the output will not be of professional print quality.It enables easy alignment
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of text and graphics, which is not a simple task using a word processor. Scribus makes it easy
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to create PDF documents with professional features for commercial purposes; design brochures,
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newspapers, magazines, newsletters, posters and technical documentation.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Key Features of Scribus</emphasis></para>
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<para>You use Scribus to design documents that have a great deal of graphical content. Scribus
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<para>Use Scribus to design documents that have a great deal of graphical content. It
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is an application that allows the users to position images, logos and so on at the appropriate
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place. Scribus is able to assemble all your text and pictures at the end of the document.
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<listitem><para><emphasis role="strong">Updatable page templates:</emphasis> Scribus
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provides page templates that contain common page properties, such as background,
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<para>The Function Wizard</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 9</emphasis></para>
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<para>How does the Scenario Manager feature of Calc help you in your calculations?</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 9</emphasis></para>
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<para>The Scenario Manager enables you to perform 'what if' analysis and allows you to
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immediately view the results of the changes made to any one parameter of the calculation on
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the rest of the parameters.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 10</emphasis></para>
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<para>What are the advantages of exporting your presentation in a Adobe Flash file?</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 10</emphasis></para>
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<para>Exporting your presentation in a Adobe Flash file increases its accessibility by
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enabling you to run the output on any computer, which has a Flash player installed.
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 11</emphasis></para>
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<para>Math allows you to type your formula directly into the document if you are familiar
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with the_______________?</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 11</emphasis></para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 9</emphasis></para>
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<para>Math markup language</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 12</emphasis></para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 10</emphasis></para>
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<para>Name the feature available in OpenOffice.org Impress that allows you to create
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<para>with stunning 3D effects?</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 12</emphasis></para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 10</emphasis></para>
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<para>The Fontwork Gallery</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 13</emphasis></para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 11</emphasis></para>
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<para>Which feature of GnuCash helps you look for a transaction using a Query window?
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<para>1. Split transaction</para>
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<para>3. Transaction finder</para>
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<para>4. Reconcile window</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 13</emphasis></para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 11</emphasis></para>
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<para>3. Transaction finder</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 14</emphasis></para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Question 12</emphasis></para>
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<para>What is Scribus?.</para>
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<para>a. An accounting application</para>
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<para>b. A word processor</para>
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<para>c. A document viewer</para>
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<para>d. Page layout software</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 14</emphasis></para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Answer 12</emphasis></para>
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<para>d)Page layout software</para>
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<para>As an employee in an interior decorating company, you have been asked to prepare
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an chapter on interior decoration that would feature in the company's e-newlsetter.
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You have been quite upbeat about the assignment as it would showcase your abilities to
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the fore. However, you will have to prepare the chapter in the most aesthetically correct
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the fore. However, you will have to prepare the chapter in the most aesthetically pleasing
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manner as possible. You plan to include lots of text, equally supported by some graphics
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and tables all aligned to live up to the highly aesthetic sensibilities of the company
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employees.</para>
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SWF file.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Exercise 4: Creating Formulae Using Math</emphasis></para>
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<para>In your role as a high school mathematics teacher, you need to create a mathematics
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test paper that also contains geometrical and arithmatical equations. You have to find a way
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test paper that also contains geometrical and arithmetical equations. You have to find a way
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to display the mathematical equations properly in the text document.</para>
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<para><emphasis role="strong">Solution:</emphasis>