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GP GANDHINAGAR EC DEPARTMENT BCIT (3300013) (SEM-1)
LAB
MANUAL
BASIC COMPUTER AND

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(3300013)
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INDEX
SR.NO NAME OF EXPERIMENTS PAGE

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1 CREATE AND MANAGE FILES AND FOLDER TREE 4-10
USE ACCESSORIES UTILITIES OF WINDOWS OS
2 ENTERING AND EDITING TEXT IN DOCUMENT
FILE.
APPLY FORMATTING FEATURES ON TEXT LIKE
BOLD, ITALICS, UNDERLINE, FONT TYPE,
COLOUR AND SIZE. APPLY FEATURES LIKE
BULLET, NUMBERING
CREATE DOCUMENTS, INSERT IMAGES, FORMAT
TABLES
CREATE AND MANIPULATE TABLES
3 ENTERING AND EDITING DATA IN WORKSHEET
APPLY FORMULA AND FUNCTIONS IN THE
SHEET
USE GRAPHICS AND AUTO SHAPES IN EXCEL
SHEET
CREATE AND MANIPULATE EXCEL CHARTS
CREATE PAY BILLS, PAY SLIPS, ELECTRICITY
BILLS USING EXCEL
PRINT SHEET USING PRINT AREA
4 BASIC OPERATIONS OF POWER POINT, CREATE
PPT AND INSET AND DELETE SLIDES
CREATE PROJECT PRESENTATIONS, LECTURE
PRESENTATIONS.
USE OF MATER SLIDE IN PRESENTATION
APPLY BASIC FORMATTING FEATURES IN
PRESENTATION LIKE FONT, FONT SIZE, FONT
COLOUR, TEXT FILL, SPACING AND LINE
SPACING FORMATTING TEXT BOXES, WORD
ARTS, STYLES BULLET AND NUMBERING
WORKING WITH DRAWING TOOLS, APPLYING
SHAPE OR PICTURE STYLES, APPLYING OBJECT
BORDERS, OBJECT FILL, OBJECT EFFECTS.
WORKING WITH VIDEO, LINK TO VIDEO AND
SOUND FILES.
CREATING HYPERLINKS, USING ACTION
BUTTONS
5 INSTALLATION AND KEYBOARD SETTING OF
GUAJARATI INDIC.
CREATE INVITATION LETTER IN GUAJARATI
USING INDIC
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6 PRACTICE BROWSING OF DIFFERENT SITES

USING SEARCH ENGINE
PRACTICE AND UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT E-
MAIL SERVICES OUTLOOK, YAHOO MAIL,
REDIFFMAIL ETC
PRACTICE CREATING E-MAIL ACCOUNTS,
SENDING, RECEIVING & STORING OF MAILS.
7 BASIC PROGRAM OF HTML
PROGRAM BASED ON INSERTING FORMATTING
TAGS FOR TEXT: BOLD, ITALIC, UNDERLINE,
LINE BREAK, SPECIAL CHARACTER, PREDEFINE
HEADINGS, PARAGRAPH, COMMENTS.
USE FONT COLOR, SIZE, BACKGROUND AND
ALIGNMENT CREATE ORDERED AND AND
UNORDERED LIST
CREATE PROGRAM ON TABLES BASIC
STRUCTURE, USING TD, TR, TH TAGS, USE OF
BASIC ELEMENTS IN TABLE : BORDER,
CELLPADDING, CELLSPACING, WIDTH, CAPTION,
ALIGN,BGCOLOR WORKING WITH IMAGES IN
WEB PAGE: INSERTING AND FORMATTING OF
IMAGES USING SRC, BORDER, VSPACE, HSPACE,
ALIGN, ALT, HEIGHT, WIDTH AND
BACKGROUND.
PROGRAM BASED ON LINKING TWO OR MORE
WEB PAGES, LINKING WITHIN A WEB PAGE,
LINKING TO EXTERNAL PAGE, LINKING TO A
SPECIFIC POINT IN ANOTHER WEB PAGE,
LINKING IMAGE FILE, MAILTO.
WORKING WITH VIDEO AND SOUND FILE.
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PRACTICAL 1
AIM: WORKING WITH FOLDER AND WINDOWS UTILITY.
THEORY:
CREATE AND MANAGE FILES AND FOLDER TREE
File is Each document, whether it is a plain text file or a letter in Word or music
or the code to run a program , is called a file.
Folder is Files are grouped together in folders , also called directories by folks who
are used to certain other operating systems.
Disk or drive is Technically, a disk is an object on which you store your files and
a drive is the device that reads from and writes to the storage media. Often these words
are used as though they were the same thing. Some 'drives' are not discs at all, like flash
drives.
Your files and folders are stored on your computer's hard disk , or an external
drive connected to your computer, or on a network drive , or on some kind of
removable media like a floppy disk , a CD or DVD , a USB drive , or
another kind of removable disk.
A large hard disk can be divided into several logical drives to make the space easier to
work with and maintain. Older operating systems cannot handle drives larger than 2 GB
unless they are divided up this way. These logical drives display as additional hard
drives.
Drive Names: Drives are named with a letter plus a colon.
A: The floppy drive is A: and a second floppy drive is B:. Yes, computers are still
reserving letters for these ancient drive types. In the olden days, about 1982, our first
computer was tops with dual 5" floppy drives!
C: The hard drive or solid state drive that contains the operating system is C:. Logical
drives and external drives get letters that follow C:.
D: Your CD or DVD drive uses the first letter after all of your hard drives, so it
will be D: only if you have only one hard disk and it has no logical partitions.
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Network drives are usually further down the alphabet. Many networks start the
network drives at Z and go up the alphabet. A school I used to teach at assigned the
name O: to the network drive where a user could store documents. When I logged onto a
computer on the network, I could access that drive, no matter which computer I was
using.
Removable drives like flash drives are assigned a letter when they are connected.
Those letters can be reused by different devices as you plug in and remove various
storage devices. You can assign a drive letter to your device so that it will always use
that letter when it is attached to a computer. You must consider whether you will run
into a computer that already has a drive with that letter name! More than just confusion
can occur. Duplicate drive names are just not allowed, so you will not be able to view or
use your files.
Computers with built-in slots for removable media (USB, Smart Media, SD, Memory
Stick, etc) often show those drives even if they are empty. A printer that is connected to
your computer may show as a drive if it has slots for media, even when those are empty.
There is a setting in the Folder Options dialog on the View tab that lets you 'Hide empty
drives in the Computer folder'. But it may not hide those media slots that are built in.
Path is The drive and folders you must go through to get to the folder or file that you
want form the path to the file. A path always starts with a drive letter.
Examples:
The path C:\Windows\notepad.exe leads to the file that starts Notepad.
The path C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer leads to the folder that holds Internet
Explorer's program files. Note that a path uses a back slash \ while a web address (a
URL) uses a forward slash /.
FOLDER TREE
WinXP: An old-style menu and toolbar run across the top of the My Computer window.
The Folders button on the toolbar toggles the left pane between Common Tasks and the
folder tree.
Vista, Win7: A new toolbar has different buttons depending on what is in the Contents
pane. But it always includes the buttons Organize and Views .
Win8, Win8.1: Uses a ribbon with tabs to hold all of the commands. The Home
tab contains the commands for managing files and folders. The View tab has the buttons
for what will show in the window and in what order. The Details pane is off by default.
It shows on the right.
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CREATING FOLDER
A folder is a location where you can store your files. You can create any number of
folders and even store folders inside other folders (subfolders). Heres how to create a
new folder:
1.Go to the location (such as a folder or the desktop) where you want to create a new
folder.
2.Right-click a blank area on the desktop or in the folder window, point to New, and
then click Folder.
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3.Type a name for the new folder, and then press Enter.
FILE MANAGEMENT
COMPUTER FILING: There are many ways to move files and folders in a computer.
However, the buil in Windows Explorer (not to be confused with Internet Explorer) is
the preferreway. Windows Explorer can organize and control files and folders stored on
the different systems available, such as external hard drives, CD drives, the hard
drive,photo memory sticks, etc. Using Explorer we can delete, view, copy, and move
files and folders, however this tutorial will focus on using Explorer to move filesand
folders
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STARTING EXPLORER: To open Windows Explorer, click on the Start Orb , and
in the Start Menu search box that opens, type in "Explorer" (without the quotation
marks). From the menu that will open automatically, click on Windows Explorer.
Alternatively, There may be a Windows Explorer icon in the taskbar on the desktop.
USING WINDOWS EXPLORER:
With Explorer we can organize and control the files and folders of the different
storage systems on the computer such as the hard drive (both internal and
external), the DVD drive, USB flash drives, memory card readers, etc. Using
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Explorer you can delete, see, rename, copy or move files and folders. We will
focus on moving files and folders. As previously indicated, the Explorer view is
actually two windows incorporate into the same screen with each window having
its own scroll bars.In moving information from one place to the other it is always
moved from theright window (information source) to the left window
(information destination)and since we can see both the source and destination in
the same window, information is moved using drop and drag.
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PRACTICAL 2
AIM: TO STUDY MICROSOFT WORD
THEORY:
WHAT IS A MICROSOFT -WORD?
Word is a word - processor, which is marketed by a company named Microsoft

Word 97 is the most full - featured word processing program is used today. Word
is one of the most popular word processing software in the world. It is normally
sold as part of total office automation software called Microsoft Office.
A word processor therefore is a computer - based program that is:
Is used to type text ,Corrects spellings and grammatical errors,

Allow to preview the complete text before it can be printed and Gives a variety of
character styles and size to choose form
Saving a Text
With the document open, choose file, save from the menu or press Ctrl + S tool bar.
Setting Tabs Using The Ruler
Click the tab button on the left end of the ruler to tackle through the five tab choices.
Click the ruler to set the tab stops - all the default tab stops to the left of the new
tabs are deleted. Drag the tab - stop marker on the ruler to change the tab
position.
Drag the tab - stop marker off the ruler to remove the tab stop.
Aligning text vertically
Click the page that contains text you want to align.

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Choose File > Page Setup > Layout and choose Top, Center, Justified, or
Bottom from Vertically Alignment drop - down list.
Formatting a text
B I U
The simplest way to change the way your text looks is to use Bold, Italics,
Underline button on the formatting tool bar. To apply these, just click the
button you want your text to be formatted into.
Left Alignment: Text is placed with first letter of every line matching the left side of
page.
Justify: Both left and right side smooth.
Right Alignment: Text is placed with first letter of every line matching the right side
of page.
Changing the case of text
Text case refers to whether the characters are capital letters. All lower
case letters, or combination of two.
Sentence case: Converts selection to small letters but for the first letter of every
sentences
Lower case: Converts selection to small letters.
Upper case: Converts selection to capital letter.
Title case: Converts selection to small letters but for the first letter of every line.
Toggle case: Reverses selection from capital to small and vice a versa.
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To Setup the page
From the File Menu, choose page setup. Select the paper size and print orientation.
To adjust margins, click the margin tab.
Click OK when you have finish setting options.
Printing
You can print any office application and choose print option that fits the
application.
To Print
From the file menu, choose print or press Ctrl + P. If necessary
choose different options in the print. Modify the number of copies as
you want.
Click all to print entire document or enter starting and ending
page numbers. Click OK to begin printing.
To Find Text
You can locate a spot in to edit, by searching a word. From the

edit menu choose find or press Ctrl + F. In the find and replace, type
text in the find.Click find next the text in found and highlighted on
the screen. To find the next word, find next again. When you will
find the text you want, close the find and replace dialogue box.
CUT, COPY AND PASTE
Cut: Start by selecting the text which is to be cut. Select

CUT from the EDIT Menu.
Copy: Start by selecting the text which is to be copied. Select
COPY from EDIT Menu.
Paste: Select the position of the copied text. Select
PASTE from EDIT Menu.
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Checking spelling and grammar using tool bar
Click the spelling and grammar button on standard tool bar. Accept or
ignore any suggested correction.
Click next sentence to resume checking. Click Add to add the word to
the dictionary.
Click Change All or Ignore All to change or ignore all occur current
document.
Click the Check Grammar check box to turn off Grammar checking.
Preview: An option that allows you to see or preview the document

before it can be printed . Select Print Preview from the file menu.
Header: The extra information typed on the bottom margin of every

page in the document. Select Header from the view menu.
Footer: The extra information typed on the bottom

margin of every page in the document. Select Footer from
the view menu.
Creating and Entering Records in a Mail Merge
1. Choose Tools > Mail Merge from the menu bar.

2. Choose Create and select a type of main document.
3. Indicate whether you want to use the active window as the main
document or to create a new document.
4. Choose Get Data, and then choose Create Data Source.
5. Review the list of suggested file names in the Create Data Source
dialogue box; delete file name that you dont want.
6. Move the insertion point to the position where you want data from data
source to appear.
7. Click Insert Merge File and select file names from the insert merge
file at the desired
position.
8. Save the main document.
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Create Document:
Create Table:
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KEY BOARD SHORTCUTS

Ctrl +N Create a new document
Ctrl +w Close document
Ctrl +Shift +p: Change font size
Ctrl + [ Decrease font size by 1
Ctrl +u Apply underline
Ctrl +shift +d Double underline
Ctrl +1 Single space line
Ctrl +5 Set 1.5-line spacing
Ctrl +O Open a document
Alt +F4 Quit word
Ctrl +y Redo an action
Ctrl +] Increase font size by 1
Ctrl +b Apply bold formatting
Ctrl + I Apply italic formatting
Ctrl +p Print document
Ctrl+2 Double space line
Ctrl +e Center a paragraph
Ctrl +j Justify a paragraph
Ctrl +r Right align a paragraph
Ctrl +l Left align a paragraph
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PRACTICAL 3
AIM: TO STUDY MICROSOFT EXCEL
WHAT IS MICROSOFT EXCEL?
Ms-excel is a windows based application package, which is also the

member of ms-office family. It can be used to automate accounting,
scientific calculation related tasks such as calculations and analysis of
data. Ms-excel is easily customizable. It provides a very comfortable
environment and assists the user in several ways. When excel starts,
worksheet opens automatically. The major elements of the excel screens
are toolbars, worksheet and status bar.
What is menu bar?
Menu bar contains several menus which can be invoked by simply

clicking on them by a mouse or by using the short cut key
combinations from the keyboard .These menus provide access to
different commands of excel. Menu bar displays the list of all these
menu groups. The menus in excel are
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Name shortcut key
File alt +f (related to file/folder)
Edit alt +e (related to word processing & text editing)
View alt +v (related to page setting & Layout)
Insert alt +i (related to insertion of types of items)
Format alt +o (for text formatting of Cells, rows)
Tools alt +t (contains tools like auto & spell check)
Data alt +d (has data processing commands)
Important Excel functions
Function What it does Examples

sum (n1, n2) Calculates the total of all =sum(s2;s3) displays the
values in Parenthesis total of all the numbers
in cells s2 through s3
Average (n1,n2) Calculates the avg. Of a =avg.(t2:t5) display avg.
group of values of all no. In cell t2
Count (v1,v2) Counts the no. Of cells =count(w1,w2)
through t5. if every
that contain numeric values cell in this range contains
Max Finds highest and lowest =max(a1,a2)displays
a value
(n1,n2) value in the list highe
Today
Min (n1,n2) Displays todays date in the =today
st numeric() value
calculate
in list the
(n1,n2) cell no. Of days
Percentage Calculates percentage of a =c2*100/d2 displays
group of values the
percentage of all the no.
In cell c2 through d2.
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Deleting a worksheet
1. Point to the tab of the worksheet you want to delete and

right click.
2. Choose delete from the shortcut menu.
3. Excel displays a confirmation dialog box before permanently
deleting the worksheet. Click ok to delete the worksheet.
Printing a worksheet range of data
1. Select one or more ranges to print. The selected ranges do not have
to be continues, but they must be on the same sheet.
2. After you make your selection, pull down the file menu and choose print
options.
3. In the print dialog box, choose selections from the print area.
4. Click the print preview button to confirm that the current selection is
what you want to print. Adjust any other formatting options in the print
preview window.
5. Click the print button.
What is a workbook and worksheet?
A workbook is a multi page excel document. Each page in the workbook is called a wok
sheet, and the active worksheet is displayed in the document window. At the left end of
the horizontal scroll bar are sheet tabs and navigation buttons .Use the sheet tabs to move
to another worksheet and the navigation buttons to scroll through the sheet tabs.
What are worksheet components?

Each worksheet is divided into columns, rows and cells separated by gridlines. The first
column a, and the letter A appear in the column heading. The horizontal rows are
numbered. Each worksheet has 256 columns (a through iv) and 65536 rows.
Insert a worksheet?
To insert a worksheet, go to insert menu and choose worksheet
Delete a worksheet?
To delete a worksheet, click on the work sheet name tab, go to edit menu and choose
delete worksheet.
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Printing a document?
To print the document, click the print button on the standard toolbar or choose print
option from the file menu. A print dialog box will be displayed. Set the different items on
the box, as per the print requirement and press ok.
Moving a cell pointer?

To move the pointer one cell to the right, left, up or down use the keyboard arrow keys.
Data transfers between worksheet?

To move or copy data from one worksheet to other, cut or copy the selection and then
click the sheet tab for the sheet that you want to paste into. Click in the appropriate cell
and press enter to paste.
Creating graphs and charts
Excel has powerful graphics and charting features. These are very useful in
presentation, in decision making and in analyzing the data.
1. Open the salary worksheet.
2. Select the cells a8 till a13.
3. Hold down ctrl and select he cells h8 till h13.
4. Now we have two ranges of cells, which are required for the pie chart- the names
and the net pay of the employees.
5. Click on the chart wizard on the formatting toolbar. The chart wizard appears.
6. In the chart wizard, under the standard types tab, choose pie as chart type.
7. In the sub-type section select the second figure-pie with a 3-d visual effect.
8. Click next. The next step of the chart wizard appears.
9. Click the finish button. The chart appears as an object in the salary worksheet.
10. Click the save button on the standard toolbar to save the worksheet and the chart.
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PRACTICAL 4
Aim: To study Microsoft PowerPoint
WHAT IS POWER POINT?
Power point is a complete presentation graphics package. It has the

powerful features like power point wizards, toolbars and power point
views to create good slides. It has all the tools required to produce a
professional looking presentation, such as text handling, outlining, and
drawing graphics, clipart and so on. Speaker supports and aids help you
to create truly effective presentations. It has wizard, auto layouts, and a
complete set of easy to use tools assuring you to have everything you
need to share your knowledge with others.
Menus of power point
Menu bar has several menus which can be invoked by simply clicking
on them, by using a mouse or by using a hot key combination from the
keyboard. These menus provide access to different commands of
power point. These commands are grouped together in menus. Menu
bar displays the list of all these menu groups.
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Name Shortcut key Purpose

File Alt +f They are related to file/folder management
Edit Alt +e They are related to text &and word editing
View Alt +v They are related to page setting and layout
Insert Alt +i They are related to insertion of various types of items
Format Alt +f They text format cells, rows and column
Tools Alt +t They contain tools such as spell & auto checker
Slide show Alt +d They have slide show related commands
Windows Alt +w Commands for document management
Help Alt +h Various commands related to power point help
What is presentation?
Power point is a good way to communicate ideas simply and effectively. For complex
topics that are rich with details, such as a scientific paper or an annual report. Each
presentation consists of one more pages or slides, which can contain text, bulleted lists,
graphics, charts and other data types.
Insert a new slide
To insert a new slide, you can perform any of the following tasks.
1. Insert a slide, go to insert menu and choose
slide. 2. Choose a new slide button from
standard tool bar.
3. From the power point startup screen, choose blank presentation.
4. If power point is already open, pull down the file menu. Choose new, select
blank presentation from the general tab, and click ok.
5. Click the new button on the standard toolbar.
Delete a new slide
To delete a slide, make that slides current slide and choose duplicate slide from
the edit menu. Slide will be deleted immediately.
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Duplicate a slide
To duplicate a slide make that slide current slide and choose duplicate slide from
the edit menu.
Creating master slide
If you want to have certain common items on all the pages without adding them
individually to the slides one by one, create a master slide. The items contained in
master slide will automatically become the items for all the slides.
What are presentation graphics?
Presentation graphics is an application software available for designing charts.

You can perform any of the following tasks.
1. Design characters.
2. Arrange the matter in readable
form.
3. Add pictures in the charts.
4. Change the appearance of the alphabets on the
charts.
5. Print these charts.
To display slide setup
Ina new presentation, the slides by default have a width of 10inches, height of 7.5
inches and landscape orientation. These settings can be changed using the page setup
commands. The procedure for changing the slide setup is follows:
1. Click on the main menu option.

2. Click on the page setup command, the page setup dialogue box with the default
settings appear on the screen.
3. Click on the slides sized for dropdown
arrow. 4. Click on letter paper (8.5*11 in).
5. Click on the portrait radio button.
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6. Click on the ok button to change slide settings for every slide in your
presentation. The slides will now be 10inches in height, have a width of 7.5inches
and the orientation will be portrait.
Saving a presentation
To save a presentation on disk, click the save button on the standard or choose save
option or save as option from the file menu. Option save is to save the file with current
name and save as the command to save file with some other name.
To display a slide show
A presentation can be displayed on the screen by running a slide show. The slides
can be advanced manually or automatically. The procedure for running the slide
show is:
1. Click on the slide button. At the bottom of the slide to begin the slide
show.
2. Select slide show from the view menu to display a dialog box.
3. One slide is displayed at a time each slide fills the entire screen.
4. Click on the left mouse button or press enter or press page down to move one
slide forward.
5. When we reach the last slide in the presentation, power point brings us back
to the slide view, or any other view that we are in.
6. Click on file menu option
7. Click on close command to close the presentation.
8. Click on exit command to exit from the power point.
Printing a presentation
1. Choose file menu print to open the print dialog box.

2. In the print range area, choose the slides to be printed.
3. In the print what drop down list, select whether to print slides, handouts, notes
pages, or an outline.
4. Set other print options.
5. Click ok begin printing.
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Adding a clip art to a slide
1. Choose insert<picture >clipart or double- click a clip art placeholder to open the
insert clip art dialog box.
2. Select the picture you want to insert and click insert menu
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PRACTICAL 5
AIM: INSTALLATION AND KEYBOARD SETTING OF GUAJARATI

INDIC AND CREATE INVITATION LETTER IN GUAJARATI USING
INDIC.
Theory:
What is Gujarati Indic Input 2?
Gujarati Indic Input 2 provides a very convenient way of entering text in Gujarati Language
using the English QWERTY keyboard in any editing application (Office Application/WordPad
/Notepad) that supports Text Services. Gujarati Indic Input 2 tool will be packaged as a setup and
running the setup will invoke the services. The tool supports all popular keyboard layouts.
System Requirements
Windows Vista Windows 7 *Tool is compatible with equivalent 64-bit Operating Systems
mentioned above.
To Install Gujarati Indic Input 2
Installation of the Gujarati Indic Input 2 is a very easy process that takes less than two minute to
complete.
Run or double click Gujarati Indic Input 2 Setup. The setup wizard will guide you through the
installation process. Once the installation process is complete, Gujarati Indic Input 2 has been
successfully installed will be displayed. Note: On Windows Vista and Windows 7, if your user
login does not have administrative privileges or is not included in the user group of
administrators right click the "Setup.exe" icon and select "Run as Administrator".
To Use Gujarati Indic Input 2
1. Start any Office application, including WordPad or Notepad.

2. Click the Language Indicator located in the System Tray on the right side of the Windows
taskbar or on Language bar as shown below and select GU-Gujarati.
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3. Select Gujarati Indic Input 2 from the shortcut menu that appears. The PC is now ready to start
typing in Gujarati.
Supported Keyboards
Gujarati Indic Input 2 supports various types of Keyboards. Click Settings Icon and select
Keyboard. Choose keyboard layout of your choice form list of available keyboards.
Gujarati Transliteration
User can type his message in Roman using the Standard English keyboard, which is
transliterated on-the-fly to Gujarati. It works on the logic of phonetics and is most effective when
user write the word the way it is spoken.
Keyboard Rules
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Installing and Adding Gujarati as an Input Language in XP
1. First, go to Control Panel and open Regional and Language Options.
2. In the Languages tab under Supplemental language support, check the box for Install files
for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai). You will get a dialog box
that will say you're about to install some languages and will require 10 MB of disk space.
Indic languages should be part of that list. After you click okay, XP will install the
necessary files and may ask you to insert your XP installation CD.
You will have to restart the system after it's finished.
Note that you do not have to check Install files for East Asian languages, which will tax
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your system 230 MB.
FYI: The following list contains the files that are needed for a successful install. If you do
not have the original XP installation CD, you might be able to grab these files from another
computer.
3. Once the system has restarted, go back to the Languages tab and click on Details button
under Text services and input languages.
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4. Click on Add button. You will get a dialog box for adding an input language..
5. This dialog box may look different from the one in the screenshot. But you just need to
choose Gujarati from the Input language in the list. Each language can have several
keyboard layouts. You can add as many as you want. They are listed under Keyboard
layout/IME.
If you have already installed the Gujarati Phonetic keyboard layout, it will show in the list
here. If it does not, follow the instructions below to install it now and then come back to this
step. You may also choose the default keyboard layout.
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6. Once you choose your keyboard layouts, they will be listed in the previous window.
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Adding Gujarati as an Input Language in Vista and 7

The steps are similar in Windows Vista and Windows 7. All keyboards should be installed in
Vista and 7; we just need to add Gujarati to our input languages.
1. First, go to Regional and Language Options in Vista or Region and Language in Windows
7.
2. Click on Change keyboards.... We won't be changing keyboards; we'll be adding one..
3. Next, click on Add.
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4. Find Gujarati in the list and check the keyboards you want to add. The default keyboard
layout is called Gujarati. If you installed my customized layout (steps below), it will be
called Gujarati Phonetic. You can add both keyboards if you wish.
5. After adding the keyboards you selected, you should see them in the previous windows.
Installing the Gujarati Phonetic Keyboard Layout

In Windows Vista and Windows 7, you can simply download the setup file to install the Gujarati
Phonetic keyboard layout. In Windows XP, you need to install Gujarati as an input language by
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following steps 1 and 2 above first, then you can install my Gujarati Phonetic layout by
following the instructions below.
1. Download the installation program from the download page: Downloads.

2. Use Winzip or Winrar to extract the files to a folder.
3. Run setup.exe to install. Vista and 7 will require you to click okay on the UAC prompt to
install.
4. Go to Region and Language Options as shown above and select the Gujarati
Phonetic keyboard layout.
Language Bar
Once you have added Gujarati keyboard layout in XP, Vista, or 7, it is available to you when
needed by using the Alt+Shift keys to toggle between the keyboards you have added. If you need
a visual cue of the active input language, you can choose to display the language bar on the
desktop or in the taskbar. You can toggle between the languages by clicking on the language bar
buttons also. Note that you are not limited to just one keyboard layout for a language. You can
choose to keep the default keyboard and add my Gujarati Phonetic keyboard layout as well. The
Gujarati IME program discussed in the transliteration section also adds its keyboard layout here.
You may also want to consider adding shortcut keys to switch between the English and Gujarati
keyboards. This setting is found in the Text Services and Input Languages window and under
theAdvanced Key Settings tab. You can set specific key combinations, of the form Ctrl+X, to
switch to a language quickly. The default keys to cycle the input languages can be changed here
also. The screenshots below show the language bar on the desktop and the taskbar with the
default keyboard layout called "Gujarati" and my custom layout called "Gujarati Phonetic."
When docked in the taskbar, the language bar shows the Clicking on the keyboard icon shows
language code for the language currently selected: EN the keyboards for that language. I've
for English and GU for Gujarati. When there are included the default "Gujarati"
multiple keyboards selected by the user, a keyboard icon keyboard and my "Gujarati Phonetic"
will show next to the language code. keyboard.
Create invitation letter in Guajarati using indic
FIRST STEP: Enable support for Indian languages (Indic) on your computer.
( Skip this step if you have Windows Vista or Windows 7)
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Windows XP has inbuilt support for Indian languages.But the indian language support is not
activated by default. You need to activate it by installing additional components of Windows
from the installation disk. Here is how to do it:
1. Go to Control Panel (from the "Start" button)

2. Go to Regional and Language Options.
3. Click the Languages tab.

4. Check (click) the box marked Install files for complex scripts and right to left languages
(including Thai). When you check this line, a new window will appear. It will 'warn' you that
you need at least 10 MB of hard disk space and it will prompt you to putWindows XP install disk
in your CD drive.
5. Windows will install additional components from the disk.
6. You will be asked to restart your computer.
SECOND STEP: Download and Install the Indic IME:
Next, you need to download Indic Input IME from Bhashaindia.com. Unzip the downloaded file
and install it on your computer. The installation is simple and the details are in the text file that
comes with it.
THIRD STEP: Enable the language and, keyboard:
1. 1.Again go to Control Panel and open Regional and Language Options.

2. 2.Click the same Languages tab
3. 3.Now click Details under "Text Services and Input Languages".
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4. A new dialogue box named "Text Services and Input Languages" would open.
5. Click Add under "Installed Services", and then choose the the language you want to add (in you
case "Gujarati" and the keyboard layout ( in your case "Gujarati Indic IME 1') you want to use
for that language.
6. On the same page, click the Language Bar under "Preferences" and check mark the box to
"show the language bar on the desktop" and click ok to close the box.
7. On the same page, click "advanced" tab on the top which wold open another box. Make sure that
check box against "extend advanced text services to all programs" is checked.
8. Close everything.
FINAL STEP: Start typing using the language bar:

Now you will have language bar on the desktop. It looks like a small blue strip on the Desktop,
usually in the upper right corner.
Lets try using the language bar. Open any program like Wordpad, Internet Explorer or Outlook
express. Clicking on "EN" on the language bar will let you switch the language to Gujarati. (You
can do the same by pressing Alt-Shift also) Changing language to Gujarati would open another
bar - IME bar on the lower right corner of the screen with big "G" on it. ( I know that there are
far too many bars to deal with but you will soon get familiar with it !)
Indic IME gives you an option of typing in several ways, one I like is called 'transliteration',
which means you type phonetically in English. ( like 'gujaratee' etc. ) You can choose the
'transliteration' from the list by pressing on the little keyboard like icon on theIME bar. (See
picture)
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IME Bar
I would also advise you to turn the on-the-fly help from the IME bar by pressing the box with
little table icon, which would constantly advise you regarding which keys to press. The phonetic
or 'transliteration' method is very intuitive and easy.
On the fly help box shows you possible phonetic combinations
Type in Gujarati to your heart's content - write mails, create documents, name files in Gujarati or
start a Gujarati blog. Anytime you want to write Gujarati, choose it from the language bar and
you can start typing. Here is table of key combinations you can use to write all the letters of
Gujarati
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PRACTICAL 6
Aim: Practice browsing of different sites using search engine. practice and
understand different E-Mail services Outlook, Yahoo mail, rediffmail etc.
Practice Creating E-Mail accounts, Sending, Receiving & Storing of mails.
Theory:
Practice browsing of different sites using search engine
The Internet is made up of many smaller networks. For the University Homepage and Library
units of this course, we use our local computer network at Iowa State University. This local
network is part of the World Wide Web, which is part of the Internet.
When we want to access the World Wide Web on the Internet, we use a Web browser. A Web
browser allows your computer to read information on the World Wide Web. The two Web
browsers that are the most popular are Microsoft Explorer andFoxfire. Macintosh uses Safari. An
older browser is Netscape. When you first get on the Internet each time you use it, you choose
which browser you want to use. The Web browser software we will use
is Foxfire. Foxfire communicates with other webserver software on the internet to exchange
information. This information is called a web page. The starting page at a site is called the home
page.
Every web page on the Web has an address called a URL,Uniform Resource Locator. You
can navigate around the Web by typing the URL into the "location" or "netsite" box, a
rectangular box at the very top of your Home page and many other web pages. When you look at
the box on your Homepage, it contains the Homepage URL. You can change it. Put the cursor on
the right end of the part of the URL you want to erase, click, and push the delete key on your
keyboard until it is erased. Then you can type in a new URL, press RETURN, and go to another
web page.
The Internet is made up of many smaller networks. For the University Homepage and Library
units of this course, we use our local computer network at Iowa State University. This local
network is part of the World Wide Web, which is part of the Internet.
When we want to access the World Wide Web on the Internet, we use a Web browser. A Web
browser allows your computer to read information on the World Wide Web. The two Web
browsers that are the most popular are Microsoft Explorer andFoxfire. Macintosh uses Safari. An
older browser is Netscape. When you first get on the Internet each time you use it, you choose
which browser you want to use. The Web browser software we will use
is Foxfire. Foxfire communicates with other webserver software on the internet to exchange
information. This information is called a web page. The starting page at a site is called the home
page.
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Every web page on the Web has an address called a URL,Uniform Resource Locator. You
can navigate around the Web by typing the URL into the "location" or "netsite" box, a
rectangular box at the very top of your Home page and many other web pages. When you look at
the box on your Homepage, it contains the Homepage URL. You can change it. Put the cursor on
the right end of the part of the URL you want to erase, click, and push the delete key on your
keyboard until it is erased. Then you can type in a new URL, press RETURN, and go to another
web page.
Using A Browser Foxfire
The browser you use will do two major jobs
1. take you to web sites when you type the URL into the location box and
2. take you to web sites when you click on hypertext words or pictures.
The browser also handles other jobs for you when you use the toolbar.
The Tool Bar
The Foxfire toolbar contains several useful buttons. The HOME button returns you to your
homepage. The BACK button moves you to the last web page you saw. The GO menu will give
you a list of all your recently viewed pages, so you can select from them instead of having to use
the BACK button. The FORWARD and BACK buttons move you between recently viewed
pages. The FILE menu gives you several different options. The STOP (X) button stops the
transfer of information from a web site to you in case you decide you don't want to see it.
Finding Web Pages through your Browser with the URLs
1. Print out this exercise, or your teacher will give you a copy.
2. Press HOME to return to your university Home Page. You are now in the browser.
3. Type the following address with no spaces in the location box and then press RETURN:
http://www.moma.org/
What did you find?
You have reached a new website by typing its URL in the location box of your browser. If you
know the URL of the website you want, you can always type it into the location box and press
return.
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Finding Web Pages through your Browser with Hyperlinks
You can also move around the Web with hyperlinks. Remember the colored words called
hypertext? You clicked on the hypertext to move from the ISU Home Page to other web pages at
ISU. You clicked on hypertext to move to the glossary. These hypertext words and pictures are
called hyperlinks. Hyperlinks can be words, symbols, or pictures. When you put the mouse
pointer on a hyperlink, it changes into a pointing hand. Try it now.
1. Press HOME again. Find the location box again and type in the following address with no
spaces. Press RETURN:
http://www.nandotimes.com
2. What is this web site?
3. Move around on the Nando Times web site using the hyperlinks (click on the pictures and
hypertext).
a. Click on the word "Global" and scroll down the screen. What did you find?
b. Click BACK, and then click on one of the pictures. What did you find?
c. Click BACK, and then choose some more hyperlinks to look at. What did you find?
d. Finally, choose the GO button at the top of the screen and hold it down to see what you have
recently viewed. Choose one, and then practice using the FORWARD or BACK buttons to return
to your place.
Using Search Engines to Find Information on The World Wide Web
Browsers like Firefox allow you to look around at specific web pages by using the URLs and
hyperlinks. Browsers can also take you to Search Engines. Search Engines will help you when
you are searching for information about a general topic, but you don't know the URL.
The Firefox browser can take you to several indexes such as Yahoo!, Hot
Bot, Lycos, Google, and Excite.
Search Engine are programs that use key words to do your research for you while you
wait. Yahoo! and the other indexes also function as search engines. On every web page of a
search engine there is a "Search" box where you can type your key words. The key words
determine the information that the search engine finds. It is important to choose very specific key
words.
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Practice Doing Research Using Yahoo! and Google as Search Engines.
Imagine that you have to write a paper on Zoos and Wildlife conservation.
1. Pull down GO and choose Yahoo! Type the key word zoo in the search box. Then
click Search.
2. What is the search result? How many site matches did Yahoo! find?
3. Practice doing the search using the Hotbot and Lycos Search Engines. Are their results
different? Write the results below.
Yahoo!, Google, Hotbot, Lycos, Excite
We are getting too many results by using the word "zoo." It will be impossible to go through all
the results to find the ones that will be useful. Let's try another strategy.
Adding Key Words to the Search
1. Go back to Yahoo!. Now type zoo and wildlife conservation in the search box. What are your
results?
This is much better.
2. Scroll down and look at the results. Are these sites more what you are looking for?
3. Look at the highlighted words in the results. What words is the search engine matching? Is it
matching all of the words together as a phrase or is it matching the words separately?
4.Do the same with Google, Hotbot, and Lycos. How do the results differ from your search with
the word zoo alone?
Lycos,Hotbot,Google
5. What words are the search engines matching? Are they matching all of the words together as a
phrase or are they matching the words separately?
6. Now go to the same search on Google. Many students find Google very useful for research.
Scroll down. How many web pages did Google find?
7. Scroll down the list that the Google search engine found and look at the list of web sites as
you go. Is the search finding information only about zoos and wildlife conservation? What other
kinds of information is there?
8. Now go back and do a search for the Bronx zoo.
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9. Click Welcome to the Bronx Zoo . The "New York Zoos and Aquarium " web page will
appear.
10. Answer the following questions about the Bronx Zoo.
a. How many animals do they have?
b. What is new at the zoo?
c. What events do they have at the zoo?
11. Click on some of the Education programs. What is available? Who is eligible to join the
programs?
12. In the Education section, click on the "In the Wild" programs. What kinds of projects does
the zoo have and where are they? (Look under Section Topics, too)
13. In the section Topics, Click on some of the Science and Exploration programs. What is the
zoo doing in these fields?
14. Do you think this would be a useful web site to get information for a research paper on the
role played by zoos in wildlife conservation? Why?
15. Go BACK to the Google search page and do a search for the Denver Zoo. Look at this
website, too. Would this be a useful website to get information for a research paper on the role
played by zoos in wildlife conservation? Why?
16. Go BACK to the search page and do a search for Blank Park Zoo. Would this site be a useful
website to get information for a research paper on the role played by zoos in wildlife
conservation? Why?
Results of Your Research with Search Engines
It's important to realize that each index subject-tree directory and search engine may contain
completely different information. Of course several indexes may contain the same information,
too. If you don't find what you want in one index, try another. When you get results, you will
have to go through them to eliminate irrelevant topics and advertising because in this kind of
search, the computer looks for matches to each word separately. In our search, the computer was
looking for the key words zoo, wildlife, conservation separately, not together. So you may get
information about veterinarians and books about parks as well as information on zoos with the
key words above. Sometimes you may need to change or modify your key words, but adding key
words helps limit your search. We will learn more about key word strategies in the next units of
this course.
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Search Engines
Search engines on the World Wide Web are remotely accessible programs that let you do
keyword searches for information on the Internet. There are several types of search engines and
searches may cover titles of documents, URL's, headers, or full text. Keep in mind that the
results you get from one search engine may not match the results you get from another search
engine. In fact, they are often different due to the way each search engine behaves. Therefore, it
may actually be beneficial to use more than one search engine on a regular basis.
In this section, we briefly look at Google and Yahoo!. Web pages are often dynamic and can
change at any time. As a result, you may find that if either site changes, your experience with
JAWS may be different than what is described here.
Google
EXERCISE: Use the link below to go to the Google Web site and follow along with the
instructions.
When you first go to the Google Web site there is a blinking cursor in an edit box where you can
type the word or phrase that you are interested in.
Google Instant is a search enhancement that shows results as you type. It is designed to predict a
person's search by updating the page and showing results while you type. It is a time-saving
feature. However, because the page is changing as you type this can sometimes cause problems
for screen reader users. You may find a link on the page that reads "Screen reader users, click
here to turn off Google Instant." If you choose this link it makes your searches using a screen
reader much easier.
To change your preferences for Google you can do the following:
1. Press INSERT+F7 to open the JAWS list of links.

2. Choose the link Options, and then press ENTER. A links submenu opens on the Google
site.
3. Press DOWN ARROW to move to the link Search Settings, and then press ENTER.
4. Beneath the heading Google Instant predictions is an On/Off slider bar. At the time of
this writing it does not read well with JAWS. Press ENTER on it to go into forms mode.
5. Press DOWN ARROW on this slider bar to turn the feature off.
6. Press NUM PAD PLUS to get out of forms mode.
7. Press B to move to the Save button at the bottom of the page, and then activate it by
pressing ENTER.
Manage search engines
Google Chrome lets you search the web directly from the address bar at the top of the browser
window (also called the "omnibox"). When you type search terms in the bar, itll automatically
return search results from a search engine, like Google. You can specify the search engine that
the address bar should use by default.
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If you're having trouble blocking pop-ups, saving your homepage, startup page, or search engine,
then you may have malware. Get help restoring your settings.
Set your default search engine
By default, your address bar uses Google to return search results, but you can choose to use
another search engine instead.
1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.

2. Select Settings and find the "Search" section.
3. Select the search engine you want to use from the menu. If the search engine you want to
use doesn't appear in the menu, click Manage search engines.
4. In the Search Engines dialog that appears, select the search engine that you'd like to use
from the list.
5. Click the Make default button that appears at the end of the row. Dont see the button? You
may need to edit its URL. See details below on setting up a search engine.
If the search engine you want to use isn't on this list, see the steps below to add it as a new search
engine option.
Add, edit, or remove search engines
Google Chrome automatically saves a list of the search engines you've come across while
browsing the web. For example, if you visit http://www.youtube.com, the browser automatically
detects and adds the YouTube search engine to the list of search engines that you can access.
Youll then be able to search YouTube directly from the address bar without even visiting the
site.
To manually add, edit, or remove search engines from the browser, follow the steps below.
1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.

2. Select Settings and find the "Search" section.
3. Click Manage search engines.
Add a search engine: Scroll to the bottom of the dialog and fill out the fields to set
up the search engine.
Edit a search engine: Select the search engine from the list and click the field you
want to modify.
Remove a search engine: Select the search engine and click the x that appears at
the end of the row.
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Yahoo mail service
Yahoo! Mail is your ubiquitous email program on the web, Windows 8 and mobile devices with
unlimited storage, SMS texting, social networking and instant messaging to boot.
While Yahoo! Mail is generally a joy to use, free-form labeling and smart folders would be nice,
and the spam filter could catch junk even more effectively.
Pros
Yahoo! Mail integrates email, instant messaging, social networks and SMS text messaging.
Keyboard shortcuts, a desktop-like interface and attention to detail make Yahoo! Mail a joy to
use.
Yahoo! Mail comes with 1 TB online storage.
Cons
Yahoo! Mail's spam filter could be more precise and its manual rules more flexible
You cannot label messages freely (and with multiple tags) or set up smart folders
Yahoo! Mail does not offer IMAP access for desktop email programs Description
Yahoo! Mail offers free email accounts with 1 TB online storage at the yahoo.com, ymail.com
and rocketmail.com domains.
You can access Yahoo! Mail on the web, via POP and through IMAP (the latter using certain
devices and email programs at least); you can also have mail at your Yahoo! Mail account
forwarded to another email address.
In addition to email, you can send SMS texts and instant messages to Yahoo!, Facebook and
Windows Live contacts.
Yahoo! Mail automatically collects junk emails in a "Spam" folder, and you can report
unwanted emails the filter missed.
Disposable email addresses let you createand delete againthrowaway addresses that
deliver to your Yahoo! Mail account (only) as long as they are active.
Up to 200 filters automatically file incoming mail. You can also block email addresses and
instant messaging contacts.
Yahoo! Mail allows you to collect mail from additional POP accounts, and you can send from
their addresses using the web interface, too.
Acting as a social network, Yahoo! Mail lets you connect to Yahoo! and Facebook users,
whose mail then gets extra treatment.
Virus scanning and Yahoo! Mail's not downloading remote images or other content in emails
protects you from much online harm.
Keyboard shortcuts, drag and drop, tabs, address auto-completion and more lend Yahoo! Mail
desktop-like qualities.
On mobile devices, Yahoo! Mail offers slick web-based or powerful native applications
(available for Android and iPhone).
A Windows 8 app works much like the Windows 8 email program and sports new mail
notifications on the Start screen.
Applications can expand Yahoo! Mail to let you edit pictures, for example, or send money and
big files easily.
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outlook mail service
Outlook.com serves free email with practically unlimited storage accessible on the web with a
rich and helpful interface or using POP and Exchange ActiveSync in email programs on desktop
and mobile device.
Unfortunately, IMAP access is not part of the mix, and Outlook.com could offer more help with
composing in addition to organizing mail.
Pros
Outlook.com offers a rich and functional email experience on the web (and desktop or mobile
access using POP and Exchange ActiveSync)
Flexible categories help organize mail, filters clean it up
You can set up POP email accounts for sending and receiving in Outlook.com
Cons
Outlook.com lacks IMAP access

You cannot set up blocks of text or message templates for re-use in Outlook.com
Outlook.com does not include saved searches
Description
Outlook.com is a free email service with practically unlimited online storage.

POP access is available in most email programs;Exchange ActiveSync offers richer access to
mail and folders in Outlook, Windows Live Mailand many a mobile email program.
You can have Outlook.com forward all incoming mail to another email address.
Support for rich text editing, drag-and-drop and keyboard shortcuts aplenty makes
Outlook.com on the web an experience resembling that with a desktop email program.
Integrating with SkyDrive, Outlook.com lets you send files up to 300 MB in size and share
photos via SkyDrive albums (right from the email you compose).
In addition to filing messages in folders and flagging them, you can apply free-form categories
for organization. Outlook.com also comes with a number of categories (including
"Newsletters", "Social updates" and "Family") already set up and automatically applied to
matching emails.
"Quick views" offer fast access to certain emails including those containing images or
documents, flagged mail and shipment updates; "Quick views" are available for categoriesas
well.
A simple search field finds relevant emails fast in Outlook.com while various search
parameters (including sender, recipient, subject, folder and date) let you narrow results more
precisely.
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Outlook.com includes a spam filter whose actions you can correct (and improve for the future)
easily. Virus and phishing emails are detected as well.
Other filters file, delete, flag and forward mail; special rules can help you maintain a cleaner
inbox by acting on messages by age, for example, or number (say, of newsletter issues).
You can set up alternate email addresses for sending (including up to 15 aliases for your
Outlook.com address). Outlook.com collects mail from your other POP email accounts if you
wish.
Integration with SkyDrive allows you to send files easily up to 25 MB each and 10 GB per
message in total.
Outlook.com can answer emails on your behalf using out-of-office auto-replies.
Connecting with Facebook lets you chat with friends from both Facebook and Windows Live
right in Outlook.com. Outlook.com can keep a record of these instant messaging
conversations.
Outlook.com also can pick up updates, Tweets, pictures and full names from services including
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Rediffmail service
Rediffmail is a web based e-mail service provided by Rediff.com. The service has around 95
million registered usernames.[2] It offers unlimited free storage space.[3]Rediff recently launched
an AJAX-based mail interface.[4] Rediffmail also allows users to send and receive mails in many
Indian languages on Microsoft Windows.[5]Rediffmail is also available on mobiles through the
free mobile application. In October 2010, Rediff.com launched a paid mobile email service
named "Rediffmail NG" with support for all mobile phone platforms
including Symbian, Java and Android. In addition, it offers synchronisation across
users' phone and PC.[6] It offers unlimited storage the POP3, IMAP mail protocols.
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Creating E-Mail accounts, Sending, Receiving & Storing of mails.
Get started with Opera Mail

This topic shows you how to create an account and import messages and settings so that you can
start using Opera Mail.
In this topic:
What you need to get started
Create or add an account
IMAP sent folder
Import messages or settings
What started
To use Opera Mail, you need the following:
1. The Opera desktop browser installed on your PC.
2. An email address and service provider that offers IMAP or POP access to your inbox. Whether
you can use Opera Mail with your existing account depends on the services offered by your
provider, and sometimes the type of account. For example, some providers only offer a web
interface, while some may only offer access to POP or IMAP for an extra fee, or if you upgrade
your account. Some providers will only let you use their own software. The table below lists
some examples of some leading webmail sites and indicates whether you can use them with
Opera Mail.
Webmail Service IMAP POP

AOL Mail Yes Yes
FastMail Yes Yes
Gmail Yes Yes
MobileMe Yes Yes
Windows Live Hotmail No Yes
Yahoo! Mail No Yes
Providers that offer neither POP nor IMAP access are generally not supported, although there are
a number of third-party utilities that you could try, listed below. Note that we don't offer support
for these.
YPOPs! for Yahoo! Mail
IzyMail for Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, Windows Live Mail, Lycos Mail, AIM Mail and others
FreePOPs which supports all of the above and many more through custom modules
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Create or add an account
Opera Mail is built into the Opera browser; all you need to get started is an email address. You
can use Opera Mail with FastMail.FM, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL or any service that supports IMAP
or POP protocols. For more information on providers, see Using Opera Mail with your webmail
account below.
To create or add an Opera account, follow the steps below:
1. From the menu, select Mail and Chat Accounts.
2. If you do not have an Opera account, you are prompted to create one. If you have an Opera
account, selectAdd.
3. Select the kind of account you want to create, for example, email or newsgroup. If you
want to import messages and settings, see the Import messages and settings topic.
4. In the resulting dialog, complete the following fields:
Real name: Type the name that you want to display in the From field of your emails.
Email address: Type your email address.
Organization: Type the name of your organization (optional).
5. Click Next.
6. Type the login name provided by your ISP provider. For example, your Fastmail.FM or
Gmail username, Yahoo! ID name, or AOL login name.
7. Type your password.
8. Depending on the service enabled for your email account, select either IMAP or POP. For
example, for Yahoo! Mail, select POP and for AOL Mail, select IMA. For an explanation
of these terms, see What is POP and IMAP? below.
9. If your server details are automatically recorded, go to step 9. Otherwise, complete
incoming and outgoing server details. Ask your ISP for the specific details. See also: Non-
standard server ports
10. To enable TLS encryption for incoming and/or outgoing servers, check Use secure
connection (TLS). For details, see the Secure connection (TLS) topic.
11. If you use POP and want to access email from other computers, tick Leave messages on
server.
12. Select Finish. The Mail and Contacts options are added to the menu and the Mail panel
appears. You use these to access your messages or newsfeeds, and your contact address
book.
13. Notes: For IMAP accounts, also see IMAP sent folder.
E-mail (short for electronic mail) is a fast and convenient way to communicate with others.
You can use e-mail to:
Send and receive messages. You can send an e-mail message to any person with an e-mail
address. The message arrives in the recipient's e-mail inbox within seconds or minutes
despite whether he or she is your next-door neighbor or lives halfway around the world.
You can receive messages from anyone who knows your e-mail address, and then read and
reply to those messages.
Send and receive files. In addition to typical text-based e-mail messages, you can send
almost any type of file in an e-mail message, including documents, pictures, and music. A
file sent in an e-mail message is called an attachment.
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Send messages to groups of people. You can send an e-mail message to many people
simultaneously. Recipients can reply to the whole group, allowing for group discussions.
Forward messages. When you receive an e-mail message, you can forward it to others
without retyping it.
One advantage that e-mail has over the telephone or regular mail is its convenience. You can
send a message at any time of day or night. If the recipients aren't in front of their computers
or online (connected to the Internet) when you send the message, they'll find it waiting for them
the next time they check their e-mail. If they are online, you might get a reply within minutes.
Sending e-mail is also free. Unlike sending a regular letter, no stamp or fee is required, no matter
where the recipient lives. The only charges that apply are those that you pay for an Internet
connection or a specific e-mail program.
What do I need before I can use e-mail?
To use e-mail, you need three things:

An Internet connection. To connect your computer to the Internet, you must first sign up
with an Internet service provider (ISP). An ISP provides you with access to the Internet,
usually for a monthly fee. You also need a modem. See What do I need to connect to the
Internet?
An e-mail program or web-based e-mail service. You can download or purchase e-mail
programs from Microsoft or another provider. E-mail programs often have more features
and are faster to search than most web-based e-mail services. Before you set up an e-mail
program, you'll need to get some information from your ISP: usually your e-mail address,
password, the names of your incoming and outgoing e-mail servers, and certain other
details.
If you don't want to download or purchase an e-mail program, you can instead sign up with
a free web-based e-mail service, such as Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail, or Yahoo! Mail.
These services allow you to check your e-mail with a web browser from any computer
connected to the Interneteven a computer that belongs to someone else or is in a public
location such as a library.
An e-mail address. You get an e-mail address from your ISP or web-based e-mail service
when you sign up. An e-mail address consists of a user name (a nickname you choose, not
necessarily your real name), the @ sign, and the name of your ISP or web-based e-mail
providerfor example, someone@example.com
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Creating and sending e-mail messages
Sample e-mail message
Here's how to fill out the message window in most e-mail programs. These steps may vary,
depending on what e-mail program or web-based service you are using:
1. In the to box, type the e-mail address of at least one recipient. If you're sending the
message to multiple recipients, type a semicolon (;) between e-mail addresses.
In the Cc box, you can type the e-mail addresses of any secondary recipientspeople who
should know about the message but don't need to act on it. They'll receive the same
message as the people in the to box. If there are no secondary recipients, leave this box
blank. Some e-mail programs also have a Bcc field, which allows you to send a message to
people while hiding certain names and e-mail addresses from other recipients.
2. In the Subject box, type a title for your message.
3. In the large blank area, type your message.
To attach a file to the message, click the Attach File button on the toolbar (located just
below the menu bar). Locate the file, select it, and then click Open. The file now appears
in the Attach box in the message header.
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File attached to an e-mail message You're done! To send the message, click the Send button. It will zip
through the Internet to your recipients.
Note
To change the style, font, size, or color of the text, select the text, and then click one of the
buttons or menu items that allow you to change the text formatting.
Reading e-mail messages
Most e-mail programs and web-based e-mail services have an inbox where you can read
messages you have received. You might have to click a button labeled Send/Receive, or
something similar, to receive new messages. To see a list of e-mail messages you've received,
click Inbox in the Folders list of your e-mail program. Your e-mail messages should appear in
the message list. The list typically shows who sent the mail, the subject, and when it was
received.
To read a message, click it in the message list. The contents of the message might appear below
the message list in the preview pane. If so, double-click it in the message list to read the message
in a separate window.
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Click the inbox to see your e-mail messages

To reply to a message, click the Reply button.
E-mail etiquette
Like telephone and face-to-face conversations, e-mail communication has certain implied rules
of behavior. These rules are referred to as e-mail etiquette or netiquette (a combination of the
terms Internet and etiquette). For effective communication, follow these guidelines:
Be careful with humor and emotion. E-mail doesn't convey emotion well, so the recipient
might not understand your intended tone. Sarcastic humor is particularly risky because the
recipient might interpret it literally and take offense. To convey emotion, consider using
emoticons (see "Using emoticons" in this article below).
Think before you send. Writing and sending an e-mail message is fast and easysometimes
too easy. Make sure you've thought out your message first, and avoid writing when you're
angry.
Use a clear and concise subject line. Summarize the contents of the message in a few words.
People who receive a large amount of e-mail can use the subject to prioritize the message.
Keep messages short. Although an e-mail message can be of any length, e-mail is designed
for quick communication. Many people don't have the time or patience to read more than a
few paragraphs.
Avoid using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. Many people perceive sentences written in all
uppercase letters as yelling and might find it annoying or offensive.
Be careful with sensitive or confidential information. Any recipient can forward your
message to otherseither intentionally or accidentally.
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Additionally, in formal or business communication, avoid spelling and grammatical errors.

Sloppy e-mail conveys an unprofessional image. Proofread your messages before you send them,
and if your e-mail program has a spelling checker, use it.
Using emoticons
Because it's often difficult to convey emotion, intent, or tone through text alone, early Internet
users invented emoticons (a combination of the terms emotion and icons)sequences of
keyboard characters that symbolize facial expressions. For example, :) looks like a smiling face
when you look at it sideways. Below are some examples of emoticons.
Emoticon Meaning
:) or :-) Smiling, happy, or joking
:( or :-( Frowning or unhappy
;-) Winking
:-| Indifferent or ambivalent
:-o Surprised or concerned
:-x Not saying anything
:-p Sticking out your tongue (usually in

fun)
:-D Laughing
Dealing with junk e-mail

Just as you might receive unsolicited advertisements, flyers, and catalogs in your regular mail,
you'll probably receive junk e-mail (often called spam) in your inbox. Junk e-mail might include
advertisements, fraudulent schemes, pornography, or legitimate offers. Because it's very
inexpensive for marketers to send junk e-mail, it's not uncommon for people to receive a large
amount of it.
Many e-mail programs and web-based e-mail services include a junk filter, also called a spam
filter. These analyze the content of messages sent to you and move suspicious messages to a
special junk e-mail folder, where you can view or delete them at any time. If a junk e-mail
message slips past the filter into your inbox, many e-mail programs allow you to specify that any
future messages from that sender be automatically moved to the junk e-mail folder.
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To help prevent junk e-mail:

Use caution in giving out your e-mail address. Avoid publishing your real e-mail address in
newsgroups, on websites, or in other public areas of the Internet.
Before you give your e-mail address to a website, check the site's privacy statement to be
sure it doesn't permit the disclosure of your e-mail address to other companies.
Never reply to a junk e-mail message. The sender will know that your e-mail address is
valid and might sell it to other companies. You're then likely to receive even more junk
e-mail.
Storing of mail on system
STORE EMAIL IN THE FILE SYSTEM WITH ONE EMAIL MESSAGE PER FILE.
Outlook users are used to having all their email stored in a single file - PST (or in a single
Exchange server mailbox). This article offers an alternative. While this suggestion might seem
unexpected at first, it does offer quite a few benefits.
SOME OF THE BENEFITS THIS SYSTEM OFFERS:
View email messages using the Windows Explorer.

Keep email messages together with other related documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
CAD, etc).
Easily share documents with colleagues.
Easily find email with search tools, such as Windows Search.
Easily archive email for compliance, retention and backup.
One message per file makes incremental email backups possible.
Avoid losing email due to PST corruption.
Reduce PST or Exchange mailbox size.
Move messages between computers.
VIEW EMAIL MESSAGES USING THE WINDOWS EXPLORER

Windows Explorer makes a surprisingly good email viewer. Message attributes, such as sender,
received date, etc., can be displayed in Windows Explorer columns. You can sort on these fields
by clicking on the column headers. (Note: To have MessageSave populate the "Author" column,
enable the Add sender information to saved files option).
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When you double-click on a saved msg file, it opens in Outlook and looks exactly like it did
when it was in your Inbox.
SELECTING MESSAGE FORMAT

By default, MessageSave saves messages in "msg" format. "Msg" files work great because they
contain all the information about the original message. They open in Outlook and look and feel
like if the message is still in your Outlook mailbox. You can reply and forward. All message
attachments are preserved. You can even drag and drop and "msg" file back into Outlook. "Msg"
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files can also be indexed and search by tools, such as Windows Desktop Search for easy retrieval
(see below for more details on searching the saved message files). We recommend that you use
"msg" format unless you have specific requirements that call for something different.
KEEP EMAIL WITH OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS

Most users organize their files in project related folders. They keep all documents (Word
documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, CAD drawings, etc.), related to a
particular project, in the same folder. However, for email related to the same projects, users have
to go somewhere else - Outlook. By keeping email messages in the file system, along with the
rest of the project related files, you eliminate the need to constantly switch between File Explorer
for regular documents and Outlook for email messages.
EASILY SHARE DOCUMENTS WITH COLLEAGUES

As you know, a PST file can be opened by one instance of Outlook at a time. This makes sharing
email stored in a PST very difficult. If you store email as individual files on a file server or a
shared drive, every user that have access to that drive can access the email messages stored there.
If you already have shared folders for projects, that is a natural place to store email, so that it is
easily accessible to everyone.
EASILY FIND EMAIL WITH SEARCH TOOLS, SUCH AS WINDOWS SEARCH

Storing email in the file system makes it very easy to search for it. Simply use Windws Search to
perform full text searches on the saved files.
Windows Search is built into Windws 7 and Vista. For Windows XP it is available as a free
download from Microsoft Windows Search for XP. Be sure to also download and
install Windows Desktop Search Add-in for Outlook saved mail (.msg file) as well.
EMAIL ARCHIVING
Email archiving becomes more and more important. Many industries, such as security dealers,
healthcare, etc., have compliance regulations requiring them to archive and retain all client
communications, including email. Storing email as individual files in the file system is a very
effective archiving solution. You can
manipulate the archive using standard file backup and archiving tools
burn the archive to DVD/CD
make the directories read-only if required
control access with directory permissions
view email with Windows Explorer
search the archive using WDS
INCREMENTAL EMAIL BACKUP

If you store email in a single PST file, email backup becomes a challenge, once a PST grows
above a certain size. Receiving a single new message changes the PST file, which means the
backup software has to copy the entire PST file. That can take quit a long time and takes a lot of
space.
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Storing every email in its own file means that when one message changes or arrives, you have to
backup just that one file. That makes backups so much easier and faster, which means more users
will actually use backups and avoid losing important email. This also makes incremental email
backups very practical. And you do not need to shutdown Outlook to back up the saved msg
files.
AVOID LOSING EMAIL DUE TO PST CORRUPTION

Storing all your email in a single PST file can be a fairly risky proposition. If that file gets
corrupted, you risk potentially losing all your email. Storing each email message in its own file
means that if a single file gets corrupted, you lose just that one message. Do you feel safer
already?
REDUCE PST OR EXCHANGE MAILBOX SIZE

By storing email in the file system, outside of Outlook you reduce the size of your mailbox.
If your mailbox is on an Exchange server, the mailbox size is likely limited by your system
administrator. Don't you hate getting those "Your mailbox is over the size limit" messages?
If you are using a PST, keeping it small greatly reduces chances of corruption and keeps Outlook
stable and fast.
Note: EZDetach is another great tool for controlling mailbox size by keeping large attachments
out of it.
MOVE MESSAGES BETWEEN COMPUTERS

By saving individual message files to portable media (floppy, flash drive, etc.) you can easily
move email between multiple computers in an office or between an office and a home computer.
To be honest, you can save Outlook email messages as individual files without any additional
software, simply by using Outlook's Save As" command. However MessageSave does make this
process a lot easier with features such as preserving original email timestamp, saving all
messages in one shot, scheduled operations, etc. Download an evaluation version
of MessageSave today!
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6 PRACTICE BROWSING OF DIFFERENT SITES

AIM: WORKING WITH FOLDER AND WINDOWS UTILITY.

CREATE AND MANAGE FILES AND FOLDER TREE

USING WINDOWS EXPLORER:

AIM: TO STUDY MICROSOFT WORD

WHAT IS A MICROSOFT -WORD?

Word is a word - processor, which is marketed by a company named Microsoft

A word processor therefore is a computer - based program that is:

Is used to type text ,Corrects spellings and grammatical errors,

Setting Tabs Using The Ruler

Aligning text vertically

Click the page that contains text you want to align.

Justify: Both left and right side smooth.

Changing the case of text

Lower case: Converts selection to small letters.

Upper case: Converts selection to capital letter.

To Setup the page

You can locate a spot in to edit, by searching a word. From the

CUT, COPY AND PASTE

Cut: Start by selecting the text which is to be cut. Select

Checking spelling and grammar using tool bar

Preview: An option that allows you to see or preview the document

Header: The extra information typed on the bottom margin of every

Footer: The extra information typed on the bottom

Creating and Entering Records in a Mail Merge

1. Choose Tools > Mail Merge from the menu bar.

KEY BOARD SHORTCUTS

AIM: TO STUDY MICROSOFT EXCEL

WHAT IS MICROSOFT EXCEL?

Ms-excel is a windows based application package, which is also the

What is menu bar?

Menu bar contains several menus which can be invoked by simply

Name shortcut key

File alt +f (related to file/folder)

Edit alt +e (related to word processing & text editing)

View alt +v (related to page setting & Layout)

Insert alt +i (related to insertion of types of items)

Format alt +o (for text formatting of Cells, rows)

Tools alt +t (contains tools like auto & spell check)

Data alt +d (has data processing commands)

Important Excel functions

Function What it does Examples

1. Point to the tab of the worksheet you want to delete and

Printing a worksheet range of data

What is a workbook and worksheet?

What are worksheet components?

Moving a cell pointer?

Data transfers between worksheet?

Creating graphs and charts

1. Open the salary worksheet.

2. Select the cells a8 till a13.

3. Hold down ctrl and select he cells h8 till h13.

8. Click next. The next step of the chart wizard appears.

Aim: To study Microsoft PowerPoint

WHAT IS POWER POINT?

Power point is a complete presentation graphics package. It has the

Menus of power point

Name Shortcut key Purpose

Insert a new slide