Blog Post Four

IS101-3003/5, Spring 2026 was definitely a new experience for me. Before this course, the only Microsoft Office application I had a bit of experience in was Outlook. I've passed MO-110, 210, and 310. I'm a Microsoft Office Associate! I liked how this class was structured, we had a professor who wanted to see us succeed, he didn't allow us to go on auto-pilot or "zombie-brain" mode, we had to pay attention to certain details. We had a bunch of hard-working students who love going above and beyond and above and beyond they did.

I learned a lot from this course, not only in Microsoft Office, and not only in life skills, but people's lives. So many different perspectives of living, hobbies, jobs, loved ones, and more, all shown to use through slide show presentations.

From chapter 6 of LabSim, I wanted to talk about 6.3.1 Text and Content Placeholders. Text and Content Placeholders are what I found most useful in PowerPoint because of the convenience in selecting what you want to add into space the placeholder is occupying. This is where text is typed and where videos, audio, charts and pictures can be added as well. 

This was my presentation using PowerPoint:

 

My 3rd Blog Post

The MO 210 Exam was easier than I thought it would be, especially with all the practice I had before hand. I'll probably preserve the skills I learned with the test and practice through using Excel for data storing and sometimes even for fun. I am an Accountant Major (when I transfer to a 4-year university), so I definitely will be using Excel. The A6 Spreadsheet Analysis with Trailer was definitely more of an attention to detail assignment more than actual Excel work for me. I got most of the hard part right but kept stumbling on the small stuff.

My favorite thing I learned from Chapter 5 of LabSim is the 5.7.1 Relative and Absolute References. It's such a small but useful thing to know. How to lock a cell reference so Excel knows which cell to continue to go back to instead of moving to the cells around it for information. The F4 key on my keyboard has other functions so I just decided it would be easier to put dollar signs ($) in front of the cell letter and number when needed instead of using the F4 key.

I can apply Phase 2 to my career and anything excel related. I will pay more attention to document designs and other cosmetics that make documents more professional, and use functions I've learned in Excel to make my Excel experience easier.

I will try my best to finish strong with Phase 3, my classes are finishing up so I hope to be able to focus on IS101 more.