Reflection
My experience in this class has been eye-opening. I have learned so much about Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. The skills that I have acquired from using these systems will help me throughout my future career and especially college. Now that I know how to make creative and unique power points I can blow my future professors away with my presentations. I have learned how to add animations, insert side transitions, time a slide show so it will move without clicking, insert new styles/themes, and so much more! When my future professor asks the class to write a research paper using pictures with wrapped text and double spacing I will know exactly what to do. All of the formatting tricks I have learned in this class will help me to format professional looking essays and that will help me keep my grades up. These newly acquired skills will help me in a professional setting too. Since I know how to make a professional looking power point, I could use the slideshows I create to present business ideas in a creative way to my colleagues. I could also use my Microsoft Word skills to type up professional business letters to send out to my fellow workers. If I end up working in a field that deals with data organization, I can create complex tables and graphs to keep the information organized and together. Throughout the duration of this class I have taken three certiport exams to test my knowledge. The first certiport exam I took was for Microsoft word. I didn't pass the first day but I was so close. Since I was determined to pass, I reviewed what I missed and tried again the next day. One I took my second attempt, I passed. I was so proud of myself because I had worked hard to figure out how to use the tools I messed up on and learned from my mistakes. I am now certified in Microsoft Word. The second certification test I took was the Microsoft Word Expert exam. To pass this test, you need a lot of skill in Microsoft. I attempted this test two times and sadly did not pass either time. I am glad I took it though because it taught me a lot about the complex functions of Word. The final certification test I took was PowerPoint. I have always been pretty good with PowerPoint and by using the new skills I have learned in this class, I passed the exam on the first try. Throughout this class I have learned so much about all of the functions of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Having experience with these systems will help me in my future career and schooling. I can also use these skills I have learned to teach other people about the endless possibilities of the functions you can perform in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Even when this class is over I want to continue to grow my knowledge of the functions of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint on my computer at home. I am so glad I took this class because it opened my eyes to the endless potential of the Microsoft systems.