ORGANISING, MANAGING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION USING ESSENTIAL PRODUCTIVITY
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Subject: Ict
Class: SHS 1
Term: 2nd Term
Week: 10
Grade code: 2.1.1.LI.5
Strand code: 1
Sub-strand code: 1
Content standard code: 1.2.2.CS.1
Indicator code: 2.1.1.LI.5
Theme: ICTs IN THE SOCIETY
Subtheme: ORGANISING, MANAGING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION USING ESSENTIAL PRODUCTIVITY
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In today's digital world, we create a lot of information. Imagine you are the secretary for your class group project, and you have created a budget for your School-Based Assessment (SBA) using a spreadsheet. If the computer suddenly goes off ("dumsor"), all your hard work could be lost. Knowing how to properly save your work is crucial. Furthermore, once the budget is complete, you need to share it with your group members or submit a printed copy to your teacher.
This lesson focuses on three core skills: Saving, Organising, and Printing. These ensure your work is safe, easy to find, and ready to be shared in a physical format. Part 1: Saving Your Work
Saving is the process of storing your data permanently on a storage device like a hard drive, a pen drive (flash drive), or cloud storage. If you don't save, your work exists only in the computer's temporary memory (RAM) and will be lost when the computer is turned off.
There are two main commands for saving: `Save` and `Save As`.
A. The `Save` Command What it is: The `Save` command updates the last saved version of a file with the changes you have just made. When to use it: When you are working on a file that has already been saved before. You are not changing the file's name, location, or type. Think of it like adding more sentences to a letter you are writing in your notebook. You are just updating the existing work. How to use it: Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + S (This is the fastest and most common method). Menu: Click on File -> Save. Quick Access Toolbar: Click the floppy disk icon (💾) at the top-left of the window.