The Conclusion Of This Chapter

     Today, I am completing the final assignment for IS101.  I'm  here to share my experience of this class and how I plan to move forward.  Besides my grade, one of the things that I will take away from this class is the knowledge I gained using Microsoft Office through LabSim.  It is practical knowledge that I can use for myself, or in the workplace if the need should arise.  I was unsure of what the class would entail but I was surprised the verity of assignments that we had to engage in.  One of the most rewarding assignments was the Fun With Functions assignments.  They were challenging for me but it was very satisfying seeing the word "Correct" appear next to a problem.

    This class was the last class that I needed to complete my degree so as I was logging off on Saturday for the last time in that classroom, I felt a huge sense of relief and accomplishment.  I did not plan on spending over six hours in the classroom that last day but I thought that it would be important to finish off strong.  

     This class was one of the more unique classes that I took for one major reason.  The professor did not emphasis the completion of assignments on time as much as making sure those assignments were 100% complete.  That was different from what I was used to and it allowed me to focus on the details and slow down.  It allowed me to understand the entire assignment because getting a 100% completion meant understanding the requirements.

Reducing Image Size

 Integrating pictures and videos into a slide show presentation can make it more visually appealing and make it easer to get your message across. The downside is that the more pictures you have, the bigger the file size becomes which may make it a challenge to email the presentation.  Fortunately, PowerPoint gives us the option to trim videos and reduce the image quality of pictures to reduce the overall size of the presentation. 

    In order to trim a video, we have to select the video that we would like to shorten up.  Once we have selected it, a new ribbon appears that is called "Video Playback".  Once this option is selected, another option comes up that is called "Trim".  Here we can select when the video starts and stops, this will reduce the size of the file and cut out any of the unnecessary parts in a video.

    We can do something similar when editing pictures.  Similar to trimming a video down, we need to select the picture that we would like to edit.  Once selected, a new option in the ribbon comes up named "Picture Format"  Under this selection, we can click on the "Compress Image" option.  This brings up a dialog box that allows us the convert individual pictures or all the pictures in the presentation to a lower resolution.  This will reduce the overall size of the Presentation and it will make it possible to send it over through email if file size restrictions are in place.    

    These editing options will allow you to use multiple media options and keep the overall size of the presentation down.