Casegrader: PowerPoint case #1

This was a great introductory case to PowerPoint. It wasn't too hard and it gave me a great feel of what I can expect and get out of the program. The main tools I learned were inserting sub-bullets and using outline mode to move things around. It's good thing we learned that in class. The outline tab makes things much easier sometimes.

Excel Case #6

This was the longest assignment and also the most challenging in my opinion. It was really a great overview for the whole unit. There were a lot of formulas to figure out as well as a lot of working with fonts and cell styles. It was great.
Thanks for teaching us Excel, Professor. It's probably been the most useful thing I've learned in college yet.

Casegrader: Excel case #5

For the first time in casegrader we went more into the making of a chart. Previously, we had just made the chart and left it alone. Now, I had to work with the special "chart tools design tab" which is very powerful. It was needed to insert titles on both axes as well as above the chart. Of course, I was already familiar with this tab from class, but it was good practice. Thanks Professor!

Casegrader: Excel Case #4

It was exciting to finally start using some more functions outside of the sum function. In this case the average function and max functions were used. This was a pretty routine case, but it is important to keep on repeating many of the tools we have learned so that it will really stick with us. I think I am starting to get a hang on the fundamentals.

Casegrader: Excel #3

Again, we had already learned most of these tools, such as the sum function and the header, very well in class (thanks professor). Therefore, it was not too hard of an assignment. It took me a few tries to figure out what was wrong with my header, until I finally realized I wrote "displacement" instead of "replacement". We all make stupid mistakes sometimes. Otherwise, it was a good exercise. I love fact that you can drag that sum function over to consecutive columns. It's a tremendous tool to possess and makes things a lot quicker.

Assignment #6: Excel 2

I was very happy to see something new in this assignment. Again, most of the tools that were required we had already learned in class, such as "merge and center" and cell styles. This time, using the chart feature was also required, which was great. Creating a chart is an extremely useful tool that can help visualize a table. This feature is probably used often in preparing presentations and the like. I was excited to learn about it and hope we can do more of the same. It was also very cool looking.

Assignment #5: 1st excel assignment

This assignment was pretty easy. It was just a review of what we did in class today, so there were no surprises. Excel is pretty incredible, though. I'm already amazed by how easy it makes things, and I haven't even started to get to the good stuff. The sum function was the most important thing learned from this assignment.

First 2 Casegrader Assignments

Hey Professor,

This casegrader thing is not too bad. I'm slowly learning and getting familiar with Word 2007. The first two cases taught me very basic things such as selecting and inserting text, checking spelling and grammar, and copying and pasting. I pretty much knew how to do these things already, but i did learn some faster ways to accomplish things with shortcuts. The most useful tool that I have learned about which had not used much before is the "find and replace tool".

1st Assesment: Family History

I do not know much about the person I was named after. My name is Tzvi Dovid and I am named after my grandfather's bother, Baruch Tzvi. Dovid just follows from my english middle name David. It is pretty difficult to communicat with my grandfather these days and he never really talked much about his family or the Holocaust in the past. Baruch Tzvi was murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust and therefore died sanctifying the name of G-d. I am therefore extremely proud to be named after him, despite the fact that I don't know much about waht kind of person he was.
My grandparent's on my father's side narrowly escaped the Holocaust and came to Brooklyn, New York. My Dad was an only child, but G-d blessed my grandparent's after all their trials with a brilliant and incredible child. He completed college and medical school in just five years and now is one of the top radiologists in the Tri-state area. My grandparent's from my mother's side were both born in America. They had four childeren including my my mother, an extremely hard-working person who finished all four parts of the CPA exam in one shot. I have pretty good role models to look up to. In my immediate family we are five boys, which is a lot of fun. The youngest one (see picture on right) is just six and is extremely cute. I grew up for a few years in Brooklyn, New York until we moved to Englewood, NJ were we temporarily live today. Obviously, we are going to move to a permanent home in Israel as soon as we get the chance.
The brother that is closest to me in age is Jonathan. He is only a year and a half younger than me which is great. He is currently in his first year at YU studying engineering. We learn together in the morning. This is an unbelievable privelege that not many people get the chance to have. Next in line is Alex who is a junior in high school. He is now over six feet tall and is leading the basketball team. Daniel is the second to youngest and is graduating elementary school this year. Aaron the cute youngest brother who just started first grade. He has a lot of expectations to live up to.

September 11th tribute: Where I was

Obviously, September 11th, 2001 was one of those days where it is impossible to forget exactly where you were at the moment you heard the news. I had just started my freshman year in the Frisch school, and was in one of my first gym classes. They had us run the mile outside and I came back up to the school steps huffing and puffing. I was right next to the gym teacher when he received the news and obviously did not grasp the magnitude of what I heard. I figured it was an accident and didn't really understand the insanity of what had happened. The entire day was very surreal and I could not figure out how I should have been feeling because it was unfathomable. It was only when I got home (early) and watched the news that I realized what had happened. We had always heard about terrorist attacks in Israel, but you can never really fathom the scariness of them until one happens fifteen minuts away from your house.

2nd Assignment

After listening and viewing the online tutorial for Word 2007, there is no doubt in my mind that it is the best version of Word yet; not to mention the most stylish. Obviously, it takes time to learn all the gadgets and nuances, but it already seems like it will be easy to navigate once you get a handle on it.

The key is of course learning how to work the ins and outs of the Ribbon. The most amzaing aspect of it is that everything is at your fingertips once you learn how to navigate it. It used to be that you either needed to ask for help or read the instructions to perform certain actions on the previous versions. Things are a bit clearer on the Ribbon and easier to access.

Another major change is the new document format called XML. The truth is, it is difficult for me to decide whether I am happy about this or not. Supposedly, this new format increases security, minimizes the file size, and increases protection. I never had too many files or problems with security, so I don't really have too much feeling about this change. The good thing is that you can still use the other file formats in compatibility mode. I don't think it will become too bothersome dealing with the new format.

First Assignment

I am from Englewood, New Jersey and chose YU to learn more Torah and be closer to to home.

5 Important Goals:

1. Move to Israel
2. Stay there forever
3. Help and strengthen Jews to continue the Jewish chain
4. Bring Jews who don't know much, closer to where they came from
5. Give my the children the ability to learn and spread Torah

First Post

My name is Zachary Lubat
My Email address is zlubat@gmail.com
I am a Junior in SSSB
My major is accounting
The class journal isrighthere