2. Microsoft Office
– is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed specifically to be
used for office or business use. It is a proprietary product of Microsoft
Corporation and was first released in 1990. Microsoft Office is available in 35
different languages and is supported by Windows, Mac and most Linux variants.
It mainly consists of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote, Outlook and
Publisher applications.
3. Microsoft Office was primarily created to automate the manual office work
with a collection of purpose-built applications.
Each of the applications in Microsoft Office serves as specific knowledge or
office domain such as:
– Microsoft Word: Helps users in creating text documents.
– Microsoft Excel: Creates simple to complex data/numerical spreadsheets.
– Microsoft PowerPoint: Stand-alone application for creating professional multimedia
presentations.
– Microsoft Access: Database management application.
– Microsoft Publisher: Introductory application for creating and publishing marketing
materials.
– Microsoft OneNote: Alternate to a paper notebook, it enables an user to neatly organize
their notes.
4. MICROSOFT WORD
It is a word processing program. It is
used to composed, edit, save and print
documents such as letters, brochures and
reports.
6. COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION
Quick Access
Toolbar
It consist of the most frequently used command. Any command in the application can be added to
this toolbar
Title bar It lists the application name in workbook/document/presentation name. click and drag the title bar to
move the window.
Ribbon It is the panel of tabs below the title bar. Each tab reveals grouping of commands that are related to
each other.
Gallery It consists of grouping of related command. Every tab in the ribbon has a corresponding gallery.
Minimize button It is represented by an icon with an underscore. When clicked, it reduces the window to a button on
the taskbar.
Maximize/restore
button
The maximize button is represented by a box while the restore button is represented by two
overlapping boxes. The button changes depending on whether the window is maximize or not. You
may shift window sizes by clicking it.
Close button It closes the window when clicked.
Scroll bars These are used to move the screen display horizontally and vertically. Each scroll bar comes with scroll
arrow and a scroll box
Status bar It is the bar at the button of the application. It can be customized to display or hide various status
indicators.
7. ACTIVITY NUMBER 1:
Encode your personal profile:
Full Name:
Grade/Section:
Address:
Age:
Birthdate:
Birthplace:
Favorite food:
Name of your best friends:
Motto in life: