3. INTRODUCTION:
It was introduced in 1983. Word for Windows is available standalone or as a part of MS Office
suite.
MS Word for Mac was introduced by Microsoft as Word 1.0 in 1985. The extension for
any word file.
Microsoft Word is a word processing application that runs on a personal desktop, laptop, or mobile
computing device.
Because word processing tasks are so pervasive in our lives today, you have probably already been
using Word.
In these lessons, you will learn not only the basic features of Word but also more advanced
features that will enhance your skills in creating and writing documents, reports, articles,
newsletters, flyers, and letters.
In addition, you will learn many of the shortcuts and features that will also enhance your
productivity as you use Word.
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In the next several lessons we will discuss
how to use Word to create documents for a
small company.
As part of the lessons and accompanying
assignments, we will create documents that
might be used by a real company.
A word processor can create letters, memos,
reports, and even email messages.
Creating large, detailed documents can be
very time-consuming.
But a word processor can made the task of
editing, correcting, and reorganizing text
easy and efficient.
5. DEFINITION:
Microsoft Word or MS Word (often called Word) is a graphical word processing program
that users can type with.
It is made by the computer company Microsoft. Its purpose is to allow users to type and save
documents.
Similar to other word processors, it has helpful toolsto make documents
Operating system: Microsoft Windows
Developer(s): Microsoft
6. COMPONENTS:
The basics of the Wordwindow
Title bar: This displays the document name
followed by a program name.
Menu bar: This contains a list of options to
manage and customize documents.
Standard toolbar. ...
Formatting toolbar....
Ruler. ...
Insertion point. ...
End-of-document marker. ...
Help.
7. WORKING:
To open a Microsoft Word document. Click
File > Open. Choose the drive and folder
where the MicrosoftWordfile is stored. ...
To save a WordPerfect document as
a Microsoft Word document. Click File >
Save as. ...
To e-mail a document from WordPerfect Click
File > Send to > Mail recipient.
9. INTRODUCTION:
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by
Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and
iOS. ...
Microsoft Excel has the basic features of all
spreadsheets, using a grid of cells
arranged in numbered rows and letter-named
columns to organize data manipulations like
arithmetic operations. ...
Excel 2016 has 484 functions.
10. DEFINITION:
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed
by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and
iOS.
It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot
tables, and a macro programming language
called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
It has been a very widely applied spreadsheet for
these platforms, especially since version 5 in
1993, and it has replaced Lotus 1-2-3 as the
industry standard for spreadsheets.
Excel forms part of the Microsoft Office suite of
software.
11. FUNCTION:
Microsoft Excel has the basic features of all spreadsheets, using a grid
of cells arranged in numbered rows and letter-named columns to organize data
manipulationslike arithmetic operations.
It has a battery of supplied functions to answer statistical, engineering, and
financial needs.
In addition, it can display data as line graphs, histograms and charts, and with a
very limited three-dimensional graphical display.
It allows sectioning of data to view its dependencies on various factors for
different perspectives (using pivottablesand the scenariomanager).
A PivotTable is a powerful tool that can save time when it comes to data analysis.
It does this by simplifying large data sets via PivotTable fields that are also known
as "the buildingblocks of PivotTables.
has a programming aspect, Visual Basic for Applications, allowing the user to
employ a wide variety of numerical methods.
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allowing user interfaces that can completely hide the
spreadsheet from the user.
The spreadsheet presents itself as a so-
called application, or decision support system (DSS),
via a custom-designed user interface
For example, a stock analyzer, or in general, as a
design tool that asks the user questions and provides
answers and reports.
In a more elaborate realization, an Excel application
can automatically poll external databases and
measuring instruments using an update schedule,
analyze the results, make a Word report
or PowerPoint slide show, and e-mail these
presentations on a regular basis to a list of
participants.
Excel was not designed to be used as a database.
