Sources: Patricia SetserSources: Patricia SetserRevised by Margaret LionRevised by Margaret Lion

and GO! Microsoft Office 2007 Brief and GO! Microsoft Office 2007 Brief

It helps you accomplish tasks:

Creating letters Performing financial

analysis Preparing presentations Staying organized Running your business

Personal Productivity Word Processing (WordStar one of the first,

WordPerfect, MS Word)

Spreadsheet (VisiCalc one of the first, Lotus 1,2,3, MS Excel)

Presentation (Corel Draw, MS PowerPoint)

Most software manufacturers group Most software manufacturers group applications together into a package applications together into a package called a called a suite

The cost of a suite is usually less than The cost of a suite is usually less than the total cost of purchasing each of the the total cost of purchasing each of the applications individuallyapplications individually

Example:Example:MS OFFICE 2010MS OFFICE 2010

MS WORDMS WORD MS POWERPOINTMS POWERPOINT MS ACCESSMS ACCESS MS EXCELMS EXCEL

Statistical Analysis (SAS, SPSS)Web Browser (Netscape, MS IE, Mozilla)Sound Editor (Audacity)HTML Editor (Dreamweaver)GAMES!!! (Solitaire, Diablo 1-3, Doom 3)

Every piece of software has its own file extension, letters that appear at the end of the file name. Computers use these extensions to identify which program to use.

For example:Word: .docxExcel: .xlsxAccess: accdbPowerPoint: .pptxWebpages: .html or .htm

You might use You might use Microsoft Publisher or or QuarkVistaress to create a newsletter or to create a newsletter or brochurebrochure

Bookkeepers rely on special accounting Bookkeepers rely on special accounting packages such as packages such as Peachtree Accounting or or QuickBooks to balance the books and handle to balance the books and handle other accounting functionsother accounting functions

Graphic designers turn to packages like Graphic designers turn to packages like Adobe Photoshop or or Adobe Illustrator to to develop creative artwork develop creative artwork

Sound engineering - Audacityhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Website Creation – Dreamweaver CS5http://www.adobe.com/dreamweaver

Gaming – Diablo IIIhttp://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/