Introduction to Microsoft Office

Summary
Topic 1: Introduction to Microsoft Office Application

1. what is Microsoft?
Microsoft is the largest vendor of computer software in the world. It is also a leading provider of
cloud computing services, video games, computer and gaming hardware, search and other
online services. Microsoft's corporate headquarters is located in Redmond, Wash., and it has
offices in more than 60 countries.
2. What is Microsoft Office?
Microsoft Office is a suite of applications designed to help with productivity and completing
common tasks on a computer. You can create and edit documents containing text and images,
work with data in spreadsheets and databases, and create presentations and posters. Microsoft
Office: an overview. Word. Excel.
1.2 Microsoft Office Applications and their Uses?
 1.2.1 Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a text-processing application that you can use to create text
documents. It allows the user to configure the attributes of a document, such as layout
and the styles of content, and to add their content in a variety of ways and formats.

Word is typically used to create academic documents like essays, dissertations, and
theses, because it allows for more complex formatting, though you can also use Google
Docs for these.

 1.2.2 Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is an application used for creating and editing spreadsheets.
Spreadsheets are commonly used for working with sets of data containing text and
numbers and for generating graphs and charts.

 1.2.3 Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is commonly used to create presentations using slides. Though
often used to make simple, bullet-pointed presentations, it has has a range of features
that can allow a range of media in your presentation.
 It is also a great tool for creating posters — see more on our guide to Academic Posters
(though of course you can make other kinds of posters using PowerPoint too). And it can
be used to edit images and even create videos!

 1.2.4 Microsoft OneNote

OneNote is a digital note-taking app that provides a single place for keeping all of your
notes, research, plans, and information — everything you need to remember and
manage in your life at home, at work, or school.

 1.2.5 Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is the preferred email client used to send and receive emails by
accessing Microsoft Exchange Server email. Outlook also provides access to contact,
email calendar, and task management features.

 1.2.6 Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft Publisher can be used to create a wide variety of publications, from business
cards and newsletters to calendars and greeting cards. Publisher is an easy-to-use tool
for users who are not design professionals. Microsoft Publisher is also a cheaper
substitute for programs such as Adobe InDesign.

 1.2.7 Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access is used when working with databases using relational data. This is data
held in tables which are then linked according to the relationships between the data.
Access processes data using queries and you can use forms and reports to interact with
the data in a user-friendly way.
References:
1. https://www.techtarget.com/searchwindowsserver/definition/Microsoft
2. https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/it-essentials/office
3. https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/office/introducing-onenote-38be036d-5b5a-
49ad-83be-292fe53ad7b3
4. https://softtrader.eu/microsoft-publisher-what-use-it-for/