COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

BUSINESS SOFTWARE (WORD PROCESSING AND SPREADSHEETS)

Parameters Word processing Spreadsheets

1) Prospective •Word processing is geared towards • Spreadsheets is geared towards

creating and editing documents. numerical data and performing
calculations.

2) Data Insertion •Data is inserted in documents. • Data is inserted in worksheets .

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Parameters Word processing Spread sheets

3) Recalculation • Does not provide automatic • It provides automatic recalculation

recalculation of data. of data. Results are changed
automatically if the data is changed.

4) Conditional Formatting • It is not available in word • Spread sheets provide the facility of
processing. conditional formatting. Format of data
is changed when it meets a certain
criteria.

5) Usage • Used to create letters applications • Spreadsheets is used to create salary

memos and reports etc. sheets home budgets and balance
sheets .
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Parameters Word processing Spread sheets

6) Features • Word wrap • Graphs

• Mail merge
• Find and replace
• Spelling and grammar
• Header and footer
• Page size , margins
• Character effects
7) Strength • Word processing is to text what a
spreadsheet program is to numbers.
It’s ease lies in entering, editing and
exporting text contents as straight
forward as possible .
• Formulas
• Charts
• Functions
• Dynamic file links
• Labels
• The strength of spread sheet
application lies in the ease with which
it can calculate formulas, produce
charts , and particular values.