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Application Software

▪ A collection of instructions that runs on a computer. ▪ Primarily use to do certain task depending on its type. ▪ Programs that are installed on your computer.

Application Software

It is a program installed on your computer. It is designed to do certain task that helps the end user.

System Software

Is a type of software that controls and maintains the operations of the computer (i.e. operating systems, BIOS, settings and preferences, hardware drivers)

Programming Software

It is like just a normal application software BUT its purpose is only to create another software.

Word Processing Software

Used to manipulate text and apply a basic design to your pages.

Spreadsheet Software

Capable of organizing, storing and analyzing data in tabular form.

Desktop Publishing Software

For creating visual communications such as brochures, business cards, greeting cards etc.

Database Software

Is designed to create databases and to store, manage, change, search, and extract the information contained within them.

Communication Software

Designed to pass information or message from one system to another.

Presentation Software

Used to create a sequence of text and graphics, and often audio and video, to accompany a speech or public presentation.

Internet Browser

A software used for accessing information on the world wide web.

Email Programs

Used to access and manage a user’s email.

Microsoft Word

• Graphical word processing program that users can type with.

• The purpose is to allow the users to create and save documents.

Microsoft Word

• You can create all types of official documents

• You can send an email by using mail merge that helps you to send documents using one document to thousands of people with name and address.

• It helps you to get a job.

• It helps the teachers to create lectures and questionnaires for their students.

Home

This is the tab that has almost everything you need when completing a word document. You can change your font, font size, paragraph orientation, add bullets, etc.

Insert

The tab allows users to add a table, clip art, or chart to a document. Anything that is an additional graphic will most likely be found here.

Design

The tab contains themes, style set, color, watermarks, page color and page border.

Layout

The tab provides options for page orientation, size, columns, margins, line number, etc.

References

Citation, bibliography, references and table of contents.

Mailings

Is a handy feature that incorporate data from both Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel and allows you to create multiple documents at once. (e.g. Letters)

Review

Widely used in spelling and grammar checking.

View

This tab lets you choose how you want to view your document.

Ribbon Tabs

• Home
• Insert
• Design
• Layout
• References
• Mailings
• Review
• View