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MS Office - Introduction

Microsoft Office is a software which was developed by Microsoft in the year 1988. This Office suite
comprises various applications which form the core of computer usage in today’s world. Microsoft
office is a group software. The software includes a word processor (Ms Word), spreadsheet (Ms
Excel), database (Ms Access), presentation (Ms PowerPoint).

MS Office Applications & its Functions


Currently, MS Office 2016 version is being used across the world and all its applications are widely
used for personal and professional purposes.

Discussed below are the applications of Microsoft Office along with each of their functions.

1. MS Word
Extension for Doc files is “.doc”
It is useful in creating text documents
Templates can be created for Professional use with the help of MS Word
Work Art, colours, images, animations can be added along with the text in the same file
Authors can use for writing/ editing their work
2. MS Excel
Majorly used for making spreadsheets
A spreadsheet consists of grids in the form of rows and columns which is easy to manage and can be
used as a replacement for paper
Large data can easily be managed and saved in tabular format using MS Excel
Calculations can be done based on the large amount of data entered into the cells of a spreadsheet
within seconds
File extension, when saved in the computer, is “.xls”
3. MS PowerPoint
Used to create audio-visuals presentations
Each presentation is made up of various slides displaying data/ information
Each slide may contain audio, video, graphics, text, bullet numbering, tables etc.
The extension for PowerPoint presentations is “.ppt”
Using PowerPoint, presentations can be made more interactive
In terms of Graphical user interface, using MS PowerPoint, interesting and appealing presentation
and documents can be created.
4. MS Access
It is Database Management Software (DBMS)
Table, queries, forms and reports can be created on MS Access
Import and export of data into other formats can be done
The file extension is “.accdb”

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