Documenting a Day

The applications that I will be discussing are Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Access. Each of which has its own set of advantages and uses.

Now a similarity amongst all the applications of discussion is the fact that you can manipulate the text font, text size, and font style (bold, italics, and/or underlined). Using Microsoft Word, you can format your text to create a document such as an official letter, a journal entry, and/or a memo for work.  Microsoft Excel is an application that allows you to create spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are good to have to manage and keep track of information. In the military we use them for just about everything. The best part about excel is if you learn the proper formulas, all you need to do is input the information and it’ll automatically calculate stuff for you. The disadvantage to excel is if you don’t know the formulas or at least the correct one for your needs; you are stuck trying to calculate information to hard and old fashion way. Microsoft PowerPoint is an awesome application to use when presenting something to a group. By adding a few photos, texts, and animations the slideshow can be very interesting. Another great thing about PowerPoint is the fact that there are many themes that you can use if you aren’t the creative type. The last application is the Microsoft Access application. Access is a database application that enables you to store and calculate anything you choose over a period. It’s an application that I would say is good for businesses to manage inventory and calculate revenue. In my opinion the disadvantage to Access is that I found it difficult to operate. I think that excel can produce similar results and it’s easier to use. The application that I found most beneficial for my “A Day in My Life” assignment was Word and PowerPoint. Word because I was able to explain why I do that event. I was able to stress the importance of each. PowerPoint because I was able to illustrate the events I did throughout that day. Showing illustrations over just sending words can create a different outlook on the event.

All in all, I truly enjoyed learning and working with the applications. I have my specific applications that are my go-to; mainly because I’m very familiar with them. Those would be Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications.