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Word Processing Application

Application software, also known as productivity programs or end-user programs, enable users to complete tasks like creating documents, spreadsheets, databases, and more. Some common categories of application software include business, multimedia, education, communication, and utilities programs. Three important applications that users should learn are word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. Word processing applications like Microsoft Word allow users to create and edit text and graphics in documents. Spreadsheet programs like Excel enable working with tables of numbers, and presentation software such as PowerPoint is used to design digital slideshows and presentations.

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Word Processing Application

Application software, also known as productivity programs or end-user programs, enable users to complete tasks like creating documents, spreadsheets, databases, and more. Some common categories of application software include business, multimedia, education, communication, and utilities programs. Three important applications that users should learn are word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. Word processing applications like Microsoft Word allow users to create and edit text and graphics in documents. Spreadsheet programs like Excel enable working with tables of numbers, and presentation software such as PowerPoint is used to design digital slideshows and presentations.

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Application Software

COLLEGE OF COMPUTING AND


INFORMATION SCIENCES
B a c k g r o u n d V o i c e b y : C l a r k J u s t i n e G o n z a l e s 👌🏻
Application Software

Application software, or simply applications,


are often called productivity programs or end-user
programs because they enable the user to
complete tasks, such as creating documents,
spreadsheets, databases and publications, doing
online research, sending email, designing graphics,
running businesses, and even playing games.
Application Software

Categorized according to their use.


Category: Business
Category: Multimedia & Graphics
Category: Educational/Personal
Category: Communication
Category: Utilities
Application Software
Three common and useful application software that one must learn:

• Word Processing application

• Spreadsheet application

• Presentation application
Word Processing Application
Word Processing Application

• An application that allows us to create and


manipulate texts and graphics.
Word Processor
– offers the functionality of various materials such
as paper, pen, typewriter, eraser, as well as a
dictionary. These functionalities together in an
application offer us the flexibility to format
documents by making changes to the font, the
page layout, and the page style.
Microsoft Word

• Developed by Charles Simonyi and


Richard Brodie, former Xerox
programmers hired by Bill Gates and
Paul Allen in 1981.
Microsoft Word |Word Processing Software
• Start Screen

Create new document


or choose a templates

Access recent files


Ribbon tabs and Quick Access Toolbar
The current versions of Microsoft Word use features like the Ribbon and the Quick
Access Toolbar where you can find the basic commands to manipulate your document.

Ribbon tabs Quick Access Toolbar

The Ribbon holds multiple tabs which you can find near the top of the window.
Groups
Each menu tab then contains several groups of related commands. An example will
be this Paragraph Group in our Home tab for formatting paragraphs in your document.

Paragraph Group
Hide / Show Ribbon

Click here

Options for hiding and


showing the ribbons
Customize Quick Access Toolbar
This toolbar lets you access common commands wherever tab you’re in. By
default, you can see three commands in this toolbar. So if you want to add more
commands in the Quick Access Toolbar, click that icon beside the redo button and add at
least three more commands there.

Click here
Customize Quick Access Toolbar

Click to show more options


Customize Quick Access Toolbar

Select any
commands you want
then click ‘Add’
button
File Tab
If you click this tab, you’ll see the backstage view that offers various options for
saving, opening a file, printing, and sharing a document.
File Tab
When you click the File tab, you see many of the same basic commands that you
saw when you clicked the Microsoft Office Button or on the File menu in earlier releases of
Microsoft Office, such as Open, Save, and Print.
File Tab
• Creating new files
To create a new file click the New button to see a list of available templates, or
search for more templates to start with.

• Open an existing file


Click the Open button on the left navigation pane to see a list of recently edited
files. If the file you want isn't listed there, you'll also see file locations you can browse to find
the file. If you have a file that you want to make sure is always on the recent list you can pin
that file to the list. Hover your cursor over the file name and you should see a pin icon
appear towards the right side of the file name. Click that to pin the file so that it always
appears on the list. Click the pin again to unpin a pinned item.
Home Tab
The Home Tab is used to perform many of the common tasks such as changing fonts,
cutting and pasting text and images into documents, changing paragraph formats, applying
styles, and editing text. The groups and buttons for this ribbon are described in the table.
Home Tab
Home Tab
Insert Tab
The Insert Tab is used to insert different features such as tables, pictures, clip art, shapes,
charts, page numbers, word art, headers, and footers into a document. The table describes
each of the groups and buttons available on this tab.
Insert Tab
Insert Tab
Design Tab
This tab is used to make changes to the design of a Word document, such as
changing the document theme or the font for the whole document. It is also possible to add
a Page Border or Watermark to the document or to apply a Color to the page. The table
provides a description of each of the groups and buttons within this tab.
Design Tab
Layout Tab
This tab is used to make changes to the layout of a page within a Word document
such as orientation, margins, page breaks, and page borders. The table provides a
description of each of the groups and buttons within this tab.
Layout Tab
References Tab
This tab is used to insert reference elements, such as a table of contents, into a
document. The table below provides a description of the groups and buttons on the ribbon
for this tab.
References Tab
Mailings Tab
Each individual tab is divided into groups. Under the Mailings Tab, each group is
used to perform different steps in the mail merge process. The Mailings tab can also be used
to create Mail Merges. Each group under this tab is described in the table below.
Mailings Tab
Review Tab
This ribbon contains groups that can be used to check the spelling and grammar in
a document, add comments to a document, track the changes in a document, compare
two or more versions of a document, or to protect a document. The table below describes
each of the buttons in the groups for this ribbon.
Review Tab
View Tab
This tab is used to display a document in different ways within the Microsoft Word
window. The illustrations below shows the Views Tab groups and buttons. The table describes
what each of the buttons on this tab can be used for.
View Tab
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