Computer Basics Absolute Beginner’s Guide, Windows 10 Edition, 9th Edition

16. Doing Office Work

In this Chapter

• • Getting to Know Microsoft Office

• • Word Processing with Microsoft Word

• • Number Crunching with Microsoft Excel

• • Giving Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint

• • Exploring Google Docs

• • Using the Windows Calendar App

To do office work—writing letters and reports, crunching budgets, and creating presentations—you need a particular type of app called an office suite. In reality, an office suite is a combination of different programs, each designed to perform a specific task.

The most common office suite components are a word processor (for writing letters and memos), a spreadsheet (for crunching your numbers), and a presentation program (for creating and giving presentations to small and large groups). ...