Computer Basics Absolute Beginner’s Guide, Windows 8 Edition, Sixth Edition

23. Doing Office Work

In This Chapter

• Working with Microsoft Office

• Word Processing with Microsoft Word

• Number Crunching with Microsoft Excel

• Giving Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint

• Exploring Other Office Suites

When it comes to doing 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 numbers), and a presentation program (for creating and giving presentations to small and large groups). With these office ...