1. Software Applications: Common Features A User Interface Graphical User Interface Pointer Menus Menu Bar Pull-Down Menu Dialog Box Help Toolbars Buttons

2. Chapter 3 - Basic Application Software… Now you can perform operations that trained specialists were required to perform…with a microcomputer and the appropriate application software…

3. Would you like access to free general -purpose applications from anywhere in the world? Imagine accessing your data files from any location….. Now you can have it all with Web based applications…..

4. Word Processors: Features Create text based documents Word wrap Editing Thesaurus Find and replace Spelling and grammar Format, font, font size Character effects: bold, italic, colors

5. Spreadsheets: programs organize, analyze and graph numeric data Workbook Files Worksheet Spreadsheet or sheet Rows Columns Text entries or labels Numeric entry Formula Functions Range Analytical graphs or charts What -if analysis

6. Database Management System: a program that sets up a database Relational database Tables Fields Query Forms Reports

7. Presentation Graphics: programs that combine a variety of objects Slides AutoContent wizard Master slide A few tips: Be prepared Practice and time Begin and end well Know when to move Relax

8. Integrated Software Software Suites A Single program that provides the functionality of a word processor, spreadsheet, database manager, and more. Classified as personal or home software. Most widely used: Microsoft Works or Appleworks!

9. Software Suite Productivity Suite AKA business suites Personal suite AKA home suites Specialized suite- focus on specific applications such as graphics or finance Utility suite-designed to make computing safer and easier. Example: Norton System works!

10. Sharing Data Between Applications Ways to Share data include copy and paste, object linking and object embedding. Copy and paste is static. OLE is dynamic. Copy and Paste Object Linking and Embedding

11. Summarization… As you have seen, with ASP you can access your data from any Internet connected computer in the world. This means that if a computer is lost or damaged, no data or time has been wasted. And because any computer that can access the Internet can connect to an ASP, any platform can be used. PCs and Apple computers can share data and applications in the same office!