Is Microsoft Office the King of Office Software
Possible alternatives to Microsoft Office?
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Microsoft Office is the leading office software for pc systems. It provides a unique array of programs that allow the user to accomplish almost any office task put in front of them. With Windows XP now on the market, Microsoft has once again updated to Microsoft Office XP edition. Office boasts a wide array of programs from Microsoft Word, to Power Point. Word is functional in numerous languages, anything beyond Spanish has to be downloaded, which includes a dictionary in the targeted language, and some are even area specific (i.e. Mexican Spanish or Argentinean Spanish). And Power Point has integrated itself across the business world, from classrooms at leading universities, to presentations in some of the plushest boardrooms in America.
Excel is the most popular name in data entry, and is found in almost every business in America. Office even comes with its own publisher (creatively named Microsoft Publisher) which allows you to carry out a variety of tasks. With all these tools, under such a household name, it is no wonder that Microsoft Office is leading the way in office software around the globe.
Microsoft vs...
If you search the web for office software, there is really only one name you are going to find for most products, Microsoft. Outside of Quicken and Quick Books most office software is made by Microsoft, the computer software giant. However, Microsoft products are both reliable and easy to use. There is a reason why they are number one.
Quicken products range from basic (which allows the average person to manage their personal finances, to the Premier Home and Business edition, which focuses on providing top financial capabilities to small businesses, and persons looking to closely track all aspects of their personal finances.
Quick Books is another financial software, which is aimed more at small businesses and accounting, rather than personal finances. Quick Books makes an excellent gift for that up and coming entrepreneur.
Microsoft Works is Microsoft alternative to Word. Works is a top of the line word processing program, and used in many households around the country.
According to Google software is: "Written coded commands that tell a computer what tasks to perform." But what does that actually mean? Software is a combination of instructions and a user interface. It tells the computer what functions to run, while helping you instruct the computer on how to run them. Software is as important as the computer that you use it on. Without it, most people would be unable to use a computer, and it would be nearly impossible to do the daily activities we perform, on our computers.Other Office Products
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