DOCUMENTING A DAY

 

In this week’s assignment, I was instructed to uses three different software applications to document my day in my life. The three software programs were Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. All three applications serve a different purpose, which is apparent after this week’s assignment. Word is an excellent application for writing out the text. Excel is great for inputting data and charts into a spreadsheet. PowerPoint is used to create a presentation a slide at a time, and it has a wide range of tools to help you do so. I believe it is essential to understand which application to choose to complete your task effectively.      

             The advantages of Word are that it is practically universal and can be used to transcribe text quickly. It is an easy way to save text for later, and your document can provide easy travel via email or the cloud service. Excel is a great application that gives the user the ability to analyze large amounts of data. The ability to format cells to calculate data is one of many features that make Excel such an irreplaceable tool. PowerPoint seems like a universal tool, as well. Its primary use is for presentation purposes. PowerPoint utilizes a slide format where it guides the presenter and audience about the given topic.

             I think the best application out of the three, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint differs depending on how you look at it. I believe Word provides detail about how you spent your day. You can type endlessly, creating a novel of sorts about your day. Excel will be the best if you are looking for numbers and analytics on how you spend your time. PowerPoint is the best for presenting your day to an audience. I don’t think I would pay much attention to a speaker if they pulled a Word document up instead of a PowerPoint presentation.