Application Tasks

Access ▪▪ Store, organize, and manage simple data or complex relational data.
▪▪ Make your data available on your company network or in a web browser by
using Access Services, a component of SharePoint.
▪▪ Create forms for data entry and reports to present your information.
▪▪ Export data to other applications, such as Excel or Word, as well as other
database formats.
Excel ▪▪ Calculate and analyze numeric information such as budgets, income,
expenses, loans, and scientific or statistical data.
▪▪ Organize and track information, such as inventory, work schedules, projects,
invoices, and address lists.
▪▪ Summarize numeric and other data and display results in charts and
PivotTables.
▪▪ Create forms that include controls, such as check boxes, drop-down lists,
and option groups, to be filled in by other users.
OneNote ▪▪ Organize and keep track of your notes and other information in searchable
notebooks.
▪▪ Collect information from other Office applications or Windows Internet
Explorer.
▪▪ Capture your notes in text, ink, drawings, images, audio, and video.
▪▪ Insert pictures, tables, files, spreadsheets, or diagrams.
▪▪ Collaborate in real time with members of your team.
Outlook ▪▪ Send, receive, and store email messages and meeting requests.
▪▪ Use a calendar and tasks to keep track of your schedule and set reminders.
▪▪ Store contact information for your business connections.
▪▪ Share your Outlook information, such as your calendar, inbox, or contacts,
with members of your team.
PowerPoint ▪▪ Create presentations for a sales pitch, conference, meeting, class, or
demonstration.
▪▪ Create photo albums to share with friends and family or for personal use.
▪▪ Add multimedia such as graphics, video, and audio along with animations.
▪▪ Present your presentation to a live audience or in an online meeting, or
transform it into a video.

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