Common Threads in Office Applications

Synopsis

This is the first in a two-part series that examines common threads running through Windows-based commercial office applications. The four aspects analyzed here are: common methods of data entry, application window and toolbar similarities, document window similarities and effective uses of the right mouse button.

Objectives

• Identify and use at least four common threads existing in commercial office applications on the market today
• Apply the skills you have acquired in one application to similar products produced by another vendor
• Apply the skills you have acquired in one application to gain competence with the features in a different application produced by the same vendor

Outline

• Introduction
• Overview
• Objectives
• What is an Office Application?
• Data Containers
• What is Data?
• Types of Office Applications
• Word Processors and Electronic Worksheets
• Slideshows and Other Applications
• Checkpoint I
• Common Elements in Data Entry
• Keyboard Constants
• Navigating Through Data
• Using the Scroll Bar
• Selecting Text in Commercial Applications
• Checkpoint II
• Common Elements in Application Windows
• Parallel Functionality
• Title Bar and Status Bar
• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Document window
• Right-Click Functionality
• Summary
• Synopsis
• Final Checkpoint

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