3.3 THE USES OF COMPUTERS MAIN OFFICE SOFTWARE 1 In computing, an is a collection of software mainly used for routine tasks. A typical office suite includes applications such as a word processor, a and presentation software. There are many types of office suite, the most popular are Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and LibreOffice . office suite spreadsheet, 1 DO Which office suite do you use? Which application do you use the most? 1 Word processors A is an application used to write, and print documents, as well as save them electronically. The main functions of a word processor are: word processor edit , which refers to the appearance of the text, including font type and size, and ; text formatting bolding italicising , which refers to the content of the text, including saving and printing documents, creating and editing tables, elements such as images and links, correcting spelling and grammar; text editing inserting , which refers to the orientation, the margins and the way a text is on a page; the layout set out , which enables other users to modify or add notes to a text. the revision Other important functionalities include cut and copy, delete, find and replace, and . paste, footnotes Spreadsheets A is a computer program generally designed to display, manage and manipulate numerical data arranged in and columns. Each cell is labelled according to its position (i.e. A1, A2, A3, etc.) and may contain a value. The main features of a spreadsheet are: spreadsheet rows , which allows the user to change the way data appears in each cell; cell formatting , which allow results of calculations to be displayed inside a cell. formulas 1 MORE A pivot table is a powerful spreadsheet tool that calculates and analyses data and also enables the user to see comparisons, patterns, and trends in it. 1 Presentation software is an application program which allows the user to create a presentation of ideas or projects combining texts, images, audios and videos. The presentation is usually arranged in slides that display information. The three main components of presentation software are: Presentation software a , which allows the user to input and format text in a presentation; text editor , which allow for the inclusion of images or multimedia files; inserting facilities a , which displays the content in a prearranged sequence controlled automatically or manually via the keyboard, the mouse or the touch screen. slideshow system