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Microsoft Office is the most popular comprehensive bundle of productivity applications in the world. It contains word publishing, spreadsheet, presentation, e-mail, and database software and is most often used with the Microsoft Windows operating system. It can also be used with the Apple Macintosh. The Microsoft Office suite enjoys almost universal worldwide familiarity. The most recent version of MS Office is Office XP, which is designed specifically to be compatible with the Windows XP environment.
Functionally, Sun StarOffice is very similar to Microsoft Office. The chief difference is that it is written using open source code and may be altered by programmers to match their specifications. It is the most popular system for Linux and Unix-based computers and utilizes an XTML-based interface. It is considered an 'alternative' to the Windows system because it is popular with developers, who often criticize Microsoft for the fact that the source code is unavailable and the product may not be reverse...
Whereas only Microsoft employees work with Microsoft products, Sun Star is organic and dozens of free upgrades become available as more software engineers tinker with the source code.
Microsoft Word is considered the standard text editor. Other text editors, such as the one that is bundled with the Windows package, lack essential functions such as a spell checker and the ability to easily add graphics, graphs, tables and html-compatible functionality. One of MS Word's key features is that it allows the user to customize the toolbar. MS Word can utilize some of the functions of the other Office suite products and reference the files directly. The key difference between MS Word and the word processor that is available with StarOffice is that StarOffice edits documents using an xml format, making these documents readable by most Internet browsers as xml is an Internet format. StarOffice Writer can also convert files to PDF format…
Microsoft Powerpoint allows the user to design presentations that use graphics and visual effects. It is often used in with data that has been created in Excel. Microsoft Access is a database project that allows the user to enter and manage data and sort according to fields. Its chief limitation is that it is meant for one user to operate at a time. StarOffice Impress has essentially similar features, but uses the Macromedia Flash format to present its documents. Sun Microsystems pioneered Java Internet application technology and most computers have the capability of reading flash documents.
Datasheet: StarOffice 7 Data Sheet. http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/ds/STAROFS7RETAIL_90903.pdf
Microsoft Office XP: Office Home. http://www.microsoft.com/office
Microsoft Visio to Create an Organizational Chart Defined Purpose and Audience This project is a fundamental guide for using Microsoft Visio to create an organizational chart. It is designed for first-time users and people who have limited time, as it focuses most often commonly used features. This guide shows the users how to use Microsoft Visio without relying on technical jargon, by providing simple explanations and lists of numbered steps that
3. Definition of the World Wide Web World-wide web See INTERNET. Internet: A global network of computers (also known as the World-Wide Web) which allows instantaneous access to an expanding number of individual Web sites offering information about practically anything and everything -- including the contents of daily newspapers, the price of goods in local shopping malls, library holdings, commodity prices, sports news and gossip, eroticism, and so-called chat-rooms (by means of
Arby Fields: Computing, Networking, And Information Technology Hardware and Software Recommendations Fields Comprehensive Youth Services Inc. (FCYS) is a small nonprofit company based in southern California that serves adolescent male who are dependent and delinquent minors. FCYS has thirty employees. This study addresses the computing needs of the organization including hardware and software requirements as well as requirements for information technology security in the organization. The purpose of this study is to
82). Both desktop and Web widgets have the same basic components. Fundamentally, they use Web compatible formats, even if intended to run in a desktop environment. This means that the core of the widget is HTML and CSS code which contains the actual content of the widget, namely text, linked images/video or content pulled from a server of Web service. Alternatively, the widget content can be created using Flash, although
Social Media Retailing Applications: Opportunities and Threats How Has Social Media Developed and What are the Benefits and Downsides of Using Social Media for Retailers Today? This study examines social business in general, how it developed and the benefits of using social media in particular. Second, this study provides a discussion concerning the potential positive as well as the effects of social business in the retail sector which is followed by a
Pre-Course Program for Entry-Level Online Adult Students Distance education is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing segments of college and graduate level education. Many educational institutions with long histories of traditional classroom-based learning opportunities are expanding their programs to include distance-based learning via the Internet. In fact, many colleges and universities have invested heavily in their distance education programs. Courses for distance learners are offered in an array of