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;

Structure:

• 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