Which software application should I use

 

When I think of Microsoft applications, there are 3 big ones that come to mind. Word, Excel and PowerPoint. These are 3 extremely powerful tools that most people have some experience with in some sort of capacity. Each product has their own specific use and like most things, come with pros and cons. In this discussion, I am going to explain the uses of each product along with some of those pros and cons.

            As I mentioned, each product has a specific function. Word is mostly used for writing purposes. Being a student and a corporate employee, I use Word on a daily basis. Every school discussion that I write is written on Microsoft Word and then pasted into Canvas. Word has its pros and cons. Some of the pros are its ability to edit text into many different forms, another pro is the editor button which allows to you go in and check for spelling and grammar. This is a great way to not have to go in and manually check for errors. One con of Word is that there are so many features that it may be a little overwhelming at times.
            Excel is an amazing tool that I use on a daily basis at work. Excel is a very advanced tool that has so many uses. For the most part, Excel is used to store and manipulate data. At my job, we use excel to store data for pricing of equipment. We are able to take that data an organize it in many ways, create spreadsheets, graphs, and so much more. One pro of excel is that is allows you to manipulate large data sets quite easily. There are also many formulas that create shortcuts which allow you to do certain tasks much faster. A con is that it can be difficult for new users. As I mentioned there is so much you can do with Excel, I have been using it for over 8 years and there are still so many things I do not know.
            Lastly, PowerPoint is another powerful tool which allows you to create presentations. You can take the data you have in excel and create visual representations on power point which you can then present. This is an effective tool to capture key points into a presentable form. One pro of Power Point is its customization. There is almost limitless customization you can create. A con is that there is only so much information you can fit into a PowerPoint without making is horrible to look at.

            When choosing a product to document information about your day, I would choose PowerPoint. The reasoning for my choice is that I think PowerPoint is the most pleasing to look at in presentation form. The other 2 products are more for storing information rather than presenting it in my opinion, and I would rather watch a PowerPoint than look at an excel or word document. Another scenario where PowerPoint is preferred is presenting findings. I am a career analyst and I use PowerPoint all the time when presenting projects. It is the easiest and cleanest way to present key findings or points to people.