1. Introduction to Microsoft OFFICE
Dr. Gaurav Dureja
Introduction to Microsoft OFFICE

2. INTRODUCTION
Microsoft corporation is an American multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. the company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues. it is also one of the world's most valuable companies.
As of 2013, Microsoft is market dominant in both the pc operating system and office suite markets (the latter with Microsoft office). The company also produces a wide range of other software for desktops and servers, and is active in areas including internet search (with bing), the video game industry (with the xbox and xbox 360 consoles, and the upcoming xbox one console), the digital services market (through msn), and mobile phones (via the windows phone OS). In June 2012, Microsoft announced that it would be entering the pc vendor market for the first time, with the launch of the Microsoft surface tablet computer.

3. Paul Allen and Bill Gates, childhood friends with a passion in computer programming, were seeking to make a successful business utilizing their shared skills they founded their first company named traf-o-data, which offered a rudimentary computer that tracked and analysed automobile traffic data.

5. 1987 - Microsoft "pac-man" logo, designed by scott baker and used from 1987 to 2012 with the 1994–2005 slogan "where do you want to go today?" –2011 - Microsoft logo with the slogan "your potential. our passion." 2011–2012 - logo by Microsoft with the slogan "be what's next.“ –Present - introduced on august 23, 2012, to symbolize the "world of digital motion"

6. Introduction to Microsoft Office
Microsoft office is a powerful suite of applications that can assist you in many projects and business applications. you can write letters, prepare presentations, maintain records etc, with the help of various tools available in the Microsoft office. Ms-office was introduced way back in later on developments were made and the modified version Ms-office was launched in Later in 1997 an advanced version of its Ms-office-97 was launched. Later on further modifications were made and Ms-office 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 was launched.
Ms-word is a “What You See Is What You Get” (WYSIWYG) program which means that the user can see all font and graphics on the screen exactly as they will print out.

7. Components of Microsoft office
Microsoft Word-program that enables you to create, edit, print and save documents
Microsoft Excel- Microsoft excel is a spreadsheet program 
Microsoft PowerPoint- Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program
Microsoft Access-a database handling program that lets a users to store and organize information
Microsoft Outlook express- Microsoft outlook  is a personal information manager and   communication software. 
Microsoft Publisher-program that create newsletter, business cards, graphics
Microsoft PhotoDraw-program that let you create and enhance drawings and photographs

8. Microsoft word
Word processing is the term used to describe the creation/editions of letters, balance sheets, reports etc. word processing package offers many advantages to the creation and revision of documents when compared to handwritten or typed documents. Speed is primary advantage. Microsoft word's native file formats are denoted either by a .doc or .docx file extension. Ms-word software package is quit flexible and easy to use. It is most popular word processor. Due to large number of features this software is used by most of the people now a days.

9. Features of Microsoft word
Saving Documents
Documents can be printed
Cut and paste of text
Document formatting
Search and replace
Spell check
Header and footer
Insert pictures, graphs and tables
Justification
Better view of mistakes
Better presentation

10. PowerPoint
MICROSOFT POINT IS A TOOL BY WHICH YOU CAN USE TO COMMUNICATE YOUR IDEAS THROUGH VISUAL AIDS THAT APPEAR TO BE DESIGNED PROFESSIONALLY YET THEY ARE EASY TO PRODUCE. with PowerPoint you can create a variety of media, including black and white overheads, colour slides etc.