1. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Capabilities of Software

2. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Common Office Applications Word Processing Spreadsheets DTP Presentation Graphics Databases HTML Editing Web Browsing Email Diary For further research

3. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Word Processors 1 Common Word Processors Microsoft Word OpenOffice.org Writer AbiWord (Free!) Common Applications Letters Memo Theses Reports Mail Merge

4. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Word Processors 2 Some Common Features Spelling & grammar checking (including auto correction) Text formatting – can change font, size and emphasis (e.g. bold or italic). Find and Replace. Insert, delete, overwrite text Tables Automatic table of contents/index Import files such as images and other text files, charts etc. Mail merge documents to create standard letters from an address list. Templates and styles

5. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Spreadsheets 1 Common Spreadsheets Microsoft Excel OpenOffice.org Calc Minitab (Scientific) Common Applications Graphs Data Modelling Forecasting Data Pattern Analysis

6. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Spreadsheets 2 Some Common Features Rows and Columns Charts and graphs Import and Export facilities Functions ( and formulae) Pivot tables Macros Form controls Worksheets/workbooks Sorting/filtering data Relative and absolute formulae Goal seeking (What if?)

7. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Desktop Publishing (DTP) 1 Common DTP Software Quark Microsoft Publisher Serif Common Applications Newspapers/magazines Brochures Invitations Business Cards Posters Menus

8. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Desktop Publishing (DTP) 2 Some Common Features Text editing Import and export facilities Gridlines to position objects Working area off the page Wizards and templates Text formatting around images and objects Creation of booklets Tables and columns

9. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Presentation Software 1 Common Presentation Software Microsoft PowerPoint OpenOffice.org Impress Apple Keynote Common Applications Widely used in business… …and schools Death by PowerPoint!!!

10. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Presentation Software 2 Some Common Features Master slides Clipart/pictures Slide transition Automated use (kiosk application) Styles and templates Animation effects Standalone use Import and export facilities (sound, video etc.) Web integration

11. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Graphics 1 Common Graphics Software Adobe Photoshop Macromedia Fireworks GIMP (Free open-source) Common Applications Logos Books and magazines Product packaging

12. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Graphics 2 Some Common features Integration with hardware – cameras, scanners, etc Resize of image Change colour depth Graphics tools – brush, line, colour, fill, etc Layering of images Transparency Masking parts of the image Useful Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_image_editing

13. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Databases Some Common Features Databases are covered as a separate topic (11.3) but… Search and sort data Import/Export Forms Macros Reports Calculations on data Validation routines Programming capability Wizards Graphs (other analysis tools)

14. FatMax 2007. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License Further Research/Tasks Investigate ONE of the applications on slide 1 paying particular attention to the common features you’d expect to find