1. After completing this lesson, you will be able to: Identify the basic features of productivity programs. Lesson: 1 Introduction to Productivity Programs

2. Overview of Productivity Programs Word processors – used to create documents that mostly contain text – Example - Microsoft® Office Word 2003 Spreadsheets – used to work with numbers and perform mathematical calculations – Example - Microsoft Office Excel® 2003 Presentation programs - used to combine graphics and text to create presentations – Example - Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2003 Database programs – used to organize data, such as contact information of customers and products bought by them, in a format that is easy to access and modify – Example - Microsoft Office Access 2003

3. Using Productivity Programs for Lesson: Introduction to Productivity Programs SS, WP, or DB?? Help you perform mathematical calculations. Help you store large volumes of data. Help you work with numbers. Help you organize data in a easy to access format Help you create mostly text documents.

4. Which of the following programs do you use to organize large volumes of data in a format that is easy to access and modify? Spreadsheets. Presentation programs. Database programs. Word processors.