Microsoft Office is an example of integrated application software that contains programs like Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word. It was first released in 1990 and has undergone changes to its interface, including introducing the Ribbon toolbar in Office 2007 to replace menus and toolbars. Excel, Word and Access offer advanced features like templates, macros, pivot tables, conditional formatting and security functions.

1. Prepared By: Er. Nawaraj
Bhandari
Office Solution And Development
Chapter-3

2. Integrated Application Software
Several programs for different applications
are provided in one ‘package’ (e.g.
database, email, spread sheet,
presentation, word processing) and they
share a common interface.
Microsoft Office, Lotus Suite and Open
Office are examples of integrated software

3. Microsoft Office
The Microsoft Office Suite is an example of
integrated application software; it contains
several applications and the main ones are:
Microsoft
Office
Access
(Database)
Excel
(Spreadsheet)
PowerPoint
(Presentation)
Publisher
(Desktop
Publisher)
Outlook
(Email)
Word
(Word
Processor)

4. Versions of Microsoft Office
First released in 1990(1st August , 1989), it
has undergone many changes
Office 2003 is still used by many
organisations.
There were changes to the interface in
Office 2007 and Office 2010; a new Fluent
User Interface has been introduced that
replaces the menus and toolbars of the
2003 version with a toolbar of tabs called
a Ribbon.

5. The 2003 Interface
Menus, tool bar, ruler

6. The Ribbon Interface
Tabs

7. Excel Ribbon

8. Advanced Features and
Functions
advanced queries
templates
functions
pivot tables and charts
conditional formatting
validation
macros and VBA
user-level security

9. Word Advanced Features and
Functions
Templates
Mail merge
Automating with macros
User-level Security

10. Excel Advanced Features and
Functions
Templates
Conditional formatting
Validation
Functions
Pivot tables and charts
Automating with macros
User-level security

11. Access Advanced Features and
Functions
In order to store, retrieve, manage and
analyze data quickly and effectively, the
following can be used:
Advanced queries
Forms
Templates
Automating with macros
User-level security