This document discusses office automation systems. It defines office automation as using computers and machines to digitally create, store, manipulate, and share office information to accomplish tasks more efficiently. The key advantages are increased accuracy, time savings, and reduced costs. The main types of functions integrated are electronic publishing, communication, collaboration, image processing, and office management. These functions allow for word processing, desktop publishing, information sharing, collaborative work, digitizing documents, and electronic organization of business data and schedules.