7. Microsoft Word allows you to create
professional-quality documents, reports, letters,
and résumés. Unlike a plain text editor, Microsoft
Word has features including spell
check, grammar check, text
and fontformatting, HTML support, image
support, advanced page layout, and more.
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11. Today, there are many different free spreadsheet
options that someone could use instead of Excel.
However, even with the available free options, Excel
remains the most used spreadsheet because of all of its
available options, features, and because many businesses
still use the program.
Tip: Even with all of Excel's options for most people a
free spreadsheet program like Google Sheets is often all
most users need.
Note: If you want to get Excel because it is a job
requirement, it is still ok to learn all of the basics in a free
spreadsheet program. However, there are still many
differences between Excel and a free spreadsheet
program.