In the professional skills or additional information section, many indicate computer knowledge. But not everyone can make a list of computer programs for a resume. Of course, it’s best to only indicate software that you really know how to work with. After all, the recruiter may ask you to show your skills right at the interview.

Writing rules

HR officers advise even those people who are applying for a position not related to working on a computer to write about computer skills. When describing your level of proficiency in this technique, you can indicate a list of programs that you know how to use. You also need to write down at what level you know the computer. You can indicate this as follows:

• confident PC user;
• average level;
• entry-level computer skills.

But it’s not worth describing in detail about your knowledge of certain programs. Each applicant can use this example of writing this column:

Experienced user. Ability to work with basic MS Office programs (Access, Excel, Power Point, Word, WordPad), graphic editors (Picture Manager, CorelDRAW), programs for sending and receiving electronic correspondence (Outlook Express). I can quickly search for the necessary information on the Internet, I can work with various browsers (Opera, Firefox, Chrome, Amigo, Internet Explorer). Good knowledge of the features of the Windows operating system.

The universal version of this section may look slightly different:

Intermediate PC skills. Ability to work with MS Office programs (experience with Excel, Word), search and download necessary information via the Internet (worked with Opera, Firefox browsers), can send emails.

Specifics of professions

There are a number of specialties for which it is necessary to list knowledge of programs that help work. Of course, it is better to start the description with general information about the level of computer skills and the ability to work with basic programs. For example, in an accountant’s resume this column might look like this:

Confident computer user. Knowledge of basic Microsoft Office programs, such as MS Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, ability to work with email (including Outlook Express, Mirramail, EmailOpenViewPro). Excellent Internet skills in various browsers (worked in Opera, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and others). Knowledge of specialized computer programs: 1C: Accounting 7.7 and 8, Parus, Client-Bank systems.

Too large a list listing all kinds of software can have the opposite effect: the employer will decide that your knowledge is very superficial.

It would be nice if an applicant for the position of sales manager, in addition to a list of basic PC programs, also indicated knowledge of specialized ones. In his resume, the specified section of the “professional skills” column may look like this:

Level of competent user. Skills in searching for specialized information on the Internet, experience working with various browsers (including Explorer, Opera, Chrome and others). Knowledge of the basics of working with Linux and Windows operating systems, basic office programs, text and graphic editors (Word, WordPad, PowerPoint, Access, Paint, Excel, Photoshop). Skills in working with specialized systems “BEST”, 1C:Enterprise (specification “Trade and Warehouse”), experience in working with a CRM system that regulates relationships with customers.

If the position requires more in-depth knowledge of certain programs, then they must be indicated. So, for the position of PHP programmer, in addition to the ability to work with a PC, you may need the following: knowledge of PHP, social media API, WordPress API, CSS, HTML, JS, CSS.

In the latter case, you need to focus on your knowledge and the employer’s requirements.

If mastering new programs does not cause you any difficulties, this is worth noting at the end of the section.

Basic office programs

To use the Internet, you don't need to have any of the technical skills that the people running the Internet have. But you cannot not know the basic rules of how the Internet and its structure work.

The head of the college needs to get an idea of ​​the Internet as a single information space, get acquainted with the basic concepts and principles of organizing the World Wide Web. You also need to understand very well the system of relationships between the Internet and the college.

Informatization of education is a priority of modern education. The task of a college existing in modern society is to prepare its students to be able to navigate the information space and master the information culture. Currently, there is no longer any doubt about the need to use the Internet in the college educational space.

What does the Internet give to college management?

· Access to official educational resources, databases, search for regulatory documents (time to search for information is significantly reduced);

· Obtaining additional information from various information sheets;

· Possibility of operational document flow;

· Participation in teleconferences, forums, exchange of experience;

· Access to encyclopedias, reference books, etc.;

· Possibility of organizing distance learning, educational interdisciplinary telecommunication projects, distance Olympiads;

· Obtaining consulting services (legal issues, professional advice, etc.).

Anyone who has ever tried to access the global Internet has become convinced that it is an ocean of information in which you can find everything that interests you: information about the weather in any part of the world, railway schedules, Aeroflot schedules, business conditions in any country in the world , current political events, etc. There is also something to take advantage of in the education sector. But, as always happens, it is important to determine where, when solving what problems, the services provided by the Internet and its resources can be used most effectively in organizing the educational process. It is important to remember that computer telecommunications are just another tool, through the proper use of which you can significantly increase the efficiency of the educational process.

The Internet is inherently an open environment where geographical and ideological barriers are erased. Here the abilities and needs for communication develop, and the motivation to study emerging technological innovations is born. The Internet is a living, rapidly changing environment: interfaces, methods of obtaining information and making contacts often change here. People turn to the Internet, first of all, for additional information on a particular problem, for example, concerning the organization of the educational process. Telecommunications themselves make it possible to solve assigned problems more effectively with the help of the tools that make up the network services (Internet search engines, web technologies, e-mail, etc.).

Currently, the use of interactive means of communication in the school management system is becoming widespread. Let's take a closer look at some of them.

E-mail. You can send various documentation by email, communicate with parents and colleagues. This is a fairly simple and fairly cheap way that allows you to quickly interact with people. Moreover, learning to use mail is not very difficult. Experience has shown that in order to teach even a novice user how to send and receive email messages, two to four hours are enough. Moreover, as we noted above, modern operating systems and programs are very user-friendly, and the complex psychological barriers when working on a computer that existed, say, 8-10 years ago, practically no longer arise.

Teleconferences. Before the advent of the Internet, there were electronic bulletin boards, or BBS - computers connected to a telephone line through which messages and files were exchanged. The most popular of them have turned into hobby clubs with a fairly stable circle of visitors. Gradually, the lines began to blur: in addition to professional computer scientists and programmers, people of various professions, ages, nationalities, countries, political opinions, united by common interests began to take part in these conversations. With the development of the Internet, online communication has increased dramatically.
The easiest way to network communication is email. Mailing lists are compiled to include members of a certain group of interested parties in correspondence. This method allows you to reach up to several dozen people. Anyone who received a letter can click in the mail program Reply all and write the following message to the discussion participants. However, this method has a number of disadvantages, since if someone wants to unsubscribe from the mailing list, he must write a letter to all participants in the discussion asking them to exclude their address from the mailing list. Also, this method does not allow reaching a large number of people. Due to the limitations of email, it is preferable to use other methods for organizing network communication.

Teleconferences are organized to organize global communication. Teleconferences are intended for discussion and exchange of news.

UseNet- these are all communities of networks that have gateways to the Internet, for example the amateur network Fido. In fact, this is a set of discussion groups based on interests, where you can discuss everything in the world: an interesting book, issues of raising children and car repairs, a just released CD by a popular musician, problems with a new computer program, and much more. Microsoft translates newsgroups as network news or newsgroups, but in essence these are not news, but discussions. Teleconferencing is considered one of the oldest forms of "group email". There are currently tens of thousands of different newsgroups. They are accessible through an email program (such as Outlook Express), similar to email. Without leaving your computer, you can read or post articles in a particular conference, find useful advice or join discussions. Articles are periodically destroyed to make room for new ones. The main language of communication on international message boards is English.

The order in publications is ensured by the participants themselves. In every teleconference, there are rules of conduct that every participant must know and strictly follow. Compliance with the rules is monitored by a user endowed with broad rights and called a moderator.

Web forums. The web forums you often come across while surfing the World Wide Web are quite different from the Usenet newsgroup system. Firstly, work in them always takes place in the web interface, and traffic directly depends on site traffic.

A response to your message may come immediately, or it may take a few hours or days. It all depends on the popularity of the forum you choose. On some forums, even your own message may not appear in the list right away - a moderator must first view it, and only then publish it or not publish it in the forum. This is done to ensure that the forum does not contain off-topic messages or those that offend people.

Some forums require mandatory registration. You fill out the form provided and they will send you a username and password to participate in the forum. Some forums are open to everyone. Also on many forums you will find rules of conduct in them, which we advise you to read carefully. Remember that apparent anonymity is deceptive. You can register in the forum under a fictitious name, but nevertheless, you can “find out” a person who tried to be rude in a particular online community by the IP address of the computer from which you accessed the Internet and punish him. Let's say you decide to send an anonymous message. If you offend someone on it, that person (or the forum moderator) can contact their ISP and ask them to track down the offender. Such work is usually the responsibility of any provider. By looking at the IP addresses, date and time indicated in the service fields of the message, your own provider, to whom the offended will turn, can tell who he allocated such and such an IP address on such and such a date at such and such a time. He also knows your name, phone number and address - the data that you once entered when registering on the provider’s server. If you access the Internet from an Internet cafe, you may no longer be allowed there. Therefore, there is no anonymity on the Internet, and knowing this, you will avoid many problems in the future. Try to be polite and considerate towards other users.

Working in forums is very simple: you fill out the required fields in a special form (most often this is the name, topic and the message itself) and click the button Send. Your message appears in the list of others. But do not forget to first carefully read the messages that already exist in this forum, and also follow the rules of netiquette! Please also pay attention to the rules of communication in a particular forum, which are necessarily present there.

You have the opportunity not only to participate in online forums on various topics, but also to start your own forum:

· http://forum. *****

· http://www. *****

Chat. Another type of network communication is chat. Of course, we take into account that the teacher is a very busy person, and naturally he does not have time to spend time chatting. But! Your students communicate in chat rooms, and sometimes it is useful to go into the chat and “talk” to them. Maybe this way they will listen to you better? Yes, and there are thematic chats in which college problems can be discussed.

The word "chat" in English means "conversation". Finding a chat room that suits a person on the Internet is not difficult, just download one of the search engines, write the word chat in the field for entering keywords and press the button Search or use the links below to chat lists. By following a link to a particular chat, you will see that this is not an ordinary web page on which several people communicate in real time. And they do this using text. In some chats registration is required, others invite everyone. When entering, everyone present (including you) enters their nickname (from the English “nickname”), that is, a pseudonym. Here are some links for those interested in chatting:

ICQ. Imagine that you want to chat with a person living in Novosibirsk or Munich. Or, you want to get an immediate answer to your question from one of your teachers. You can "talk" to him via short text messages in real time (online). And not in a chat, where there are always a lot of people, but one on one, using the ICQ program.
The ICQ program (among Russian users it is usually called simply “ICQ” from ICCQ, which is similar in sound to the English phrase I seek you - “I am looking for you”) was developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis relatively recently, in 1996. It refers to to the class of so-called Internet pagers - programs that allow you to correspond with another user of the same program in real time. Modern pagers, in addition to messages, can send files, email, SMS to mobile phones, replace telephone communication (Skype Internet telephony system http:///), etc.
Today ICQ is a very widespread program, it has millions of users. The ICQ number is equal in importance to a telephone number.

With the emergence of this program, all existing ideas about methods of communication and communication on the Internet literally turned upside down. The element of introducing a “real mode” into communication with your interlocutor, combined with the fact that to start a conversation you do not need to “go to the designated meeting place” on the Internet (chat, conference, forum), turned out to be fundamentally new. You turn on your computer and establish a connection to the Internet. If you already have the ICQ program installed, it will automatically start and you will immediately be able to contact a person anywhere in the world. Naturally, provided that he also has this program installed.

You can download this program and get detailed information about it on the website of the popular information retrieval system Rambler http://icq. *****/ .

LiveJournal. What to do if you want to organize an online community or create your own electronic magazine? One way is to create your own website with the necessary set of communication tools, but this procedure is labor-intensive and requires special knowledge. If you do not need to create a website, then to create your own online community, we recommend using Live Journal - an electronic diary service http://www. .

Another basic ICT competence is the presence of ideas about electronic educational resources, trends in the electronic publications market in the general (vocational) education sector.

Now the world is at the stage of development of a post-industrial society. The rapidly increasing flow of information, brilliant achievements in the field of microelectronics and the improvement of industrial technologies lead to the rapid informatization of society, the emergence of new technologies, constant updating and growth of the volume of knowledge and require constancy and continuity from the educational process.

The emergence of the Internet is comparable in significance to the invention of printing. The appearance of the printed book made it possible to dramatically expand access to texts and created the preconditions for mass education and for the emergence and development of new forms of state. However, access to knowledge remained directly dependent on proximity to large libraries, which were monopolistic holders of knowledge. Now the situation is changing. After some time, all significant texts created by humanity and preserved to our time will be available on the Internet. Access to them will be possible from anywhere on Earth.

The possibility of direct communication with any person in the world creates new forms of community (for example, professional ones) that unite people across national borders. New forms of education and communication between people will be established. We can say that education through the Internet in our time is the same as education from books was in the 16th century compared to medieval teaching. Thus, the Internet in education plays the role of not only an additional technical method, but also of preparing the new generation for life in a completely new environment, when the network will become a carrier, intermediary and source of production, information and communication.

Information on the Internet is diverse and can be provided by any person or organization. If we consider the educational potential of information on the Internet, we can note that only part of it is created purposefully by various scientific and educational communities, the other part is replenished spontaneously. Due to the different content of information, both positive and negative, and the specific form of its presentation, a number of problems are identified. For example, problems of ethics, reliability of information, impact on the psyche and subconscious of people, etc. The substantiation of various statements on the Internet may be incorrect, the interpretation of facts may be distorted. Information on the Internet does not always have a scientific basis, and is often a product of the consciousness industry, whose activities are aimed at manipulating the consciousness of the information consumer for political, economic or other purposes. In connection with the above, the problem of adequate perception of information arises. The solution to this problem will depend on the level of your skills in analytical work with information, critical thinking skills, the ability to assess the reliability of information, correlate information and existing knowledge, be able to correctly organize the information process, evaluate and ensure information security.

We bring to your attention various information resources that can help the head of an educational institution in his work. You can also independently search for electronic educational resources using popular information retrieval systems, such as:

§ Yandex http://www. *****

§ Rambler http://www. *****

§ Aport http://www. *****

§ Google http://www. *****

Journal of Education Bulletinhttp://www. vestnik. *****
Official publication of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Information relating to school education. Current topics:

· Special education: status and prospects,

· Modernization of Russian education,

· Problems of the Unified State Exam,

· Introduction of specialized training,

· Introduction of a new knowledge assessment system.

Legal journal of the director of the educational institution http://www. *****/products/lawyer/default. htm
The magazine covers a variety of legal issues that school leaders often face: the hiring and dismissal of employees, the expenditure of budgetary and extra-budgetary funds of the school, the procedure for granting vacations, issues of admission and expulsion of students, judicial protection of the interests of the school, etc.

Tasks of the Deputy Director of the Educational Institution
http://www. *****/content. php? cont=63
Description of the tasks and functions of the school deputy director who organizes pre-vocational training.

Software for school administrator http://www. edu. *****/volsch31/default. asp? ob_no=2150
Section "To help the administrator > Software" of School No. 31, Volgodonsk. Automated workstation "Director", software for scheduling and tests

Virtual methodological office
http://*****/articles. html
Development of open lessons, extracurricular activities, certification work, various documents. The scientific side of the activity is reflected in the headings “Articles” and “Methodological developments”. Author's published materials of teachers are presented.
The website of the methodological office is intended not only for teachers, but also for students and their parents.

Media education in Russia
http://www. *****
Server of the Laboratory of Technical Training Tools and Media Education of the Russian Academy of Education Publications on media education, information about the work being carried out in this area. Development of the inclusion of Internet technologies in the educational process.

The next ICT competency is proficiency in working with federal and regional educational portals as sources of educational resources and regulatory documents.

In accordance with the “Concept for creating a system of Internet portals in the field of education”, approved by the Board of the Ministry of Education of Russia dated 01.01.2001 (protocol), portal is a network node or complex of nodes connected to the Internet via high-speed channels, which has a developed user interface and provides unified, from a conceptual and content point of view, access to a wide range of information resources and services aimed at a specific audience (in this case, the educational community).

Special educational portals have been created to consolidate information that is significant from an educational point of view. The system of educational portals http://***** - the federal portal "Russian Education" - is an entry point to the Internet, providing a convenient and effective search for relevant information resources, as well as the provision of other services in demand by the educational community, for example, ensuring collaboration school administrators and teachers, geographically distant from each other, on common curriculum. Also, one of the goals of the portal creators is to ensure the quality of the information resources offered through a public review mechanism in various educational areas. The educational community portal system provides information support for the educational process in all its aspects for all levels of education and forms of training. A list of the most popular educational portals can be found here: http://*****/db/portal/sites/portal_page. htm

Speaking about the competence regarding the presence of ideas about the legal aspects of the use of information resources on the Internet in education, it should be noted that although the Internet has been developing quite recently, and the issues of intellectual property protection on the global network have not yet been fully worked out, the basic principles of the application of copyright on the Internet have already been formed .

You may use materials found on the Internet for educational and other non-commercial purposes. For example, print it out and distribute it to students in class. Or insert as illustrations into your presentation or website. It is only necessary to accurately indicate the author and source from which the material was taken.

For example:

Bondarenko social-rehabilitative interaction in the field of media culture (methodological development) //(©) Issues of Internet education, full name http://vio. *****/vio_31/cd_site/Articles/art_1_5.htm (11/30/2005)

Of course, from the point of view of the law, obtaining consent to use copyright materials in this case is not necessary. However, whenever there is such a possibility, it is better to obtain the author’s consent.

In your materials, you can establish hyperlinks to the web pages of other authors without asking their consent. However, “netiquette rules” recommend trying to obtain such permission, or at least notifying the site owners that you plan to install such a hyperlink on your page.

You should not copy design elements, parts or individual elements of web pages, unless the site author expressly indicates the possibility of such use.

If you want to publish your methodological developments, presentations or teaching materials you have created on the website, remember that no registration procedures are required to approve your authorship of the work. However, to make it easier to prove your authorship in the future, as well as to further remind those who plan to use your work about copyright, install a copyright symbol (“copyright”) on your work.

It must indicate the name of the owner of the exclusive copyright and the year the work was created.
For example:

© , 2006
For a website, it is more correct to indicate not only the year of creation, but better - the years of existence of the site.
For example:

© Ivanova E. G., 1999 – 2006

This is due to the fact that the materials and design of the site change quite often. Therefore, an indication of the period of existence indicates that materials posted on the site in previous years are also protected by copyright. On websites, the © sign is usually placed on all pages of the site. This emphasizes that it protects the entire site and not just specific content.

It should also be noted that the best ICT teaching tool is the Internet. All necessary training materials are available. Any question can be discussed on the forum. Currently, all people who are confident in using a computer improve their knowledge via the Internet on their own. If the head of an educational institution understands and is aware of the need for his training in the field of ICT, then he will be able to organize in his educational institution an information environment that will meet all the requirements for software and hardware, for the educational and methodological content of its information resources, as well as to training and organizing the work of the teaching staff.

Literature:
, Information technology in education management. – M. Federation of Internet Education, NFPC, 2006

Description of the Microsoft Office application package

Introduction........................................................ ........................................................ .................................... 3

1. Description of the Microsoft Office package.................................................... ..................................... 4

2. Comparison of different versions of Microsoft Office.................................................... .................... 6

Conclusion................................................. ........................................................ .................................... 15

List of used literature......................................................... ............................................... 16

Introduction

Most regular computer users face various problems. For example: you use a text editor from one company, a spreadsheet program from another, a business graphics program from a third, and the performance of your electronic assistant ends up being low. What's the matter? It’s just that these programs are not designed to work together.

Luckily, there is a solution to this problem: Microsoft Office, which contains most of the software you need.

The interface elements of the programs included in it are designed identically and they “communicate” with each other in the same language.

The Office suite is more than just a collection of programs in one box. Its name alone suggests that it should contain powerful commercial applications that work with text, numbers and images with ease and ease.

But the best thing about Office is what ties these applications together: they all share menus and sets of buttons that look very similar. Once you learn how to work with one of the applications, you will greatly advance in learning the others.

In addition, the package includes an easy-to-use control center - the Microsoft Office Manager, which allows you to launch and exit individual programs, or receive detailed instructions and online help with a simple click of the mouse button.

1. Description of the Microsoft Office package.

The Office suite includes:

Large applications

1. WORD is a powerful text editor that allows you to quickly create a document of any complexity from scattered notes and perfect a newsletter or brochure.

This is already generally accepted - Microsoft's Word editor is today

the most popular program in the world. Word is full of shortcuts

and state-of-the-art tools like a built-in spell checker and synonym dictionary to help you compose documents, and ready-made templates to help you put together notes, letters, invoices, and brochures effortlessly.

2. EXCEL - does with numbers what Word does with nouns and verbs. Anyone who works with numbers will feel at home in the Excel environment like a duck to water. Excel can be used to create budgets and financial reports, turn hard numbers into visual charts and graphs, and conduct “What if?” analyses. on almost any question, and also for sorting long lists in a matter of seconds.

With Excel spreadsheets, you can type in numbers row by row and column by column, confident that Excel will add, subtract, multiply, divide, and generally handle them correctly.

3. PowerPoint - will allow you to professionally prepare a presentation, flaunting catchy graphics and impressively designed abstracts. But the best thing is that the user can turn a document prepared in Word into a presentation with just one click.

4. ACCESS - is a powerful data management program designed primarily for programmers. Access is only available as part of the Professional edition of Office.

Assistant programs:

1. The Graph program allows you to enter several numbers and quickly turn them into a graph.

2. The Organization Chart program will help you create a company staffing table.

3. The Equation Editor program is designed to create mathematical formulas in the Word editor.

4. WordArt will help you change the shape of letters or numbers almost beyond recognition so that you can use them to create attractive logos or headlines.

5. ClipArt Gallery can sift through hundreds of pictures to find the best illustration for your newsletter or presentation.

Quick help system:

1. Office and its applications are replete with useful tips and step-by-step instructions on how to perform a particular operation.

2. Talented Wizards will guide you step by step to solving complex problems.

3. Cue Cards will offer detailed instructions that will always be in front of your eyes while working.

4. The Preview and Demos functions will demonstrate how to perform complex tasks.

2. Comparison of different versions of the Microsoft Office package.

Office 97	Office 2000	Office XP
Smart tags Smart tags are a set of buttons that work across applications that appear when you need them (for example, when you paste data or encounter an error in a Microsoft Excel formula) and let you choose the fastest way to complete a task.
Task panes Task panes provide centralized access to tools for performing basic operations. Search, open documents, view the clipboard, format documents and presentations, download templates from the Web and much more.
Paste Options Smart Tags Paste options smart tags let you change the formatting of copied data before pasting it into a new document. You can even assign specific properties to the data you paste based on what it contains.
AutoCorrect Options Smart Tags AutoCorrect options smart tags let you control AutoCorrect functionality in Office applications. You can cancel or turn off AutoCorrect, and access the AutoCorrect Options dialog box without using the Tools menu.
Create a file (task pane) Now you can load a new document while working in another document, create a document based on a template stored on the Web, and view a list of recently used templates and documents.
Office Clipboard (Task Pane) The clipboard now has 24 cells for storing information - this is twice as many as was provided in Office 2000. Using thumbnails in the task area, it has become easier to find the desired cell.
Office Document Imaging Office Document Imaging lets you scan documents for later viewing and reuse of text in Office applications. The text search capabilities found in Office are now used for scanned documents.
Speech recognition Improve productivity by dictating text and using voice commands to change formatting and navigate menus.
Handwriting Notes you take on your handheld device can be loaded into Office applications as text. You can also write directly in Microsoft Word (using Japanese, Chinese, and Korean in addition to English) and save your work as a handwritten document or typed text.
Compressing pictures To compress an image, you just need to specify how it will be used (for example, for the Web). Office XP uses compression to reduce file size without sacrificing image quality.
Preface to Office emails Messages sent via email from Office applications include a short foreword.
Asking Questions Help in Office XP can be obtained by typing a question in a field located in the Office menu, without downloading the Answer Wizard or Helper.
Assistant In Office XP, the Assistant is hidden by default and appears only when you access Help.			Now hidden by default.
Window Help improvements It's easier to access Help and useful Web sites, including Technical Support and Office Update. The What's New catalog allows you to learn about new opportunities.

Access to information
Office 97	Office 2000	Office XP
Context-sensitive smart tags Using Smart Tags, Office XP automatically recognizes various types of data, including names, dates, addresses, phone numbers, place names, and stock symbols. You can create smart tags to recognize any kind of data.
Search task pane This task pane makes it easy to find text in a document and locate files and folders as you work on a document. You can also index the files on your computer to speed up your search.
Web requests Real-time data from the Web is accessed and analyzed by copying and pasting web pages into Excel. Smart tags automatically provide the ability to create updated web queries.
Office Template Library The Document Creation task pane gives you direct access to hundreds of professionally designed templates found online in the Office Template Library.	Internet access.
Streaming library of Microsoft Design Gallery Live layouts Online access to thousands of images, sounds, and animations on the Office Media Gallery Web site. By updating monthly, you always have access to the latest resources.
My data sources This new folder, nested inside your My Documents folder, keeps track of what data you've previously accessed. This ensures quick connection to databases and other sources of information...
Printing from the browser HTML files can now be printed directly from the Office applications in which they were created, significantly improving the quality of printed documents.
Ability to set web parameters The new Web Options drop-down menu makes it easy to create documents that are compatible with specific web browsers.
Add Hyperlink Dialog Box The improved Add Hyperlink dialog box makes it easy to link to files when creating and editing web pages.
Reliability, data recovery and security
Office 97	Office 2000	Office XP
Document recovery Microsoft PowerPointR, Word, Excel and Access applications, when an error occurs in the program, allow you to save the file you were working on at the time.
Autosave AutoSave, now available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher, lets you choose how often you save files. If an error occurs, you can save the recovered file instead of the original or separately.		Supported in Word only.
Application Error Reporting Office XP applications automatically report error messages directly to Microsoft or your organization's information technology department. This information can be used to correct errors in the program or make appropriate recommendations for users.
Recovering applications and documents Application and Document Recovery Tool ensures the safe termination of unresponsive programs. It allows you to start recovering documents when the application is shut down.
Data recovery and extraction This document recovery tool is automatically invoked in Word and Excel whenever an error occurs or a document fails to load. It can also be called from the file open dialog box.
Safe Mode Office XP helps you reduce downtime by automatically resolving common application problems.
Digital signatures Allows you to sign an Office XP document. Thanks to a digital signature, you can find out whether the source from which the document came is trustworthy and whether changes have been made to the document.
Document Password Encryption Word and Excel applications have improved password management by using the CryptoAPI standard. This is the first time password encryption has been used in PowerPoint.	Office 2000 uses simple password-based security without encryption
Single tab "Security" Office XP provides easy access to security features by placing all applications' security settings on one tab.
Collaboration Tools Overview
Office 97	Office 2000				Office XP
Sending for review New tools allow you to assign appropriate roles to everyone involved in the document review cycle. At the same time, each reviewer is automatically provided with the necessary tools. During verification, changes can be easily made to the text of the original document.
Compare and merge patches In Office XP, it's easy to combine comments and revisions from multiple reviewers into one version of a document, accepting or rejecting suggested revisions.
Markup patches Corrections in Word and PowerPoint are now marked in the right margin of the document, providing information about the corrections and reviewer notes that do not affect the readability of the original document or affect its formatting.
Review panel The new Review panel provides the ability to view changes made by a specific reviewer or all reviewers, and the ability to accept or reject changes one at a time or all at once.
Collaboration: Integration with Microsoft Sharepoint Team Services
Office 97	Office 2000				Office XP
Microsoft SharePoint Team Services A convenient tool for creating a website for a centralized place to store all information about a project, Microsoft SharePointT Team Services (in FrontPageR version 2002) provides discussions, the creation of lists of contact information and tracked tasks, the maintenance and creation of an event calendar and document libraries, and the conduct of surveys - all from a web browser window.
Document Libraries Document libraries make collaboration easier by providing web users with a central location to store documents.
Save and Open Document Dialog Boxes The new HTML interface allows you to navigate to the document library directly in the save and open document dialog boxes.
Lists Structured review lists and revisions are used in the web interface when building Microsoft SharePoint Team websites. List templates are provided for alerts, group contacts, group events, and alerts. Lists can be modified or recreated based on existing templates.
Events A centralized location for group event information, this new tool allows all group members to add event information and then export it directly to their Microsoft OutlookR calendar.
Group contacts Manage contacts, change the columns displayed and the presentation of contact information, and export and import this information, respectively, to or from the Contacts folder in Outlook.
Document discussions Using Office XP, you can host discussions based on an Office document or Web site.
Editing tools in the FrontPage application Using FrontPage, you can edit Microsoft SharePoint Team websites. You can change the theme, add FrontPage components, and insert static HTML elements.
Connecting and coordinating collaboration
Office 97	Office 2000	Office XP
File format compatibility Backward compatibility between Office XP, Office 2000, and Office 97 (except Access 97) allows users of all versions to collaborate on documents.
Extensible Smart Tags Smart Tag technology provides independent developers with an easy-to-use platform for building business solutions for Office XP users. Example. When you enter an order number in Excel, a smart tag associates the customer, order, and price with it.
XML support in Excel and Access applications Developed support for XML technology in Office XP allows you to load and save documents in XML format directly in Excel and analyze data located on the network by requesting spreadsheets in XML format from the Web. In Access, you can import and export XML schemas, data, and tables, using default settings or setting advanced options for more control.
Office Web Components Excel Web Components now support files created in Excel, named ranges, multiple sheets, word alignment, and publishing interactive spreadsheets on the Web. The PivotTables component provides the ability to conditionally filter a range of expressions. Office XP extends the object model, allowing developers to create their own technical solutions for the task of distributing information through Web browsers.

The Microsoft Office software package has long gained popularity among users of all levels who use office documents in their work. It is not surprising, because each program included in the standard set not only has unique capabilities that are unique to it. Applications of this type are compatible with each other and with other alternative software products.

What is MS Office

It is known from history that the Microsoft Office suite was initially developed taking into account the then trends for working with text documents, tabular data, presentations, databases and e-mail. Later, it began to include some additional utilities.

Microsoft Office itself is a collection of applications for processing documents of almost any type. Many users who use the standard functions of a particular application included in the list of Microsoft Office programs often underestimate its capabilities. The fact is that almost every program is capable of working not only with standard, so to speak, template documents. It is absolutely simple to insert graphics and sound into any document and in any program.

The only thing I would like to note is that the list of Microsoft Office programs is not included in the list of free software and is quite expensive. However, this does not stop our users. To activate this software package, you can use, for example, Mini KMS-Activator, which works with almost all versions of Office.

In some cases, you can use unofficial releases of an operating system installation distribution such as “Windows XP Zver DVD”, in which Microsoft Office is already “hacked” or activated.

When using an unofficial package, difficulties may sometimes arise due to the lack of a full set of capabilities in each of the programs. It is clear that such a software product will be suitable for the average user. But for people or businesses who are serious about the matter, the best option would be to purchase the official release.

List of Microsoft Office programs included in the standard set

So, let's try to look at the standard set of any office suite offered by Microsoft.

As a rule, the list of Microsoft Office programs includes several standard applications. They are found in any package and can meet the user's needs in any situation.

Microsoft Office 2007: Applications and Programs

It is natural for Microsoft Office 2007 programs to include various applications that were not included in earlier versions of the package. In addition, it is worth paying attention to the fact that not only the functionality of the applications themselves included in the list of Microsoft Office programs is changed (or supplemented). The graphical shell of each software product itself is subject to updates. However, the standard set itself remains unchanged.

For example, it includes several basic applications. These are MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Access and MS Outlook. These are, so to speak, the basic office programs of Microsoft Office. They are also the most necessary.

Microsoft Office 2010 and higher software package

New releases of Microsoft Office may also contain additional utilities. True, very often users use them. For example, programs like MS Publisher, MS InfoPath Designer, MS SharePoint Workspace and MS NoteOne look very interesting. These utilities are capable of much and can compete with many professional software products present on the modern IT technology market.

As is already clear, these applications became available starting from the version of Microsoft Office 2010. While MS Publisher was present in some releases earlier, other programs appeared only starting in 2010.

Now a few words about the main components included in the list of Microsoft Office programs.

MS Word

Working with text and graphics is perhaps the most common and in demand. This is why the Microsoft Office Word application was created. The program has enormous capabilities not only in terms of text processing. Many people don’t even realize that here you can even write mathematical formulas of any level of complexity, insert graphic objects in the form of single files or slide shows, supplement all this with audio, or even create web pages using the program as a fast and effective tool based on templates.

MS Excel

Working with tabular data is difficult. But MS Excel copes with this quite simply. Initially, the application was created in order to perform mathematical, algebraic and geometric calculations. Over time, the program's functions have expanded greatly. For example, it became possible to build graphs or create charts or histograms even in three-dimensional form. Without talking about all the capabilities of the application, it is worth noting that this is one of the most powerful tools in its field of application.

MS Power Point

Microsoft Office PowerPoint was designed specifically for creating presentations that use graphics and sound. It is clear that such processes are resource-intensive, but the application itself has many templates and standard solutions in order not to load the system. If you think about it, you can insert absolutely everything into a presentation. Do you want a photo? Please! Do you want sound? Cheers! Would you like a link to an Internet resource? No problem! In general, you can even create interactive training manuals.

MS Access

This application is simply not familiar to many ordinary users, because they almost never work with (the database). But for knowledgeable people, this application is simply a godsend, because it allows you not only to create or edit such data, but also has close integration with numerous development tools and supports many language applets, including Visual Basic, Java, working with SQL databases and etc. Well, there are enough tools for data processing here.

MS Publisher

This application is a universal tool for quick publishing. It is primarily focused not even on checking the text part, but on creating, say, your own, so to speak, corporate symbols, conducting marketing research customized to the personal needs of a company or businessman. Naturally, this is not all that this program is capable of, although it belongs to entry-level applications.

MS Outlook

Finally, Outlook. This is a program designed to work with email. Compared to the standard Outlook Express utility, this application looks much more preferable because it has more functions and capabilities. Unfortunately, Outlook Express is installed on the system by the client by default (when installing the Windows OS itself). And not many people would think of changing it. But in vain! MS Outlook has much more possibilities. But here it’s worth assessing for yourself what this program is capable of. After the initial test, I think many will simply forget about Outlook Express, considering it practically a child's toy.

Analogue programs without payment

All this is good. But, as mentioned above, the Microsoft Office package is paid. What do free programs offer us?

Here it is worth paying attention to alternative software developments. The Lotus office suite (particularly Lotus Symphony) was once very popular. Nowadays it is almost never found, but nevertheless it has not lost its relevance.

You can also use completely free software products such as Google Docs, Zoho SoftMaker Free Office, Kingsoft Office, etc. The most important difference from the Microsoft product is that all these packages are not only free, but also open source . So any developer can optimize them for their own needs.

However, it is worth noting that all these “Offices” are clearly behind what was created by Microsoft. Even despite the declared freeness and widespread distribution in the world, they have not received much attention. The only competitor is Google. Moreover, the office programs of this IT giant are mainly used only on mobile devices, and then on the Android platform. However, each user is free to choose what to use in his work and what will be most convenient for him.

On the other hand, if you look at it, the average user can use free programs - alternatives to the Microsoft Office office suite. However, as practice shows, few people manage to “outdo” Microsoft Corporation. Even the biggest competitor is unable to cope with this. It is clear that to develop office applications of any type, not one person is involved, but the brightest minds of our time. So it turns out that Microsoft Office stands head and shoulders (if not two) above its competitors.

In conclusion, it is worth noting that any user, even one who does not thoroughly know all the capabilities of the Microsoft Office software product, can simply “dig” into the menu of any of the above programs and find something new for themselves. As a last resort, you can use the built-in help system or read about the main features and functions on the Internet. Fortunately, this is not a problem now.

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List of programs

Windows 10
A personal computer operating system released by Microsoft and part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.

Windows Security
Windows Security - Windows 10 Defender Security Center. Antivirus, Firewall, SmartScreen Web Protection, Parental Controls, and PC Performance Tools

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is the standard Windows 10 system web browser. The browser is characterized by high operating speed, good performance according to benchmark results, and compatibility with all modern web standards

Windows Defender Browser Protection
Windows Defender Browser Protection is a Microsoft extension for protection against malicious sites and phishing with support for Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers

Microsoft Security Essentials
Free antivirus to protect your computer from viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware and other malware

Windows 10 Insider Preview
Preliminary builds of Windows 10 for Windows Insider program participants. How to become a Windows Insider and test new features

Windows 7
Popular Microsoft Windows operating system for personal computers. Service Pack 1 includes security, performance and stability improvements

Microsoft Office Insider
New preview version of Microsoft Office 2016. Includes all new versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint optimized for Retina displays

Microsoft Software Repair Tool
A Microsoft tool that allows you to fix critical Windows 10 Anniversary Update issues. Helps repair damaged system components and files, perform system recovery and upgrades

Windows 10 Media Creation Tool
The official Media Creation Tool from Microsoft allows you to update your computer to the latest version of Windows 10, perform a clean installation of the system, download a Windows 10 ISO image and create installation media

Refresh Windows Tool
The official Microsoft tool, a program for a clean installation of Windows 10. An additional way to return your computer to its original state

Windows Defender Offline
Microsoft tool will help you create an anti-virus boot disk or USB device to repair your Windows system, detect and remove rootkits and other similar malware

Microsoft Safety Scanner
Free on-demand virus scanner. Detects and removes viruses, spyware and other malware from your computer

Windows 10 Enterprise 1809 / LTSC 2019)
Windows 10 Enterprise is a special edition of Windows 10 designed for large enterprises and medium-sized businesses. The LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) version is a specialized version with long-term support

Microsoft Teams
Business manager for communication and joint solution of corporate problems. Supports audio, video and web conferencing, desktop sharing, file sending and chat messaging

Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) provides convenient and easy management of the SkyDrive online service on your computer (PC or Mac), which allows you to save and sync your files online. 7 GB of online storage available for free

Microsoft OneDrive for Android
The Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) application for Android allows you to manage your SkyDrive online storage from your mobile device: smartphone or tablet. Access files and save photos and videos directly from your phone

Microsoft Malware Prevention
A tool to prevent your computer from being infected by malware. A small utility scans your computer and makes recommendations for changing Windows security settings

Microsoft Fix it Portable
The portable Microsoft Fix it tool allows you to automatically solve various problems and problems in the Windows operating system with programs, network connections, hardware, computer performance and other common cases

Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection
Provides universal protection against malware for end devices: business computers, laptops and server operating systems

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool scans computers for and removes some common malware such as Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom

Microsoft .NET Framework
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 is an in-place, highly compatible update to .NET Framework versions 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, and 4.7.1

Microsoft Windows Defender
Windows Defender detects and removes known spyware and other unwanted software from your computer, making your online experience safer

Microsoft Security Releases ISO Image
This DVD5 ISO image contains Windows security updates available on Windows Update

Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7
The final version of the new generation of Microsoft's web browser for Windows 7 and 2008 R2. A fast and secure web browser that meets modern Internet standards and includes a wide range of features

Microsoft Silverlight
Software platform, alternative to Adobe Flash Player. They are a browser plugin that allows you to launch Internet applications containing animation, vector graphics, audio and video clips