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Compendium Article 3: The Power of Office - How Microsoft Changed the Business Landscape

     Breaking the Monotony: Revolutionizing Business Presentations and Task     Im getting old!  People who grew up in the early 1990s, before computers were common in homes, remember doing things that are now usually done on computers in other ways. Both manual and electric typewriters were utilized extensively for the purpose of word processing. Keeping financial records and performing calculations required the use of ledger sheets, paper-based worksheets, and calculators in addition to the tasks performed on spreadsheets. When it came to dat abases, card index systems and record-keeping systems that relied on paper were used to organize and store information. Overhead projectors, transparencies, and hand-drawn charts and graphs were the standard presentation tools. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access are among the most widely used office software packages. They are used all over the world by people who create content, edit content, and present ...