Microsoft Office

Risay117 · December 03, 2014, 10:35:27 AM

Let us discuss the importance of Microsoft Office in our life.

Why i bring it up, well i saw my brother working on Windows 8 on the new office, and boom, looking at the word document i was blown away at how awesome and useful it became. There were new tool and toolbars to use.

And then, after doing an interview with a Construction Project Manager, i was amazed out how important Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel is to the whole industry. Not only to Construction but nearly all lines of work. Anyway discuss the evolution and problems you had to face when using office.

Casper · December 03, 2014, 10:36:33 AM

Yeah, but it cost me freaking $150.

Ásgeirr · December 03, 2014, 10:36:58 AM

I only ever used it in school.

Isara · December 03, 2014, 10:37:19 AM

Actually it feels silly that people in Computer Science have little to no idea about how to use the Office suite of software. Excel, and also Access are nice play and work grounds even in the professional world. I think most people are naive when it comes to actually using a computer, and software.

Alternative Facts · December 03, 2014, 10:37:34 AM

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:36:33 AM

Yeah, but it cost me freaking $150.

> Not downloading for free

Casper · December 03, 2014, 10:38:34 AM

Quote from: IcyWind on December 03, 2014, 10:37:34 AM

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:36:33 AM
Yeah, but it cost me freaking $150.

> Not downloading for free

I tried >_>

Isara · December 03, 2014, 10:39:20 AM

It's not a bad price for that kind of software.

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:36:33 AM

Yeah, but it cost me freaking $150.

Risay117 · December 03, 2014, 10:39:27 AM

Quote from: Isara on December 03, 2014, 10:37:19 AM

Actually it feels silly that people in Computer Science have little to no idea about how to use the Office suite of software. Excel, and also Access are nice play and work grounds even in the professional world. I think most people are naive when it comes to actually using a computer, and software.

This from what i have heard. The ability to use VLOOKUP will make you a wizard and god among your peers. Somehow anyone who knows how to use EXCEL proficiently will have an easy time in any workplace especially business.

Casper · December 03, 2014, 10:40:38 AM

Quote from: Isara on December 03, 2014, 10:39:20 AM

It's not a bad price for that kind of software.

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:36:33 AM
Yeah, but it cost me freaking $150.

No, but that was pretty much all of my paycheck, and I ended up barely using it.

Isara · December 03, 2014, 10:41:14 AM

STEM-related work also relies on the possibilities that Excel can give to collect and analyze data especially for its price and its availability on both Windows, and OS X. Microsoft Word can handle work with huge and very complex documents such as research documents nicely too. It all comes down to how proficient the user is.

Quote from: Risay117 on December 03, 2014, 10:39:27 AM

This from what i have heard. The ability to use VLOOKUP will make you a wizard and god among your peers. Somehow anyone who knows how to use EXCEL proficiently will have an easy time in any workplace especially business.

Juuzou · December 03, 2014, 10:41:57 AM

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Isara · December 03, 2014, 10:42:10 AM

That's more or less your fault for not using the software you paid in applications outside for the purpose you needed at the time.

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:40:38 AM

No, but that was pretty much all of my paycheck, and I ended up barely using it.

Mad Max · December 03, 2014, 10:42:18 AM

Quote from: Risay117 on December 03, 2014, 10:39:27 AM

Quote from: Isara on December 03, 2014, 10:37:19 AM
Actually it feels silly that people in Computer Science have little to no idea about how to use the Office suite of software. Excel, and also Access are nice play and work grounds even in the professional world. I think most people are naive when it comes to actually using a computer, and software.
This from what i have heard. The ability to use VLOOKUP will make you a wizard and god among your peers. Somehow anyone who knows how to use EXCEL proficiently will have an easy time in any workplace especially business.

Can confirm - proficient with Excel and Access. Major selling point on my resume.

Casper · December 03, 2014, 10:45:05 AM

Quote from: Isara on December 03, 2014, 10:42:10 AM

That's more or less your fault for not using the software you paid in applications outside for the purpose you needed at the time.

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:40:38 AM
No, but that was pretty much all of my paycheck, and I ended up barely using it.

The only reason I bought it to begin with was because of my speech class at community college.
Ii's nice to have, don't get me wrong, but I generally only use Word or sometime PowerPoint.

Alternative Facts · December 03, 2014, 10:46:12 AM

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:45:05 AM

Quote from: Isara on December 03, 2014, 10:42:10 AM
That's more or less your fault for not using the software you paid in applications outside for the purpose you needed at the time.

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:40:38 AM
No, but that was pretty much all of my paycheck, and I ended up barely using it.
The only reason I bought it to begin with was because of my speech class at community college.
Ii's nice to have, don't get me wrong, but I generally only use Word or sometime PowerPoint.

In that case, why not just use Google Drive?

Casper · December 03, 2014, 10:47:36 AM

Quote from: IcyWind on December 03, 2014, 10:46:12 AM

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:45:05 AM
Quote from: Isara on December 03, 2014, 10:42:10 AM
That's more or less your fault for not using the software you paid in applications outside for the purpose you needed at the time.

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:40:38 AM
No, but that was pretty much all of my paycheck, and I ended up barely using it.
The only reason I bought it to begin with was because of my speech class at community college.
Ii's nice to have, don't get me wrong, but I generally only use Word or sometime PowerPoint.

In that case, why not just use Google Drive?

Because the professor wanted a PowerPoint.
Just PowerPoint.

Elegiac · December 03, 2014, 10:47:59 AM

I use microsoft paint to do shitty image editing on my foxes.

I've been forced to learn Office, and I have the Stable workbook which teaches you basically everything, but I hate all that fiddly excel shit. Mostly because I've pushed my mind in different directions during my life. For me it's like having to learn brick laying when I don't want to be a brick layer. Can't someone else do it

We also really need a new crying face, which is why I never use it. Does nobody else think this? Is it possible?

Isara · December 03, 2014, 10:48:11 AM

That's also another sad story. Most people don't really even know how to use all of Google Drive's and Google Doc's features. Or that they exist in the first place. In my college there's an additional free-of-charge course that basically introduces such software to students. I am not sure whether it's sad that people don't know the full capacities of the multi-hundred hardware they own, or that they are not interested in at least properly learning how to use it in the first place.

Quote from: IcyWind on December 03, 2014, 10:46:12 AM

In that case, why not just use Google Drive?

Verbatim · December 03, 2014, 10:49:14 AM

If Microsoft didn't make it, it would've been made by someone else. I don't see much reason to be too aghast by it all.

Isara · December 03, 2014, 10:49:19 AM

Which you can export as PowerPoint from Google Docs.

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:47:36 AM

Because the professor wanted a PowerPoint.
Just PowerPoint.

Isara · December 03, 2014, 10:49:56 AM

There are Office suites from other companies and are successful for their own reasons. There are also open source office suites that offer almost all features, or other features compared to Microsoft Office.

Quote from: Verbatim on December 03, 2014, 10:49:14 AM

If Microsoft didn't make it, it would've been made by someone else. I don't see much reason to be too aghast by it all.

Casper · December 03, 2014, 10:51:26 AM

Quote from: Isara on December 03, 2014, 10:49:19 AM

Which you can export as PowerPoint from Google Docs.

Quote from: Casper on December 03, 2014, 10:47:36 AM
Because the professor wanted a PowerPoint.
Just PowerPoint.

Well then..
But to clarify, I'm saying I don't like having it or anything. Getting it was just an inconvenience at the time.

Naru · December 03, 2014, 10:51:28 AM

I don't like the subscription thing they're doing now.

Isara · December 03, 2014, 10:52:50 AM

It's the same model that Adobe adopted. However, Adobe's products are quite more costly than Microsoft Office.

Quote from: Naru on December 03, 2014, 10:51:28 AM

I don't like the subscription thing they're doing now.

Naru · December 03, 2014, 10:56:30 AM

Quote from: Isara on December 03, 2014, 10:52:50 AM

It's the same model that Adobe adopted. However, Adobe's products are quite more costly than Microsoft Office.

Quote from: Naru on December 03, 2014, 10:51:28 AM
I don't like the subscription thing they're doing now.

I only use Adobe to see pdf files on my phone and make them.

December 03, 2014, 10:56:33 AM

I use Microsoft office only for Excel. Otherwise, I use Google Drive.

Mad Max · December 03, 2014, 11:04:32 AM

Quote from: Naru on December 03, 2014, 10:51:28 AM

I don't like the subscription thing they're doing now.

For MS Office? The subscription is for Office 365, not the regular Office suite. Office 2013 is just the normal cost.