Check Point
Using Word Processing Tools

As some one who uses Microsoft word on a daily basis I felt as if I was very well aware of its capabilities, but after reading the provided material from this weeks readings I can say that there are a number of things that I was unaware of. For starters there are so many short cut keys that I was unaware of such as selecting ctrl + F in order to find a particular word in your document instantly. In addition the integrated screen shot feature that captures screen shot samples from the background of the word document. Another feature that I found most shocking was the ability to remove background images under the Pictures Tools / Format tab. Whenever I would want to edit a picture I would power up my complicated Photoshop software to accomplish such tasks, I did not know Microsoft word was capable of such complex editing. Another tool that I found interesting would the filter tool “artistic effects”. Be it that there are such apps like Instagram which allows you to do similar, it amazes me that Microsoft Word, a program that I would use primarily for documents is capable of such creative alterations. As I stated, I normally would use Microsoft word for my basics such as typing up a paper, letter, memo etc. But I never considered using Microsoft Office as software to create a full brochure or any graphic creation. It is clear now that exploring beyond just the basic tool commands and working with the more advanced features, Microsoft Word and be more useful. Word is a decent program for the exploratory because you can use different features in a combination to do something the program designers probably never figured on. It is most importantly simple yet