Applications OS X v.10.3 Macintosh

Working with Desktop Applications in OS X v.10.3

Desktop applications on your computer include software for creating papers, spreadsheets, presentations, and graphics.

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Word X is Microsoft's word processing application. You can use Word with only a basic knowledge of the application, such as opening and saving documents, adding and editing text, changing formatting, etc. However, Word is also a multi-featured application which can be used for many complex tasks, including publishing, graphics work, mail merging, etc.

Below are some useful sites on the Wellesley College Computing documentation about Microsoft Word:

• For basics on using Word, refer to the OS 9 Word 98 Basic web page
  
  
• For directions on using Word X for mail merging and form letters, refer to the Word X Mail Merge web page
  
  
• For information on what's new in Word X, refer to the What's New in Word X web page

Excel X is a application for creating and modifying spreadsheets, for use with organizing numerical information and generating graphical representations of data. Excel is primarily used for generating budgets, organizing sets of numerical data, performing simple analyses, and creating charts and graphs from data sets.

For more information on using Excel, refer to the Wellesley College Computing Excel documentation

Microsoft PowerPoint X

PowerPoint X lets you create colorful and dynamic presentations for the purposes of teaching or giving a lecture. These presentations are can be kept in electronic form and displayed on a computer screen, printed out on overhead transparencies, or converted to slides and displayed with a slide projector. You can use PowerPoint's extensive on-line help and tutorial features for assistance in using the application.

For more information on using PowerPoint, refer to the Wellesley College Computing PowerPoint documentation.

Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver is a visual editor for creating and managing Web sites and pages. With Dreamweaver, it is easy to create and edit cross-platform, cross-browser pages. Dreamweaver provides advanced design and layout tools and allows users to utilize Dynamic HTML features, such as animated layers and behaviors, without writing code.

For more information on using Dreamweaver, refer to the Wellesley College Computing Dreamweaver documentation.

Fireworks

Fireworks is used to design, edit, and optimize graphics for the World Wide Web. It allows you to create graphics as well as animated or sliced graphics for the World Wide Web.

For more information on using Fireworks, refer to the Wellesley College computing Fireworks documentation.

GraphicConverter

GraphicConverter allows you to convert images among various file formats for use on both Macintosh and PC computers. You can also manipulate pictures for desktop and web publishing. Anyone who wishes to create and edit flyers, or graphical documents can benefit greatly from gaining familiarity with this application.

For more information on using GraphicConverter, refer to the Wellesley College computing Graphic Converter documentation.

Virex 7

Virex is a virus protection software for Macs. Viruses are small computer applications that alter your hard drive or floppy disks in various ways. Some can cause extensive damage while others are mere nuisances. Like biological viruses they are difficult to detect and may be transmitted to other computers or disks. For instance, if you insert a zip disk which contains an infected file into your computer, your computer may also become infected and you may lose valuable information. Protection from computer viruses, therefore, is very important.

Viruses are transmitted through infected zip disks, infected files downloaded from the Internet, and infected documents attached to E-mail messages. Virex 7 will not autoscan zip disks in OS X v.10.3.

Virex is the standard virus protection software at Wellesley College for Macs. The College has bought the license for staff and students to put it on their office and home computers to guard against viruses.

For more information about installing and using Virex, please refer taut Wellesley College Computing Virex documentation.

• Rebecca Levine Darling
• Information Services
• Date Created: April 28, 2004
• Last Modified: June 29, 2004
• Page Expires: July 1, 2005