Microsoft Office is a software suite that consists of desktop applications that support various productivity needs on both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. The main Microsoft desktop applications are:

• Microsoft Word provides tools for creating and sharing professional word processing documents.
• Microsoft Excel is the programs that allows for creation of simple spreadsheets to complex ones with the functionality to chart or graph data
• Microsoft PowerPoint provides tools for creating presentations.
• Microsoft Access is program that provides tools for the creation and maintenance of records in database form