How to track your daily life

 

            This week we were allowed to experiment with several popular applications.  Most of these applications I was already very familiar with.   I use Microsoft Word and Excel daily, however, I do not typically take a deep dive into the inner workings of either.   

            For Microsoft Word, I may not use the Word application much itself, but at work, I do use Microsoft Outlook daily as our company email system.  The Outlook interface is heavily derived from Microsoft Word.  Nearly all the functions of the Outlook mail composing program are identical to Microsoft word so the transition from one to the other is rather seamless. 

            For Excel, I do use this program often to sort and filter spreadsheets to help determine case lists or give out work assignments.  However, I do not usually use more advanced functions like using formulas or creating tables.  Fortunately, the program is rather intuitive, but having a good working knowledge of how Excel works certainly makes it quicker and easier to perform these functions and make them look much better.  One thing I want to get better at with using Excel is creating what I have heard is called Macros.  From what I understand, Macros is where you can create an established shell within Excel, so when you plug in data, it automatically filters to where it needs to go. 

            Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are all fantastic tools for documenting various different things.  Word is fantastic for quick documentation with limited formatting and visual aspects.  Excel is great for tracking tables and statistics.  PowerPoint is wonderful for displaying information to others.  So, if you are just trying to keep your own journal, Word would be the way to go.  If you are trying to keep track of how you spend your time, Excel would be a great option.  However, if you are trying to share your daily life with others, you would probably want to use PowerPoint to keep them entertained (not that you aren't exciting).