Microsoft Word

I am pretty proficient in Word in general. I am more familiar with the older versions, like the 2003, since that is what I have been using for years; however, I have begun to use the 2013 version this semester and it is great! It is user friendly and there are so many more options available! 

I am taking an intro to tech class and we were given choices as to what we wanted to produce depending on how familiar we are in Word. I choose to create a "scrapbook page" and I enjoyed getting to play with all the different features in Word. I particularly like all the different options that altered the design and visual aspects of the text and images. I am a very visual person and care how the final product looks and I am impressed by the shear number of different options offered in the updated versions compared to the slim options I have been using for years. 

Looking through the tutorial and just from simply playing around with all the different options, there are some new features that I believe will make using Word both easier and faster, especially depending on what product you are creating. 

I have used the editing options and tracking changes feature in Word, and I loved it. I used to while working on a group paper, something I don't like doing in general, but the Word feature allowed for use to each write and comment on the paper without having to necessarily be together. This feature could also be very beneficial to use in the classroom for editing student work. Using this feature allows for the teacher to leave comments and help with the editing process but the students do not have to keep printing out different copies of their work for the editing, thus saving paper and ink!