What Software to Use for Which Purpose?
 
Access - Comprehensive relation database system for organizing large collections of data such as customers and inventory.
 
Word - A word processor with many features to create professional, quality text based documents.
 
Excel - Helps to organize and manage financial information.  Also good for organizing lists such as address books.

FrontPage - Creates a dynamic and professional web site without any knowledge of HTML. FrontPage includes the design, authoring, and publishing tools needed to create a sophisticated site.

PowerPoint - Creates graphic presentations with animation and sound.
 
Outlook - Manages your business and personal meeting, e-mail, to-do lists, contacts and appointments.
 
Publisher - Desktop publishing program enabling a combination of text, charts, and graphics to become an appealing publication.

QuickBooks - Bookkeeping software for small businesses.  Use for invoicing, paying vendors, payroll, inventory, estimates (professional version), time tracking, and financial reporting.

Windows - the Operating System most likely controlling both what you see on your monitor and how your computer performs.  Organize your work and keep your system running well.