Microsoft is a dominant tool used in the business world, due to its wide range of IT solutions. Microsoft enables us to run businesses around the world, create solutions and make discoveries. It is the most famous and user-friendly working program. Microsoft Office affects businesses in many positive ways. Microsoft Office can be used in any business environment. Word is used for typing, Excel for calculations, and PowerPoint for creatively displaying a company's work. Microsoft is the universal software; For a business to stay up to date, it must use Microsoft Office. Any type of business will find Microsoft Office a suitable tool. For example, businesses can use Microsoft Word for memos and publications; A pet grooming business could use Microsoft Publisher to create advertisements. Microsoft Office is also very user-friendly; Each program offers key tips to help the user achieve their goal. Today's business environment requires data sharing, mobile technology and rapid communication; Microsoft Office provides the tools that allow businesses to do this. Although Microsoft is loved by many businesses, it lost its title as the world's largest software company to Apple in May 2010. It remains an important resource for businesses, but competition remains. In the past, businesses had to manually create documents using a typewriter, which took a lot of time and effort; However, today the business world is fortunate to have modern computer programs, such as Microsoft Word, to facilitate document creation and business management. Word contains many formatting and processing tools that may seem complicated, but once understood, make working with documents very simple. One tool is image editing...... middle of paper ......a Duncan. nd: n. page. Print “How is Microsoft used in business?” » Small business. Np, and Web. December 10, 2013. “The Importance of Microsoft Office in the Work Environment.” - College essays. Np, and Web. December 10, 2013. .Norton, Jim. Interview with Ethan Hicks. nd: n. page. Print. Osborne, Angela. Interview conducted by Fallon Lovell. nd: n. page. Print. “Use Microsoft Excel for (almost) everything.” PCWorld. Np, and Web. December 10, 2013. .Wall, Morris. "How is Microsoft used in business? | EHow." EComment. Demand Media, May 21, 2010. Web. December 10. 2013. .