Differences between customised and integrated applications
One process customised applications do is being able to modify the user interface. An example of
this is changing the accessibility of tools in Excel. At the top left of the application, users can change
what tools are there such as Save, Email and Spelling & Grammar. This allows users to change the
application to suit their needs and to be able to use it more efficiently.
Open the drop Email tool added
down menu Add Email to tool bar
tool
Contrastingly, a process Integrated applications do is sharing data between different applications. An
example of this is results from a Microsoft Form being imported into Excel. All results from a
Microsoft Form can be imported into Excel, so a user can format the results into whatever form they
like.
Results are
displayed in a
table
Allows users to open
results in Excel
, Another process customised applications do is automating repetitive tasks. An example of this is
creating formulas in a Google Sheet to do calculations for you. A formula can be added to a Google
Sheet to sum the values without the user having to work it out themselves. This helps speed up the
work of the user and helps them get results quicker.
The answer of the The formula for adding
added cells cells together
The cells to be added
On the contrary, a process Integrated applications do is calculating the output and emailing it
automatically. An example of this is calculating the output in a Google Sheet and emailing it
automatically to somebody. The emails can be scheduled to send at a certain time to remove the risk
of the user forgetting to send it.
The code to
The email to send The message
send an
the message to to send
The email
has been
sent