Responses to the "Word" and "Excel" Exercise

I found that I experienced virtually no problems during the Microsoft Word Task. The Tutorial task's instructions were easy to follow and I had no difficulty in completing all the steps required. I think that this task's simplicity lies in the fact that I am experienced in using Microsoft Word over the past few years of my life. I am an English major back in the States, so I am using "Word" for almost every assignment during my semester.

I found the tasks for Microsoft Excel, however, to be much more difficult than the tasks for Microsoft Word. I am not at all experienced with using Microsoft Excel in that I never have the need to set up charts, spredsheets, or graphs. I found I was at a loss for how to perform the simplest parts of the tasks such as "Filling in Borders" or "selecting multiple rows". After a while of trial and error, I found most of the software to be fairly intuitive, so I was able to finally complete the tasks without taking too much time.