Produce, edit, format documents that are mainly text based

Store and process numerical data

Store data and records in an organised way

Easily arrange text and images into publications. Software that makes uses of WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get)

Used by presentation software to present information to an audience

The information must be accessible to the target audience e.g. cloud presentation requires recipients to have internet access

The product or solution might need to be adapted e.g. large print or braille for someone with sight problems

How the content must be produced, defined during the initiation phase. Linked to user constraints.

Consideration of different languages

Where the people are who are accessing the information

Product or service is suitable for the wealth / job of the customer

A facility in word processing software that allows users to create personalised letters quickly and easily

Used by databases, to output the results of a query

Used by databases to ask questions about your data, e.g. how many customers are over 30

Software where you can present a show by a speaker or with no human interaction

Spreadsheet software makes these easily to display the data in a visual way

Used by databases to reduce duplication of data

Main consideration for gender target audience consideration

The people who will receive or view your product

Desktop publishing software uses this to allow the user to place images and other components where they want them

Something that can often happen with desktop publishing software, meaning files made in one type might not open with another

Factors that need to be considered when choosing a presentation method i.e. gender, age, ethnicity, income, location and accessibility

Compatibility issues with different DTP software. Difficult to create precise layouts unless experienced.

Experience needed to add in suitable formula to calculate results.

Experience needed to set up the tables. Can become complex if several tables are used.