Software used by the displaying information process includes all the various display features present within virtually all software applications. For example, changing fonts, increasing line spacing, merging information from a database with a form letter, placing text in columns or tables, graphing or charting information, and so on. All these display features improve the presentation of information in preparation for display. The aim is to present the information in a form that best achieves the purpose of the information system.

In this section we first consider software that interfaces with display hardware and then examine common display features present in many software applications.

SOFTWARE THAT INTERFACES WITH DISPLAY HARDWARE