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    Lecturer: MR.

    TSEPISO MOHALE

    INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SKILLS 2:

    CHAPTER 4/ WORD PROCESSING

    this chapter, will learn:

    a) Identify the significant components of the word processing interface


    The following will be done in exercise:
    b) Use the Help system
    c) Perform basic editing, text formatting, move, copy, and cut and paste functions
    d) Use available view modes
    e) Use essential save and backup options
    f) Use print functions
    g) Create headers and footers
    h) Use document identification features such as embedded date, time and pagination
    in headers and/or footers
    i) Use document style features such as font styles, sizes, colors, margins,
    alignment, and indentation
    j) Use document context manipulation functions, such as find, search and replace, spell
    checker, and a grammarian

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    Word processor

    The use of specialized document manipulation software running on a computer


    that allows a user to create, edit, store and print out text based documents as
    letters, reports, and books.

    Word processing is the phrase used to describe using a computer to create, edit, and
    print documents. Of all computer applications, word processing is the most common. To
    perform word processing, you need a computer, a special program called a word
    processor, and a printer. A word processor enables you to create a document, store it
    electronically on a disk, display it on a screen, modify it by entering commands and
    characters from the keyboard, and print it on a printer.

    Full-featured word processors usually support the following features:

    • File management : Many word processors contain file management capabilities


    that allow you to create, delete, move, and search for files.
    • Font specifications: Allows you to change fonts within a document. For
    example, you can specify bold, italics, and underlining. Most word
    processors also let you change the font size and even the typeface.
    • Footnotes and cross-references: Automates the numbering and placement of
    footnotes and enables you to easily cross-reference other sections of the
    document.
    • Graphics: Allows you to embed illustrations and graphs into a document. Some
    word processors let you create the illustrations within the word processor; others
    let you insert an illustration produced by a different program.
    • Headers , footers, and page numbering: Allows you to specify customized
    headers and footers that the word processor will put at the top and bottom of
    every page. The word processor automatically keeps track of page numbers
    so that the correct number appears on each page.
    • Layout : Allows you to specify different margins within a single document and to
    specify various methods for indenting paragraphs.

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    • Macros : A MACRO is a character or word that represents a series of keystrokes.
    The keystrokes can represent text or commands. The ability to define macros
    allows you to save yourself a lot of time by replacing common combinations of
    keystrokes.
    • Merges: Allows you to merge text from one file into another file. This is particularly
    useful for generating many files that have the same format but different data.
    Generating mailing labels is the classic example of using merges.
    • Spell checker : A utility that allows you to check the spelling of words. It
    will highlight any words that it does not recognize.
    • Tables of contents and indexes: Allows you to automatically create a table of
    contents and index based on special codes that you insert in the document.
    • Thesaurus: A built-in thesaurus that allows you to search for synonyms without
    leaving the word processor.
    • Windows : Allows you to edit two or more documents at the same time. Each
    document appears in a separate WINDOW. This is particularly valuable when
    working on a large project that consists of several different files.
    • WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get): With WYSIWYG, a document
    appears on the display screen exactly as it will looks when printed.

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