This document discusses the advantages of word processing and important features of Microsoft Word. It states that word processing allows editing documents without retyping, incorporates spell check and layout assistance, and provides superior presentation through formatting options. The key features of MS Word highlighted are its ease of use, WYSIWYG display, mail merge, spell check, formatting tools, column formatting, graphics support, linking capabilities, and file import/export functions.

1. PRESENTEDBY
EDVINAPRINCY K
Assistant professor
Srmtrichy college of nursing, trichy campus.

3. ADVANTAGES OF WORD PROCESSING
 A word processor enables you to make changes to a
document retyping the entire document.
 The faster typing speeds are achieved as a result of
electronic keyboards
 The assistance of the word processing software for
functions like layout and spell checking saves lots of
time
 Re-reviews are possible without checking the entire
document again for new errors
 Superior presentation and layout are achieved with the
use of multiple fonts and superior print quality, when
compared with typewriters.

4. IMPORTANT FEATURES OF MS-WORD
 Easy to use
 WYSIWYG ( What You See is What You Get) display
 Mail merge facility to create letters and labels
 It has powerful spell checking and thesaurus facilities.
 Supports wide number of paper sizes.
 Supports formatting commands like Bold, Italics,
Underlining, Alignments, different font types, font size
and font colours.
 MS Word offers commands to apply Paragraph
formatting

5. Cont...
 Using MS Word text can be formatted in columnar
style, text boxes and texts can be made & included
 Supports for graphics and drawing objects.
 Supports facilities like object linking, embedding to
embed live objects like spread-sheets etc from other
applications
 Has utility to save the modifications to a file after
desired time duration
 Offers support to import files from other applications
as well as to export its files to their applications.