Word processing allows users to enter, edit, and format text and print documents. Key features of word processors include entering and editing text, formatting text alignment, styles, and page layout, and performing searches, spell checks, and grammar checks. Common methods for entering text are via keyboard, scanner, or optical character recognition software. Word processors also enable global and selective search and replace functions. Spell checkers compare words to a dictionary, while grammar checkers highlight potential errors. Standard letters and mail merge allow inserting variable details into pre-made templates.

1. WORD PROCESSING By Scott Sutherland

2. Word Processor A word processor is a computer used for writing, editing and printing text. A dedicated word processor system that can only be used for word processing. Atypical word processor also has the following features: Enter and edit text, Word wrap Formatting: alter text alignment, line spacing, alter text style, alter page size and layout, set margins page breaks, tabulation and tables Search and replace, Spelling check, Grammar check, standard paragraph, Standard letter and mail merge The most common method of entering text into a WP is a keyboard. Other methods of entering text are by scanner and OCR software. The output of scanned text from OCR software may need to be edited. Word processors allow you to search and replace globally and selectively. Spell checkers work by comparing all the words in the document with the words stored in a dictionary. Spell checkers don’t check the grammar in the document. A grammar checker works by highlighting sentences that it thinks contain grammatical errors and giving other words or phrases. You can make a letter by loading a no. of standard paragraphs and placing them in a document. A standard letter has blanks for details to be inserted later. Mail merge is the process of loading personal details and placing them in the correct place in a standard letter. A template is a readymade blank document. In order to make a template you save it as a template using the SAVE AS command from FILE.

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