Word processing has several advantages over using a typewriter including being able to easily edit documents, change fonts and formatting, and print multiple copies. However, word processing also has some disadvantages such as higher equipment costs, needing to upgrade software, and potential for viruses. Key word processing features include changing font style and color, alignment, word wrap, search and replace, spell check, grammar check, standard paragraphs, and mail merge.

1. word processing

2. the advantages of using word processing over a type writer advantages faster edit documents change font, style & colour change layout print many copies less noise add pictures & sounds disadvantages don’t need to wait on documents equipment costs upgrade software train staff more complicated virus, popups

3. formatting font you can change c o l o u r of text font bold , italic , underline alignment (left, right, centre, justify) size

4. word wrap & search & replace word wrap automatically creates a new line if a word does no fit. search and replace is a feature to replace a word a number of times in a document, for example Paris to Barcelona.

5. spell checker and grammar check spell checker works by comparing the typed word to words in the computer’s internal dictionary, any word it does not recognise it will place a red line. grammar check features works by highlighting sentences with grammatical errors, this will show a green line if not right.

6. standard paragraphs & mailmerge standard paragraph is a piece of text that has been typed up, saved to backing storage and inserted into a document a number of times. mailmerge is the process of linking the fields in a database to a standard letter. steps .. - create the standard letter - create the database with fields - merge the fields onto the standard letter - print