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What is word processing?

Word processing is the use of computer software to create, edit. View, store, retrieve and print text documents. A text document is a written communication like letters reports, memo and so on. The software that is used for word processing is called a word processor.

Examples of word processors

Microsoft word

WordStar

WordPerfect

Word pro

Corel WordPerfect

Lotus notes

Perfect writer

MultiMate advantage

Professional write

Word processors are used in place of typewriters because of the quality of outputs, ability to replicate copies without having to retype or photocopies.

Application areas of word Processing

Word processing is used in the following areas:

In offices

In publishing

In journalism

In education

For writing articles

Version:

Microsoft Word Versions: MS office 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010.

Facilities available in a word processor:

Typing document

Editing document

Storing or saving documents

Move, copy and paste

Insert, remove words, sentences, paragraph etc.

Type, using different fonts types and sizes.

Editing features of a word processor

Editing features in MS word include:

Copy, cut and paste

Format painter

Find and replace

Goto

Spelling and grammar

Thesaurus

Word count

Copy, cut and paste

You can use word’s cut feature to remove information from a document. You can use the Paste feature to place the information you cut anywhere in the same or another document. In other words, you can move information from one place in a document to another in the same or different document by using the Cut and Paste features. The office clipboard is a temporary storage area where copied and cut files are kept. When you copy or cut, word stores the data you copied/cut on the Clipboard. You can paste the information that is stored on the Clipboard as often as you like. When you copy/cut a document, the copied/cut data can be pasted into a new location.

Copying a document

Copying a document or portion of a document means duplicating the document. The original document will still remain while the duplicate of it will be found in a new location. To copy a document five major methods are involved and they are:

Shortcut method

Keyboard method

Drag and drop method

Ribbon bar method

Right click mouse method

Shortcut method

Highlight the portion of a document to be copied

Right-click on the highlighted text

Select Copy

Position the insertion point in a new location

Right-click in an empty space

Select paste

Keyboard method

Highlight the document to be copied.

Press the keys CTRL + C to copy.

Position the cursor on the insertion point

Press the keys CTRL + V to paste.

Drag and drop method

Highlight the document to be copied.

Hold down the CTRL key as you drag the highlight to a new location.

Release the mouse button.

Ribbon bar method

Highlight the document to be copied.

Click copy on the Home Ribbon.

Position the insertion point in a new location

Click Paste from the Home Ribbon.

Right click mouse method

Highlight the document to cut.

Right click on the highlights and select cut

Position the insertion point in a new location

Right click on an empty space.

Click on paste.

FIND and REPLACE

When a mistake is made all over a document, for example, you mistakenly typed fred instead of fried, the find and replace feature helps to locate the errors and quickly replace them with the expected text. To apply the find and replace feature in a document:

Click on Home Ribbon

Click on the Find icon and drop down arrow and click find

Click on the Replace Tab

Type the error text in the FIND WHAT text box and the corrected in the REPLACE if you want it one after another.

Click cancel button to abort the operations.

Spelling and Grammar

They check whether a document is error free both in spelling and grammar. To confirm if a document is error free using the spelling and grammar tool:

Click on Review ribbon

Click on the Spelling & Grammar icon

It selects a sentence and asks you to ignore or click on its suggestion and click change. Select the one that applies.

Click Next Sentence to move to next error.

Click close if you don’t want to continue.

When a spelling and grammar action is completed a dialog box as shown is displayed,

Click ok

Formatting a document

Formatting a document makes the document presentable. Formatting entails the following:

Font

Font Face: the text outlook format of a document: Microsoft has embedded the fo;;owing font face: Arial, Times New Romans, Tahoma, Elephant, Freestyle Script, Imprint MT, Shadow, and so on.

To set a font face for your text, do the following

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the home Ribbon click on the font face (ctrl + shift + F)

Click the drop down arrow and select a font face of your choice.

Font Size: This displays text sizes of your choice: Microsoft has embedded font sizes ranging from 8-72.

To select a font size for your text, do the following:

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the Font size (ctrl + shift + F)

Click the drop down arrow and select a font size of your choice.

Font style: This displays effects on text such as bold, italic, regular, bold italic.

BOLD

To select a bold font style for your text, do the following:

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the B

ITALIC

To select a bold font style for your text, do the following:

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the I

UNDERLINE

To select an underline font style for your text, do the following:

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the U

To select the different underline font style for your text, do the following:

From the Home Ribbon, click on the drop down arrow

Click on the desired underline style.

Font Color: This displays color for your text, do the following:

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the A icon drop down arrow.

Click on the desired color of your choice.

Font Effect: This displays other effects on your text such as strike through, subscript, superscript

Strikethrough

To apply Strikethrough effect on your text, do the following:

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the” Abc” icon drop down arrow.

Double Strikethrough

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the icon beside font.

Subscript

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the”X2” icon.

Superscript

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the “X2”icon.

Change case

Type the text

Highlight the text

From the Home Ribbon, click on the “Aa” icon.

Character spacing: This displays different characteristics of spacing that can be applied on a text they include: Expanded or condensed, kerning, and so on

Paragraph:

Indent and spacing: This feature creates a text with spacing before and after. The effects here are : alignment , indentation , spacing , tabs.

Alignment

 Right click the white space on a document and select paragraph.

Click on indent and spacing tab. In the general options in the alignment drop down menu, select your desired choice.

Click ok to apply to the document.

Indentation

Type the text

Highlight the text

Right click on the text and select paragraph

Click on indent and spacing tab. In the indentation options, select your desired choice as shown in the dialog box.

Click ok to apply to the document.

Features of word processing

A good word processor should have the ability to create, save and retrieve documents.

It should have the ability to find and replace words in a document.

It should be capable of wrapping your text.

Generate multiple copies of a document with the aid of the printer.

Every word processor should have the ability to manage files in the computer.

Ability to display graphics

A good word processor should have the ability to spell check your document.

Ability to mail merge documents

To format a document and apply headers and footers

EVALUATION

  1. Define Word Processing and Word Processor
  2. List five (5) examples of Word Processor 

Reading Assignment: Reading Assignment:

Hiit @ School, Computer Studies for Senior Secondary Education. Pgs 96-100.

WEEK FOUR (4) WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

OBJECTIVE

  1. The following are examples of a word processor EXCEPT one.

a. Corel Draw       b. Microsoft Word      c. Word Perfect           d. Perfect Writer

  • _______ is the use of computer software to create, edit, view, store, retrieve and print text document.
  1. Word Processor           b.  Word Communication       c. Word Processing     d. Word Application
  2. The following are types of display effect of a Font Style EXCEPT one
  3. Italics              b. Underline                c. Times New Roman             d. Bold
  4. ________feature create a text with spacing before and after.
  5. Indent and Spacing       b. Superscript               c. Change Case             d. Double strikethrough
  6. The following are examples of Indent and spacing EXCEPT one
  7. Alignment        b. Indentation   c. Tabs             d. Ribbon

THEORY

  1. Write out the steps to carry out the following; (i) Change Case          (ii) Subscript    (iii) Superscript (iv) Strikethrough         (v) Double Strikethrough
  2. List and explain the different methods in copying a document

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