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Word processing is the use of a computer and word processor software to create, edit, save, and print documents. Examples of word processors include Microsoft Word, Open Office Writer, and WordPad, among others. Word processors are utilized for various tasks such as creating letters, formatting text, saving documents for later use, and enhancing documents with illustrations.

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Week 8 Note

Word processing is the use of a computer and word processor software to create, edit, save, and print documents. Examples of word processors include Microsoft Word, Open Office Writer, and WordPad, among others. Word processors are utilized for various tasks such as creating letters, formatting text, saving documents for later use, and enhancing documents with illustrations.

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TOPIC: Word Processing

Word processing involves the use of the computer system and an installed program
called word processor to create, edit, save and print documents. It could be said to be the
act of creating, editing, saving and printing word documents using the computer system.
A word processor is an application specially designed for creating, editing, formatting,
storing and printing documents.

Examples Of Word Processor


Examples of a word processor are:
i) Microsoft Office word (MS word)
ii) Open office writer
iii) Loco script
iv) Word pad
v) Notepad
vi) Professional writers
vii) Corel WordPerfect
viii) Microsoft works
ix) Sunstar office
x) Word Star

Uses of A Word processor


i) It is used for creating word documents. Typing various documents like letters,
memos, textbooks, story books etc. are done using word processors
ii) Word processor is an idle document for editing word documents.
iii) It allows text formatting with the help of formatting tools available on a word
processor.
iv) Word processor allows documents to be saved and come back to at a later time.
v) Most times when word documents are created it is for it to be printed.
vi) It allows production of multiple copies of a document
vii) It also has some powerful fixtures that allows users to add illustrations like pictures
etc. to enhance the productivity of a document.
viii) Typed documents can also be linked or attached to e-mails on the internet when the
computer is connected to the internet.
ix) Students also use word processor to prepare their project, type assignment and so on.
x) Teachers use word processor to type documents that can be projected on the projector
during class room teaching or sent in the form of notes to their mails.

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