Word Processing & MS Word |Features| |Advantages| |Format Text|

Word Processing

Word processor is a software package that enables you to create, edit, print and save documents for future retrieval and reference.

Advantages of word processing:-

Major advantage of word processing is that a word processor enables you to make changes  to a document without retyping the entire document.

Common word processors are

1. MS Word
2. Word Star
3. Word Perfect
4. Softword

Features of MS Word :-

• Using MS Word, you can create a document and edit them later as and when required by adding more text, modifying the existing text, deleting or moving some part of it.
• Changing the size of margin can reformat complete document or part of text.
• Font size and font type can also be changed.
• Page no., header and footer can be included.
• Spelling can be checked and correction can be made automatically in the entire document.
• Tables can be made and included in text.
• Allows user to make graphical pictures with the text.
• Provides mail merge facilities.
• MS Word has the facility to use macros.

Major enhancement of MS Word :-

1. Auto summarize feature retrieval
2. Auto complete feature reference
3. Auto grammar checking
4. Hyperlink features

In MS Word 

• For creating a new document

        Go to file menu and select new / (Ctrl+N)

• For opening an existing document

        Go to file menu and select open from menu bar / (Ctrl+O)

• Saving a document

        Go to file menu and select save / (Ctrl+S)

Formatting Text:-

1. Font style : We use this button to bold, italic, and underline the text.
2. Font page : We use this button (Times New Roman, Arial, etc).
3. Font size  : Use for changing the size of  text.
4. Alignment : Text can be align to the left, center or right side.
5. Format Painter : Used to copy the format of the text.