WORD PROCESSOR (2).pdf

It talks about what is word processor, meaning, definition, FEATURES OF WORD PROCESSOR, DISCRIBING FEATURES OF WORD PROCESSOR, functions, word processor in education, advantages and disadvantages.

1. WORDPROCESSOR
DR. C. BEULAH JAYARANI
M.Sc., M.A, M.Ed, M.Phil(Edn), M.Phil(ZOO), NET, Ph.D(Edn)
ASST. PROFESSOR,
LOYOLA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, CHENNAI -34

2. CONTENT
•INTRODUCTION
•DEINITIONOFWORDPROCESSOR
•PARTSOFWORDWINDOW
•FEATURESANDFUNCTIONOFWORDPROCESSOR
•WORDPROCESSORINEDUCATION
•BENEFITSOFWORDPROCESSORINTEACHING
•ADVANTAGESANDDISADVANTAGESOFWORDPROCESSORIN
EDUCATION
•CONCLUSION
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3. INTRODUCTION
•Thewordprocessorwasastandaloneoffice machine
in the 1960s combing the keyboard textentryand
printingfunctionsof anelectric typewriterwith a
recordingUnit
•EvelynBerezininventedaelectricbasedword
processorin1969
•WordprocessorsometimesabbreviatedasWPisa
softwareprogramcapableofcreating, 1969 storing,
andprintingtypeddocuments
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4. EVOLUTIONOFWORDPROCESSOR
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5. DEFINITIONOFWORDPROCESSOR
•Word processoris a device or computerprogram that
providesforInputediting,andoutputoftext,oftenwith
someadditionalfeatures
•An applicationpackage whichprocessestext
1.Asadedicatedprogress
Eg:Microsoftword, Abiword
2.AsapartofanIntegratedPackage
Eg:Microsoftoffice,Openoffice
•ThisdocumentcanalsobesavedforModificationatatime
or to be openedon any computerUsing the same word
processor. It’samostpopularcomputerapplications
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6. PARTSOFWINDOWSWORD
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7. DISCRIBINGTHEPARTSOFWORDWINDOW
•TitleBar
•RulerBar
•ToolBars
•StatusBar
•ScrollBox
•Workspace
•MenuBar
DisplaysthenameoftheCurrentlyactiveworddocument.
Allowsyoutoformathorizontalandverticalalligmentsofatextinthedocument.
Wordhasnumberoftoolboxthathelpsyouperformtaskfasterandwithgreat
ease.
Displaysinformationaboutthecurrentlyactivedocuments
Allowscrollingthecontentorbodyofthedocument
Areainthedocumentwindowwheretextcanbeentered.
Containsmenudoingseparatetask.
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8. FEATURESOFWORDPROCESSOR
•Textformatting
•Copying
•Cutting
•Pasting
•Multimedia
•SpellingandGrammar
•Adjustthelayout
•Find
•Searchandreplace
•Clipart
•Inserttables
•Wordwrap
•Headerandfooter
•Thesaurus
•Multiplewindows
•Autocorrect
•Mailersandlabels
•Importdata
•Merge
•macros
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9. DISCRIBINGFEATURESOFWORDPROCESSOR
•EnterandEdityoucanenterthetextbyusingkeyboard. EditingtextmayinvolveInserting,
deletingandamending
•WordwrapWiththewordprocessorWhenyoureachtheendofthelineyoudon’tneed
tousea returnkeytomakeanewline. Wordprocessorwillmakeanewline
automaticallyandit’llmovepartlyCompleted wordattheendoftheOnelinetothestart
of thenextline
•WordcountItisveryusefulifyou’rewritinganessayoranarticleContainingcertain
Amountsofwords.Insteadof usingspellcheckertocountthewordsusewordcounterit
savestime.
•SearchandreplaceWeusethis featuretoreplaceawordnumberoftimeinadocument
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10. •Spellcheckerthespellcheckerworksbycomparingthetypedwordto
words in thecomputer’sinternaldictionary,anyworditdoesnot
recogniseitwillplaceared lineunderneath.
•GrammarCheckthisfeatureworksbyhighlightingsentenceswith
grammaticalerrors
•StandardParagraphastandardparagraphisapieceoftextthathas
beentypedup,savedtobackingstorageandinsertedintoadocumenta
numberoftimes
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11. InsertingClipArt
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12. MailMerge
Theprocessof linkingthefieldsinadatabase
to astandardletter.
Itcanbeaccessedby pressingthe“tools”tab
andselectingMailMerge.
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13. •TemplateAtemplateisareadymadedocument,
withplaceholdersforitemsliketextand graphics
•Text alignmentTextcanbeallignedinthreedifferentways
Left
Right
Centre
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14. FUNCTIONOFWORDPROCESSOR
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15. WORDPROCESSORINEDUCATION
•Word processor is a software Application like Microsoft word,
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft powerpointwhich makes itsusercapable
ofcreating, sorting, Presenting, Maintainingandprintingdocuments
infasterandEfficient way
•WordprocessingcanassistEducatorstomeetprofessional and
admistrative needs Including writing manuscripts, Research
reports.
•Asstudentandteachersdocuments,thewordprocessor prompts
them to consider how the material will appear on theprintedpage,
includingchoicesabove margins,spacing andfonts
•Workprocessorareavaluablepartoftechnologynow available
forEducatorsinSchools.
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16. BENEFITSOFWORDPROCESSORINTEACHING
StudentandteacherbothreceivesManybenefitsWhendoing
classworkon thecomputermanyofthepaperworkareeliminated
Theyare
1.Book–writeabook
2.Document-Anytextdocument
3.Journal-tokeepadigitalversionofyourdaily,weeklyormonthly
4.Letter-Writealettertooneormorepeople.Mailmergecould
alsobeusedtoautomaticallyfillinthenames,addressandother
fieldsoftheletter
5.Memo-createamemoforemployees
6.Report-Astudentreportorbookreport
Inaddition,teacherscanadminiterscanGradeExamsand quizzes
Usinga wordprocessorImagescanbeaddedInbetweenthe
documentstomakethestudentsattentionstableinthepresentation
orclasses
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17. ADVANTAGEANDDISADVANTAGESOFWORK
PROCESSORINEDUCATION
•Fasterandsavestimes
•Editdocument
•Changefont,styleandcolour
•Changelayout
•Printmanycopies
•Addpicturesandsounds
•Savethedocumentandbackup
•CombiningtextinAnotherfilewithyourdocument
•Rearrangeofselectedareasoftext
•Don’tneedtowaitfordocuments
•Equipmentcosts
•Upgradesoftware
•Trainstaff
•Viruspopus
•TechnicalknowledgetoinstallSoftware
•Electricity
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
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18. CONCLUSION
•WordprocessorProgrammesarepopularandeasytouseanddonot
needanysophisticateHardware
•Forteachers:Canpreparecreatestoreandsharematerialfortheir
classesbyusingwordprocessor Programmes
•Forlearners:Canusedword processorProgramBothinandoutofthe
classroomtopracticeWriting skillsandGrammarandotherlanguages
PointsaswellastoPresenttheirworks
•“WordprocessingSoftwarecanincreaseYourefficiencyonmanyof
yourschool assignmentsaswell asotheirtypesofdocumentsandwill
saveyourtimeandeffortifyoulearnhowtouseitefficiently”
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19. REFERENCE
•Computerhope.com
•www.slideserve.com
•Brainly.com
•Wikipedia
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