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Title: Introduction to Computers


1
Introduction to Computers
  • Lesson 9A

2
Word Processing Software
  • An application that provides tools for creating
    text-based documents

3
Tools Included in the Word Processor Interface
  • Document window
  • Menu bar
  • Toolbar
  • Ruler
  • Scroll bars
  • Status bar

4
Features of Entering and Editing Text
  • Word wrap
  • Text blocks
  • Selecting and deselecting

5
Three Kinds of Formats
  • Character
  • Paragraph
  • Document

6
Character Formats
  • Settings that control the attributes of
    individual text characters

7
Examples of Character Formats
  • Fonts
  • Type size
  • Type style

8
Paragraph Formats
  • Settings applied to one or more paragraphs

9
Examples of Paragraph Formats
  • Line spacing
  • Paragraph spacing
  • Indents
  • Alignment
  • Tabs
  • Borders and shading

10
Document Formats
  • Settings applied to the entire document

11
Examples of Document Formats
  • Margins
  • Page size
  • Orientation
  • Headers and footers
  • Columns
  • Sections

12
Other Word Processing Features
  • Language tools
  • Tables
  • Mail merge
  • Graphics and sound
  • Templates
  • Internet features

13
Examples of Language Tools
  • Spell checkers
  • Grammar checkers
  • Thesaurus

14
Desktop Publishing Software
  • Produces complex, multicolor, printer-ready
    documents
  • Better choice than word processing software for
    professional document design

15
Examples of Desktop Publishing Software
  • Adobe PageMaker
  • QuarkXPress
  • Adobe FrameMaker

16
Examples of Desktop Publishing Tools
  • Type controls
  • Graphics controls
  • Page layout and document controls
  • Prepress controls

17
Type Controls
  • Kerning
  • Tracking
  • Leading

18
Lesson 9A
  • Word Processing and Desktop Publishing Software

19
Review Questions
  • What are the three kinds of formats that you can
    control in word processing software?
  • What are the three kinds of language tools in
    word processing software?
  • When would you use desktop publishing software
    instead of word processing software?
  • What are the three most popular desktop
    publishing software programs?
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