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Word processing involves manipulating text to create error-free and visually appealing documents using either manual or electronic methods. Electronic word processors, such as Microsoft Word and Open Office, offer advantages like document storage, automated corrections, and advanced formatting options. They also allow for the integration of tables and graphics, enhancing the overall document creation process.

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Hawi's Notes

Word processing involves manipulating text to create error-free and visually appealing documents using either manual or electronic methods. Electronic word processors, such as Microsoft Word and Open Office, offer advantages like document storage, automated corrections, and advanced formatting options. They also allow for the integration of tables and graphics, enhancing the overall document creation process.

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WORD PROCESSING

INTRODUCTION
- The activity of manipulating text,characters,words and sentences in such a manner as to
make the final document free of errors such a manner a to make the final document free of
errors and attractive using a word processing
- The act of creating,saving,editing,formulating and processor
- Word processor can either be manual (using traditional type writers or electric( using
computer)
- An electric word processor is an application software or programme that allows the user to
create, save, edit ,format and print text and graphical documents
- Examples of word proccessors.
1. Microsoft word
2. Correl word perfect
3. Lotus word pro
4. Apple works
5. Open office writing
6. Word star etc.

Advantages of electronic word processor over manual type writter

1. Documents can be stored for future use unlike the type writing where the same document
may require typing.
2. Typing is easier and more efficient due to automated features such as auto correct, spelling
and grammar checks.
3. Word processors have superior document formatting features. In word processing
formatting refers to the art of writing more readable and appealing to the reader. Such
features include underlining, boldfacing, italics and applying different colors.
4. Most word processors have ability to create and import tables, text and graphics from other
applications.
5. With electronic word processing it is possible to print copies from a document

Common features

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