Chapter 6 !! By: Kassandra Flores, Tamara Ciana Guerrero, Corrie Canul
Chapter 6 Word-Processing Basics What Is Word Processing? In 1968, IBM first used the term word processing. The term described machines that could be used to type a document, remember the typist’s keystrokes, and produce more than one copy. With this new tool, workers saved time. That was just the beginning. Today’s word-processing programs do much more. Suppose you were writing something by hand and made a mistake or changed your mind about what you wanted to say. If you were using a pen, you would probably cross out the words you wanted to change or brush on correction fluid. Doing that leaves the page messy, though. With word-processing software, you can change the text and still create neat pages. You can even save what you typed and use it again a day, a week, or even a year later. Vocabulary Preview How many vocabulary words do you already know? To test your knowledge of this chapter’s key terms, click the Vocab Preview icon. Then, print the worksheet and complete the questions.
Chapter 6 Word-Processing Basics Chapter Outline Chapter 6 Overview Lesson 6–1 Creating a Document Lesson 6–2 Editing a Document Lesson 6–3 Formatting a Document Chapter Review and Assessment Recommended Tutorials Chapter 6 Overview Lesson 6–1 Creating a Document Lesson 6–2 Editing a Document Lesson 6–3 Formatting a Document Chapter Review and Assessment Insert Headers, Footers and Page Numbers Setting Margins, Page Setup Options, and Section Breaks Recommended Activities Insert Headers, Footers and Page Numbers Setting Margins, Page Setup Options, and Section Breaks Practice Activities Writing to Convince Proportional Fonts Space Travel Application Activities Using a Word-Processing Program Writing to Convince Proportional Fonts Space Travel Using a Word-Processing Program
6–1 Creating a Document List the four basic functions of word-processing programs. Name two tools used to navigate a word- processing document. Summarize four key features of word-processing programs. Identify three standards for word-processing documents. As You Read Organize Information Complete a spider map to help you organize basic facts about word processing as you read.
WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM PROGRAMA DE PROCESAMINTO DE TEXTOS English a program that creates documents through writing, editing, formatting, and printing functions Spanish programa que elabora documentos mediante funciones de escritura, edición, asignación de formato e impresión
INSERTION POINT PUNTO DE INSECION ENGLISH a mark that indicates where entered text will appear in a document SPANISH marca que indica dónde aparecerá el texto introducido en un documento
WORD WRAP SALTO AUTOMATICO DE LINEA ENGLISH the automatic starting of a new line when the previous line is full SPANISH inicio automático de un nuevo renglón cuando el anterior está completo
Pagination paginación the automatic division of a document into pages división automática de un documento en páginas
AutoCorrect autocorrección a feature that fixes common spelling mistakes as they are typed recurso que corrige errores de ortografía comunes a medida que se escribe el texto
Autosave autoguardar a feature that automatically saves a document at set increments of time recurso que guarda automáticamente un documento a intervalos fijos
Functions of Word-Processing Programs Word-processing programs are used for creating and printing text documents. These programs have four functions:
Default opción automática a preset option in a program opción preestablecida en un programa
style estilo a set of formats for similar elements in a document conjunto de formatos para elementos similares de un documento
Section sección a part of a document that contains specific format settings parte de un documento que contiene parámetros de formato específicos
page format formato de página the arrangement of text on a page disposición del texto en una página