1. Word Processing

2. ©www.teach-ict.com All Rights Reserved Introduction Word processing is the use of a word processor to create documents using computers. There are many word processing packages on the market, but the most commonly used one is Microsoft Word.

3. ©www.teach-ict.com All Rights Reserved Advantages of word processing:  Text can be easily formatted to achieve professional looking results  Mistakes can be easily corrected  Templates can be used for business documents e.g. memos  Spellings can be automatically checked  Grammar can be checked  Text can be automatically word wrapped to form new lines.

4. ©www.teach-ict.com All Rights Reserved Common Features There are many common features available in any word processing package, some of them are:  A large selection of font styles  Bold, underlining and italics  Justification – right, left, centre, fully  Line spacing – single, 1.5 and double  Bullet points  Selection of templates  Word art

5. ©www.teach-ict.com All Rights Reserved Other features Margins can be changed so text is further away from or nearer the edge. There are left,right, top and bottom margins. Margins can be changed so text is further away from or nearer the edge. There are left,right, top and bottom margins. An indent can be set, for example a hanging indent on a paragraph. An indent can be set, for example a hanging indent on a paragraph. A block of text can be selected then deleted, copied or moved. A block of text can be selected then deleted, copied or moved. Words can be searched for in a document. Changes can be made by using ‘find and replace’ Words can be searched for in a document. Changes can be made by using ‘find and replace’

6. ©www.teach-ict.com All Rights Reserved Other features A mail merge can be used to create a personalised letter for a large set of people. The names and addresses can be imported from a database or spreadsheet and used with a standard letter. A mail merge can be used to create a personalised letter for a large set of people. The names and addresses can be imported from a database or spreadsheet and used with a standard letter.