Word Processing II SS3 Data Processing Lesson Note

Examples of Word Processor: A word processor is a computer software application that performs the task of creation and printing of electronic documents. There are several types of word processors; they include Word Perfect, Word Star, MS-Word, Loco Script, Ami-Pro, Word Craft, and WordPad etc.

1. Microsoft Word: it is part of the Microsoft Office suite. Word consistently wins the title of the most widely used word-processing program worldwide. Besides basic word processing functions. Word also has desktop publishing capabilities. All the Microsoft Office programs can work together. An Excel worksheet can exist within a Word document. Word also has the power to easily merge with Excel lists or from an access database file.
2. Corel WordPerfect: word perfect suite contains several software programs essential for business and home users. The suite comes with WordPerfect word, QuattroPro spreadsheet program, Corel presentations and WordPerfect mail.
3. OpenOffice: The OpenOffice suite includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, database and graphics editor. As with Microsoft Office, the OpenOffice programs also work with one another. 

EVALUATION

• Define word processor.

• List the types of word processors.  

The simplest programs that do word processing are known as text editors. These programs are designed to be small, simple and cheap. Almost all operating systems come with at least one text editor built in. Most editors save files in a special format called ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange). Text editors are wonderful programs. The most common text editor is the notepad which comes with windows. Others are:

• Edit which comes with a Disk Operating System (DOS).
• SimpleText which comes with Macintosh.

The major difference between a text editor and word processor is that word processors have special features that are used to beautify texts. They have varieties of colours and other icons while the text editors can only accept text with little features such as changing of fonts colours, sizes, etc. The common type of text editor is the notepad which comes with window systems. 

GENERAL EVALUATION 

• Why is Microsoft Word preferred over other word processors?

• Differentiate between a text editor and a word processor.

• List two types of text editors.

• What is Microsoft Word?  

READING ASSIGNMENT

• Computing Essentials by Westpatterns Technologies Limited. P. 25 

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. Computer software that performs the task of creation and printing of electronic documents is called…….A. word package. B. word Processor C. Excel package D. corel page
2. Which of these word processors can merge Excel lists? A.corel word     B. word perfect C. microsoft word D. pagemaker
3. The “Ms” in Ms-Word stands for…………A. miss B. miscellaneous C. macros        D. Microsoft.
4. Word processor includes all except………….A. word perfect B. word corel C. word Star D.  Loco Script
5. Microsoft Word is preferred to other word processing packages because A. it is cheap B. it is more friendly C. it accepts data faster D. none

THEORY

1. State the benefits of Microsoft Word over other word processors.
2. Name other programs that come with Corel Suite.