Word Processing/dtp

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Insert

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Insert text anywhere in the document

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Delete

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Erase characters, words, lines or pages as easily as you can cross them out of paper.

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Cut and Paste

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Remove a section of text from one place in a document (cut) and insert it somewhere else (paste)

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Copy

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Duplicate a section of text

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Page size and margins

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Define various page sizes and margins, and the word processor will automatically readjust the text so that it fits.

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Search and replace

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Direct the word processor to search for a particular word or phrase. You can then replace one group of characters with another everywhere that the group appears.

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Word wrap

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The word processor automatically moves to the next line when line when you have filled one line with text.

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Print

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Sen a document to a printer to get a hardcopy.

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File management

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This allows you to create, delete, move and search for files. It allows you to carry out searches on part or all of a document.

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Font Specifications

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This allows you to change the properties of characters using software.

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Styles

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A collection of formatting properties which can be applied in one operation to selected text.

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Footnotes and Cross References

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Automates the numbering and placement of foot notes and enables you to cross-reference other sections of the document easily.

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Contents

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Tools to create a table of contents. To make a document easier to search.

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Index

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lists the terms and topics discussed in a document, along with the pages they appear on.

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Graphics

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tools allow you to embed illustrations, photographs and/or other graphics into a document.

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Text Wrapping

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allows you to specify how text flows around graphics and other objects in a document.

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Headers, Footers and Page Numbering

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These can be customised and added to the document. The word processor automatically keeps track of the number of pages so the correct number appears on each page.

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Layout

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tools allow the user to specify different page margins and orientation within a single document and to specify various methods for indenting paragraphs.

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Pagination

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Process of defining where page breaks will occur.

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Columns

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The number of columns of text can be specifies. This allows a number of different page layouts to appear within one document.

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Spell Checker

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a utility that allows you to check the spelling of words. It will highlight words that it does not recognise.

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Thesaurus

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allows users to search for synonyms.

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Merges

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Inserts text from one file into another file.

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Windows

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The user can edit two or more documents at the same time in different windows on screen.

Each document appears at the same time in separate window.

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Macros

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A collection of commands which can be executed by the word processing software. Macros are often associated with a combination of keystrokes.

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Templates

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default documents can be created and saved. They contain a number of text styles that can be applied consistently to new document.

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Fonts

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a complete set of characters in any one typeface

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Frames

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a floating and moveable area of the screen into which text or a graphic can be placed.

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Guides

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A line shown in a document but which does not appear when the document is printed.

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Kerning

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Refers to adjusting the space between characters.

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Leading

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The space between lines of text

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Style sheets

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A collection of tags, frames, text formats and other information relating to the layout of a page or document

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Widow/Orphan Control

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Widow/Orphan Control specifies how widowed/orphaned text is treated and how it can be corrected.

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Widow

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Widow is a single word or short phrase appearing alone at the top of a page or column

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Orphan

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Orphan is a term used to describe a single word appearing at the bottom of a paragraph or column.

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Word Processing Software

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type of application software used to present information for print media- to edit and manipulate text documents

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Desktop Publishing

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type of application software used to present information for print media- to edit and manipulate text documents intended for professional printing