Just a reminder that now, when you view the PowerPoint
presentation from any of our webinars, you’ll be able to read our notes for each slide that has
a small note icon in the upper left-hand corner.
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Demonstrate how to find our notes in the PowerPoint presentation
Understanding Word Processing Programs
Presented byKeystone Computer Concepts
“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”― Winston Churchill
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Here’s an example of a mechanical typewriter. Notice the ink ribbon and the unchangeable font keys.
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The electric version – this is a portable typewriter.
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Finally, IBM came out with an electric typewriter which would allow you to change fonts.
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Eventually, the typewriter evolved into a word processor. With a unit like this, you could type and see what you had typed on the screen. You could navigate on the screen to make changes and corrections; you could save your work on a disk; and, you could, of course, print your document. No more whiteout. No more retyping entire pages. Most word processors had the capability of using different fonts although the selection was usually pretty limited.
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Personal computers soon added to the abilities of word processing software.
WordPerfect for DOS
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Although there were other DOS word processing software programs available, WordPerfect became the front runner. Law firms – early users of computers – became massive users of WordPerfect as contracts, court briefs, wills and other legal documents consumed fewer and fewer man-hours.
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When Windows finally came out with a GUI (Graphic User Interface) WordPerfect came out with their version to work with the new GUI but, they were late to the game.
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Microsoft Word was released to work with the new Windows 95. In many cases, Word was packaged with Win 95. This and the fact the WordPerfect version which would work with the new Windows didn’t come out right away and when it did, it was “buggy,” caused WordPerfect to lose its popularity.
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Here’s a screenshot of the latest Microsoft Word – Word 2013.
Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect
Not The Only Game In Town
Others:Kingsoft Writer 2012 * Free * Interface similar to Microsoft Word 2003OpenOffice Writer * Free * Part of the OpenOffice Suite * Versions for PC and AppleAbiWord * Free * Can store on the web through AbiCollab.
iWork * Not Free * For Apple computersMicrosoft Office for Mac* Not Free * For Apple ComputersGoogle Docs * Free * OnlineSkyDrive * Free * Online * Microsoft
Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect
Not The Only Game In Town
Word Processing programs are direct descendants of the
typewriter. What word processing programs are
best at is text documents.
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Although best at text documents, word processors often come with templates for other things.
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An Award template.
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A Calendar template.
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A Flyer template.
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Simply filling in the template is pretty easy. Notice I was easily able to put my logo in.
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When I tried to move my logo, this Word template would not let me center it in the column.
Word processing software works fantastically for text
documents and works well for graphic documents when you
can use the templates provided or created.
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For the most flexibility in creating documents with both text and graphics, you need to use a program like Microsoft Publisher. There are alternatives but that’s another webinar.
Fonts and Graphics
When you create a document in a word processor using special fonts and/or graphics (pictures, borders, etc.), if you print your document out, no problem.
However, if you email your document to someone, it may turn out looking completely different than what you created. That’s because graphics are often ripped out of email and attached and a font won’t show up on someone else’s computer unless they have the same font.
The solution? Convert your word processed document into a PDF.
PDF = Portable Document Format
Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, graphics, and other information needed to display it.
All Day Word ClassSaturday, April 6, 2013
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. At our home. We’ll provide lunch. Minimum of 5 people, maximum of 10. Bring your own laptop (we have some
loaners if you don’t have a laptop) We’ll cover tons of ways to make Word
work better for you. Cost is $60 per person. Register today!
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First come, first serve. After the first 10 people, we’ll start a waiting list and once we have 5 or more, we’ll schedule a second training session.
Our March Webinars
Our March Webinars will be announced soon. Watch for the subjects, dates and times in our
Blog and the QOTW email.
Our March Seminar
Saturday, March 9, 201310:00 a.m.-12 Noon
If You’re Lucky Enough To Be Irish
We'll be covering videos - from your camera to email, to DVD and to YouTube.