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Word Processing and

Desktop Publishing

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Formatting Characters

Character size is measured in points, with one point equal to 1/72 inch.

A

20 pts

A40 pts

80 pts120 pts

200 pts

A A A

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Formatting Characters

A font is a size and style of typeface such as:

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Arial

Formatting Characters

Serif Fonts are embellished with fine lines at the ends of the main strokes like these fonts:

Sans-serif Fonts have plain, clean lines like these:

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Outliners and Idea Processors

- Arranging information into levels

- Rearranging ideas

Outliners/Idea processors are effective when:

- Hiding and revealing levels of detail

- Used by visual thinkers

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Form Letters

Enter names in a database

Create a form letter

Merge the two together

Mail merge allows word processors to produce personalized letters and labels.

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Collaborative Writing Tools

Groupware is software designed to be used by a workgroup.

– It often allows documents to be shared

– It can keep track of a document’s history and editing changes

– In MS Word see the reviewing tools

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What Is Desktop Publishing?

– Arranging text and graphics on pages

– Typesetting and printing pages

– Binding pages into a finished publication.

Desktop publishing includes:

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Desktop Publishing

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Desktop Publishing Tools

• ScannerSome of the desktop publishing tools include:

• Software such as:– QuarkXpress

– Adobe PageMaker

– Adobe InDesign

• High resolution printer

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Editor Program

Windows: Notepad

Macintosh: Simpletext

Unix: emacs

•Programs that ONLY edit text---No formatting!!

•Examples:

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Editor Program

•Creates a “text” file

•Windows file extension is .txt

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Editing/formatting Programs

•Editor

•Simple word processor• Simpler, cheaper

• E.g. Appleworks, Microsoft Works

•Professional word processors• MS Word

• Corel Word Perfect

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Rich Text format

•Text with only some formatting retained

•Used to transfer files to a different word processor

•Windows file extension is .rtf

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Adobe Acrobat

•Portable document format (PDF)

•Displays documents same on screen as on paper

•On any computer!

•Windows file extension is .pdf

•Acrobat Reader on most computers