Chapter 6 !!

By: Kassandra Flores, Tamara Ciana Guerrero, Corrie Canul

Chapter 6 Word-Processing Basics•

What Is Word Processing?• In 1968, IBM first used the term word processing. The term described machines

that could be used to type a document, remember the typist’s keystrokes, and produce more than one copy. With this new tool, workers saved time.

• That was just the beginning. Today’s word-processing programs do much more. Suppose you were writing something by hand and made a mistake or changed your mind about what you wanted to say. If you were using a pen, you would probably cross out the words you wanted to change or brush on correction fluid. Doing that leaves the page messy, though. With word-processing software, you can change the text and still create neat pages. You can even save what you typed and use it again a day, a week, or even a year later.

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Chapter 6 Word-Processing Basics• Chapter Outline• Chapter 6 Overview

Lesson 6–1 Creating a DocumentLesson 6–2 Editing a DocumentLesson 6–3 Formatting a DocumentChapter Review and AssessmentRecommended Tutorials

• Insert Headers, Footers and Page NumbersSetting Margins, Page Setup Options, and Section Breaks Recommended Activities

• Practice ActivitiesWriting to Convince Proportional Fonts Space Travel

Application ActivitiesUsing a Word-Processing Program

6–1 Creating a Document

• List the four basic functions of word-processing programs.

• Name two tools used to navigate a word-processing document.

• Summarize four key features of word-processing programs.

• Identify three standards for word-processing documents.

    As You Read • Organize Information Complete a spider map to help

you organize basic facts about word processing as you read.

WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM PROGRAMA DE PROCESAMINTO DE TEXTOS

English a program that creates documents through

writing, editing, formatting, and printing functions

Spanish programa que elabora documentos mediante

funciones de escritura, edición, asignación de formato e impresión

INSERTION POINT PUNTO DE INSECION

ENGLISHa mark that indicates where entered text will

appear in a documentSPANISHmarca que indica dónde aparecerá el texto

introducido en un documento

WORD WRAPSALTO AUTOMATICO DE LINEA

ENGLISHthe automatic starting of a new line when the

previous line is full SPANISHinicio automático de un nuevo renglón cuando

el anterior está completo

Pagination paginación

• the automatic division of a document into pages

división automática de un documento en páginas

AutoCorrect autocorrección

• a feature that fixes common spelling mistakes as they are typed

• recurso que corrige errores de ortografía comunes a medida que se escribe el texto

Autosave autoguardar

• a feature that automatically saves a document at set increments of time

• recurso que guarda automáticamente un documento a intervalos fijos

Functions of Word-Processing Programs

• Word-processing programs are used for creating and printing text documents. These programs have four functions:

Defaultopción automática

• a preset option in a program• opción preestablecida en un programa•

style estilo

• a set of formats for similar elements in a document

• conjunto de formatos para elementos similares de un documento

Sectionsección

• a part of a document that contains specific format settings

• parte de un documento que contiene parámetros de formato específicos

page format formato de página

• the arrangement of text on a page• disposición del texto en una página