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Word Processing

Mr Arthur

Aims of the Lesson 1

Today’s Lesson1. To discuss the advantages of Word

Processing over using a type writer

2. Features1. Editing Font

2. Word-wrap

3. Formatting

Advantages of Word Processing

Advantages Easier to edit Format the document, adding images, borders Save the document and make a backup Better working conditions, less noise Possibly save ink and paper Print out numerous copies

Disadvantages Possibly more expensive to buy hardware Technical knowledge to install software Electricity

Features of Word Processor

1. Editing Font = making changes2. Word-wrap = automatically creating a new

line when word does not fit3. Formatting

1. Text Alignment Left, Centre, Right, Justify

2. Line Spacing Single, Double

3. Alter text style Arial, Comic Sans, Times New Roman

Aims of the Lesson 2

Last Lesson1. To discuss the advantages of Word

Processing over using a type writer

2. Features1. Editing Font

2. Word-wrap

3. Formatting

Today’s Lesson1. Formatting continued

2. Search and Replace

3. Spell Checker

Features of Word Processor

Formatting continued4. Page Size and Layout

1. A4, A3, landscape, portrait

5. Set Margins

6. Page breaks = starting a new page

7. Tabulation and Tables = makes the text clearer and easier to read,

Features of Word Processor

Search and Replace We use this feature to replace a word a number

of times in a document, for example Arthur to Haggarty

Spell Checker The spell checker works by comparing the typed

word to words in the computer’s internal dictionary, any word it does not recognise it will place a red line underneath

Aims of the Lesson 3

Last Lesson1. To discuss the advantages of Word

Processing over using a type writer2. Features

1. Editing Font2. Word-wrap3. Formatting4. Search and Replace5. Spell Checker

Today’s Lesson1. Grammar Check2. Standard Paragraphs

Features of Word Processor

Grammar Check This feature works by highlighting

sentences with grammatical errors, for example

I seen everyone coming along

Standard Paragraph A standard paragraph is a piece of text that

has been typed up, saved to backing storage and inserted into a document a number of times

WP Revision Task

Slide 1 = The advantages of Word Processing over using a type writer

Slide 2 = Editing Font Size, Style, Alignment

Slide 3 = Word-wrap, Search and Replace Slide 4 = Spell Checker, Grammar Check Slide 5 = Standard Paragraphs, Mailmerge

Aims of the Lesson 4 Last Lesson

1. To discuss the advantages of Word Processing over using a type writer

2. Features1. Editing Font2. Word-wrap3. Formatting4. Search and Replace5. Spell Checker6. Grammar Check7. Standard Paragraphs

Today’s Lesson1. Standard Letters2. Mailmerge3. Templates

Features of Word Processor

Standard Letters This is a letter that has spaces or stars

left for personal information and is linked to a database to create a personal letter

Mailmerge The process of linking the fields in a

database to a standard letter Steps

Create the standard letter Create the database with fields Merge the fields into the standard letter Print

Features of Word Processor

Template A template is a ready made

document, with placeholders for items like text and graphics

Word Processing Revision Quiz

1. Give 2 advantages of using a Word Processing application over using a type writer

2. Give 2 different ways that you can format text in a Word Processing document

3. Text can be aligned in 4 different ways. List the 4 alignments

4. Mr Arthur has always stressed the importance of using the word wrap feature. What is word-wrap?

5. What is the name of the feature that allows you to change a word a number of times in a word processing document?

Revision Quiz

6. What is a standard paragraph?

7. Mr Arthur is terrible at spelling and uses the spell checker feature of the Word Processor. Explain how a spell checker works

8. What is a standard letter?

9. List the 3 main steps in the mailmerge process

10. Mr Cunningham had made up a template for the Alton Towers parental consent form. What is a template?

Revision Quiz

11. Mr Haggarty always uses the Grammar check feature of the Word Processor. What is the Grammar check?

12. Give 1 reason why you may display information in a table

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