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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