1	W rking with W rds Word Processing and Digital Publishing
2	Chapter Outline
3	The Word Processing Process Entering text Editing text Formatting text and document layout
4	Entering Text Entering text is similar to using a typewriter
5	Editing Text Editing is the process of rewriting and refining a document Text can be deleted, inserted, moved, copied, and searched
6	Formatting Text Text formatting commands allow you to change the look of the document. You can change the format of: Characters and lines Paragraphs Entire documents
7	Formatting Characters Character size is measured in points, with one point equal to 1/72 inch.
8	Formatting Characters A font is a size and style of typeface such as:
9	Formatting Characters Serif Fonts are embellished with fine lines at the ends of the main strokes like these fonts:
10	Formatting Paragraphs
11	Formatting the Document Style sheets Headers, footers, margins Multicolumn tables Inserting multi-media Footnoting and hyphenation Corrections features HTML conversion
12	The Wordsmith’s Toolbox Outliners and Idea Processors Synonym Finders Digital References Spelling Checkers Grammar and Style Checkers Form Letter Generators
13	Outliners and Idea Processors - Arranging information into levels - Rearranging ideas
14	Synonym Finders The thesaurus is an invaluable tool for finding just the right word.
15	Digital References Digital references locate information very quickly.
16	Spelling Checkers It’s up to you to decide what to do.
17	Grammar and Style Checkers Grammar-and-style checking software analyzes each word in context, and offers
18	Form Letters Enter names in a database Create a form letter Merge the two together
19	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 The ‘owner’ of the document controls the final document changes
20	The Desktop Publishing Story Writing text Editing text Producing drawings and other graphics Designing a basic format
21	What Is Desktop Publishing? Arranging text and graphics on pages Typesetting and printing pages Binding pages into a finished publication.
22	Desktop Publishing Tools Scanner
23	Tomorrow’s Word Tools: Web Publishing Electronic mail now outnumbers post office deliveries of letters CD-ROM encyclopedias outsell their paper counterparts The Internet offers mass publishing possibilities
24	Electronic Books Students will download textbooks rather than carry them from the bookstore Updates will come via the Internet
25	Electronic Dictation and Intelligent Word Processing Intelligent word processors use artificial intelligence to assist the user in creating, editing, and finalizing a document. Speech-recognition software uses your voice to input words into a word processor. This software has improved, but still has weaknesses.
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