Word ProcessingWord Processing

C/IL 102 Spring 2002

Dr. James Sidbury

General ApplicationGeneral Application

Lots of people use it to do lots of different things.

The tasks performed are similar to tasks performed by other general applications

General Application TasksGeneral Application Tasks

Create a New DocumentSave a Document Load a DocumentPrint a DocumentEdit a Document

Create a New DocumentCreate a New Document

Start with a blank document space in memory and create a new item from scratch

Save a DocumentSave a Document

Take the document in computer Memory and place a copy of it in Storage

Load A DocumentLoad A Document

Take a document in Storage and put a copy in Memory

Print a DocumentPrint a Document

Take a document (usually in memory) and put a copy of it usually on paper

Edit a DocumentEdit a Document

Modify a document that is in memory by:– Adding more to it– Removing some of it– Changing part of it

Common InterfaceCommon Interface

Most Microsoft office applications use common command methods.– The menus look alike– The tasks are similar– Thus learning one application shows you how

to perform with another application.

Common Hot KeysCommon Hot Keys

Short cut command keys are consistent from one application to the next– For example Ctrl-C copies a block of text

Ctrl-V pastes a block of text Ctrl-P prints a document Ctrl-N starts a new document

Learning the Specific Learning the Specific KeystrokesKeystrokes

That’s what lab is for.

Customizing Your WordCustomizing Your Word

I have modified my version of Word because of the specialized writing that I do.

For example, here is part of a homework assignment in one of my classes.

PQ (P Q) These mathematical symbols were inserted by

defining macro keys within word This method is useful in both science and foreign

languages

Let’s See How To Do ThisLet’s See How To Do This