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- What is a Word Processing Program?
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- You can consider your word processing system (program plus
- computer) as a typewriter equipped with built-in scissors, paste
- and correction fluid and designed to function as a copier as
- well. This means that you'll never have to rewrite a page
- because it contained an error. Instead, you simply correct the
- error. And if you want to send the same letter to a number of
- people, the word processing program will copy the letter for
- you. All you have to do is change the name and address. Sounds
- great, doesn't it? You'll be surprised to find how much time and
- work your word processing program will save.
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- Generally speaking, a word processing program functions in the
- same way as a highly sophisticated typewriter. You don't have to
- interrupt your work in any way when a line fills up or a page
- becomes full. Your word processing program advances
- automatically to a new line or a new page. And by using the many
- special effects available on your printer - such as italics,
- boldface, underlining and special characters - you can create
- professional, attractively styled letters.
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- Moreover, it's easy to indent text, provide a straight right-
- hand margin, center text, etc. And you can look over your work
- before you print a single page, since your letter is shown on
- the screen. What's more, you can rearrange it as desired before
- printing. This means that in the future, you'll never have to
- check-read texts that have been written by others, corrected by
- others and (perhaps) delayed by others. Thanks to your word
- processing program, you'll now be able to control the entire
- process yourself.