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Word processors
A
word
processor,
or
wordpnxessin,g
program,
makes
writing
and
rewriting easy. As .. result, you
an
write more quickly;
and
beClUSC
a
word
processing program rn.akes
changes
easy, you'll probabl)'
lind yourself
becoming
more creative.
With
:a
word
processing program, you
an
•
Change
individual characters,
words,
and
sentences
without
retyping
those
partS
of
the
document
th:u haven't
dunged.
• Delete
words
and
sentences. ('The
document
re:unnges
10
fill
in
the
gaps.)
• Move p1r2graphs
around
to
Improve a
document's
organiution..
•
Olange
the margins
of
}"O\Ir
doauocnt
(even
arl(~r
you've
written
it)
lO
rruke a sharper
presenulion
or
to
clunge
me
number
of
pages.
• Store
sundard
blocks
of
text
on
disk
and
merge
thcm
intO
documcnLS as
you
wrile.
Some
word
processors
come
wilh
companion
programs that check
and
correa
your
spelling.
Olhcr
programs
(lui
work directly with
word
processors include thesaurus programs,
piaure
libnries
(
..
type
of
graphics program),
and
gnmmar
checkers.
Dola
bases
{rolla
base
programs
(2lso
known as daJa managerS)
keep
track
of
lists
of
information: mailing lists, client information, inventories,
addresses,
phone
numbers, test results, col1eaions (books,
records, butterflies), itineraries, medical
and
dental
records-any
information you
now
store
on
forms
or
inde}!:
cards.
TIle value
of
a data base progr:tm lies
in
the
faa
that you
can
manipulate information stored
in
a data base. You
can
store data
in
a particular
order-alphabetically,
by
most recent date,
by
largest
account
balance-and
have
the
program
change
the
order
as
the
need
arises.
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