What is word Processor?


What is word Processor?



Introduction:


 A Word processor is a software program capable of creating, storing, printing typed documents. Today the word processor is one of the most frequently used software programme ON A COMPUTER, WITH MICROSOFT word being the most popular word processor.
A word processor should not be confused with a text editor, such as Notepad, that only allows editing, creating text.

Meaning of word processor:



A word processor is an electronic device or computer software application, that Performs the task of composing, editing, formatting and printing of documents.

The word processor was a stand Alone office machine in the 1960 s , combining the keyboard text entry And printing functions of an electric device type writers , with a recording unit either tape or floppy disk with a  simple dedicated computer processor for the editing of text. Although features and designs varied among manufactures and models, and new features were added as technology advanced, word processors typically featured a monochrome display and ability to save documents on memory cards or diskettes. Date models introduced innovation such as spell checking programs and improve formatting option.


As the versatile combination of personal computers and printers became commonplace, and computer software applications for word processor become popular, most bussines machine companies stopped manufacturing dedicated word processor machines.

Word processing was one of the earliest applications for the personal computer in office productivity and was the most widely used application on personal computer until the world wide web rose to prominence in the mid-1990s.

Features of word processor:



Unlike a basic plaintext editor a word processor offers dozens of additional features that can give your documents or other text a more professional appearance. Below is a listing of some of the most popular features of a word processor. Some more advance text editors can perform some of these functions

1.      TEXT FORMATING:

Changing the  front, front size, front color, bold, italicizing.

2.      MULTIMEDIA:

Insert clip art, charts, image, pictures, and video into a documents.

3.      SPELLING AND GRAMMAR:

Have the ability to look for spelling and grammar errors in a document.

4.      ADJUST THE LAYOUT:

Capable of modifying  the margins and layout of the documents.

5.      INDENTATION AND LIST:

Set and format tabs, bullwt lists and number lists.

6.      INSERT TABLES:

Add tables to a documents.

7.      HEADER AND FOOTER:

Being able to adjust and change text within the header and footer documents.

8.      THESAURUS:

Look up alternative to a word without leaving the programs.



EXAMPLES OF WORD PROCESSOR PROGRAMS:


Although Microsoft word is the most popular word processor available, there are many other available options for creating documents. Below is a listing of different word processors in alphabetical order

. Abiword
.Apple I work- pages
.Apple text Edit – Apple MAC OS
.Corel word perfect
.Google Docs
.Libre office
.MS office
.MS works
.Open office
.Sun star office

Other examples and uses of a word processor:


When it comes to computer programs a word processor is one of the most used programs on a computer because of its versatile in creating a documents. Below are just a few other example of how you could use a word processor.

.Book
.Documents
.Help documentation
.Journal
.Memo

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