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W rking with W rds
Word Processing and
Desktop Publishing
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Formatting Characters
Character size is measured in points, with one point equal to 1/72 inch.
A
20 pts
A40 pts
80 pts120 pts
200 pts
A A A
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Formatting Characters
A font is a size and style of typeface such as:
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Arial
Formatting Characters
Serif Fonts are embellished with fine lines at the ends of the main strokes like these fonts:
Sans-serif Fonts have plain, clean lines like these:
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Outliners and Idea Processors
- Arranging information into levels
- Rearranging ideas
Outliners/Idea processors are effective when:
- Hiding and revealing levels of detail
- Used by visual thinkers
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Form Letters
Enter names in a database
Create a form letter
Merge the two together
Mail merge allows word processors to produce personalized letters and labels.
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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
– In MS Word see the reviewing tools
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What Is Desktop Publishing?
– Arranging text and graphics on pages
– Typesetting and printing pages
– Binding pages into a finished publication.
Desktop publishing includes:
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Desktop Publishing
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Desktop Publishing Tools
• ScannerSome of the desktop publishing tools include:
• Software such as:– QuarkXpress
– Adobe PageMaker
– Adobe InDesign
• High resolution printer
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Editor Program
Windows: Notepad
Macintosh: Simpletext
Unix: emacs
•Programs that ONLY edit text---No formatting!!
•Examples:
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Editor Program
•Creates a “text” file
•Windows file extension is .txt
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Editing/formatting Programs
•Editor
•Simple word processor• Simpler, cheaper
• E.g. Appleworks, Microsoft Works
•Professional word processors• MS Word
• Corel Word Perfect
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Rich Text format
•Text with only some formatting retained
•Used to transfer files to a different word processor
•Windows file extension is .rtf
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Adobe Acrobat
•Portable document format (PDF)
•Displays documents same on screen as on paper
•On any computer!
•Windows file extension is .pdf
•Acrobat Reader on most computers
