Word Processors (i.e. Microsoft Word 2003)


·   Type of application software, developed by the Microsoft Corporation (Bill Gates)

·   Other commonly used WP’s are Corel WordPerfect and Lotus Word Pro

·   Used to create text based documents (reports, letters, memos)

·   Widely used as they correct spelling, grammar and punctuation errors (provides a dictionary and thesaurus)

·   Word Processors also offer you short cuts for functions you perform frequently such as:


Function

Short Cut

Copy

Ctrl + c

Cut

Ctrl + x

Paste

Ctrl + v

Select All

Ctrl + a

 

Other shortcuts are listed in your exercise book.