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Text Processing. Early Text Editors. Programs to enter text Line editors EDLIN !!! Display and correct one numbered line at a time Had to know the codes 3 d, or 5 e Screen based editors Display several lines, but only ASCII no formatting Examples pico, emacs, Windows Notepad.
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Early Text Editors • Programs to enter text • Line editors EDLIN !!! • Display and correct one numbered line at a time • Had to know the codes 3 d, or 5 e • Screen based editors • Display several lines, but only ASCII • no formatting • Examples • pico, emacs, Windows Notepad
Word processing • Combine editing and formatting • Wang, Inc. • Company founded to build special purpose word processors • WordStar • First microcomputer work processor • Released in 1979
Was NOT WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get What you see on the screen This is ^Bbold^b and this is ^Uunderlined^u and ^Llarge^l text. What is actually printed This is bold and this is underlined and large text
A A A A A Formatting Characters Character size is measured in points, with one point equal to 1/72 inch. 200 pts 120 pts 80 pts 40 pts 20 pts
Formatting Characters A font is a size and style of typeface such as:
Large Document Formatting Automatic index, table of contents • Headers/footers • Styles for consistency Footnotes Pagination, Top, bottom, every other page
Outline Feature • To do Today • Pay bills • Visa • Insurance • Call Phred • Write Mom • To do Tomorrow • Study for 107 test • Get date for Saturday
Mail Merge Merged Letters Form Letter
Spell Checking • Electronic dictionary (100,000 and more entries is common) • Expandable and tailorable • Binary search tree organization gives efficiency
Desktop Publishing Storyboard Word Processing Large Documents Master Pages Chained Frames Kerning Graphics Manipulations
Recent word processors Hey! How about a UNCA Basketball Scholarship? • Graphics
Recent word processors • Graphics • Tables
Recent word processors • Graphics • Tables • Word Art Word Art
Recent word processors • Graphics • Tables • Word Art • Special Symbols
Recent word processors • Graphics • Tables • Word Art • Special Symbols • Columns
Recent word processors Charles Massey RH 22 UNCA • Graphics • Tables • Word Art • Special Symbols • Columns • Macros Sub MyAddress() ' ' MyAddress Macro ' Macro recorded 10/23/2005 by Charles Massey Selection.TypeText Text:="Charles Massey" Selection.TypeParagraph Selection.TypeText Text:="RH 22 " Selection.TypeParagraph Selection.TypeText Text:="UNCA" End Sub
Tomorrow’s Word Tools:Web Publishing • Electronic mail now outnumbers post office deliveries of letters • CD-ROM encyclopedias outsell their paper counterparts • The Internet offers mass publishing possibilities Although printed material may not go away any time soon, consider this:
Electronic Books • Students will download textbooks rather than carry them from the bookstore • Updates will come via the Internet • Downside is that you cannot pass it on to someone else like a book because of Digital Rights Act • Example: eBooks.comAmazon.com • eBook Devices Recent technology encourages the future of electronic books:
Intelligent word processors use artificial intelligence to assist the user in creating, editing, and finalizing a document. Speech-recognition software uses your voice to execute commands and input words into a word processor. This software has much improved, but still has weaknesses. Electronic Dictation andIntelligent Word Processing