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What is Word Processing?

Word Processing - is the phrase used to describe using a computer to create, edit, and print documents.
of all computer applications, word processing is the most common.

A word processor enables you to create a document, store it electronically on a disk, display it on
a screen, modify it by entering commands and characters from the keyboard, and print it on a printer.

Types of Word Processor

• Open Office
• Abi word
• Google Docs
• LibreOffice
• Star Office
• WordPerfect
• Microsoft Office

What is Microsoft Word?

Microsoft Word is a word processing program that allows for the creation of both simple and
sophisticated documents.

Technical Terms:

Document - a file create in a word processing program such as MS WORDXP. It can contain text and
graphics (e.g., letters, reports, flyers and newsletters.
Edit - The method of changing and improving the appearance of a documents by adding or removing
text, pictures, and formatting styles.
Font- a font refers to the design and size of characters in a document. When a computer displays a
character on the screen or prints it on paper using a printer, the character is actually a collection of dots
in an invisible grid.
A font is made up of three elements:
• Typeface - Typeface refers to the design of the characters. These fonts are just a few of the
hundreds of typefaces available in MSWORD.
• Type size - Type size refers to the size of the characters and is measured in points.The standard
type size for most documents is 10 or 12 points .The default font size of MS WORD is 10 .There
are about 72 points to an inch.
• Type Style - Type style refers to how a character looks like.

Thesaurus - The Thesaurus software is a synonym finder. the computerized thesaurus display all kinds of
possible replacements for a selected word in a document.
Undo - A word processor remembers the last changes your made on the document and let you undo or
cancel the changes.
Word Wrap - You don't have to press the enter key if you want your text to go down to the next line.
The word processor automatically moves text that won't fit on the current line to the next.
Monogram - It is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to
form one symbol. It is also often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as
recognizable symbols.
Resume - It is a document used by a person to present their backgrounds and skills. This document
can be used for a variety of reasons, but most often they are used to secure new employment,
personal information, relevant job experience and education.

What is MS Excel?
Excel is a computer program used to create electronic spreadsheets. Within Excel, users can
organize data, create charts, and perform calculations.

3 Important Components of Excel

1. Workbook
A workbook is a separate file just like every other application has. Each workbook contains one
or more worksheets.
You can also say that a workbook is a collection of multiple worksheets or can be a single
worksheet.
2. Worksheet
A worksheet is made up of individual cells which can contain a value, a formula, or text. It also
has an invisible draw layer, which holds charts, images, and diagrams.
Each worksheet in a workbook is accessible by clicking the tab at the bottom of the workbook
window.
3. Cell
A cell is a smallest but most powerful part of a spreadsheet.
You can enter your data into a cell either by typing or by copy-paste. Data can be a text, a
number, or a date.
You can also customize it by changing its size, font color, background color, borders, etc.
1. Select – main mouse pointer
used for selecting cells. Click
once in a cell to select it or click
and drag to select several cells.
2. Fill - appears after you have
selected a cell (or cells) and will
show only at the bottom right of
the selection (tiny box called the Fill Handle). Using this will allow you to fill a series such as Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.
3. Insertion point - appears when you are typing or have double clicked in a cell. The flashing insertion
point determines where new text and numbers appear.
4. Column/Row selector - appears when you are over a column or row, allowing you to click once to
select the entire column or row
5. Resize - appears when you are between columns or rows, allowing you to resize them

10 Basic Functions in Excel

1. SUM Function
2. COUNT Function
3. AVERAGE Function
4. TIME Function
5. DATE Function
6. LEFT Function
7. RIGHT Function
8. VLOOKUP Function
9. IF Function
10. NOW Function