Text ProgramsIntroductionNearly every microcomputer in the Navy has some sort of word processingprogram installed on it. These programs make it easier for us to completethe myriad of administrative tasks demanded of us. To a DM, they areinvaluable at composing flawless text for subsequent reproduction.WordWord processing programs allow you to create documents with extensiveprocessingediting features that a typewriter, even a high-end electronic typewriter, doesprogramsnot allow. These editing features are what distinguishes one word processingprogram from another. Regardless of manufacturer and because there are somany word processing programs used in Navy Graphics shops, this segmentcovers only the features common to the majority of programs.WordWord processing programs simplify the creation of documents. The programprocessingfeatures manipulate the text in every imaginable way. Read the owner/usersoftwaremanual for the software on the computer at your shop. Each program offersfeaturesa combination of features in the following categories:DOCUMENT FORMAT: Format a document before entering the text of thedocument by setting the parameters for margins, justification, centering text,aligning text with the right margin, setting headers, footers, endnotes, andpagination.TEXT ATTRIBUTES: Text attributes include the ability of the program tochange typefaces and sizes, to bold, underline, or italicize, and to display andprint.EDITING FEATURES: Editing features include text search and replace,automatic hyphenation, automatic word wrap, columnization, specialcharacter definition, mail merge, incorporation of lines, boxes, or images,delete, insert, block, move text, a thesaurus, a spell check, and grammar andstyle checker.SPECIALIZED FEATURES: Some programs offer index construction, tableof contents construction, line numbering, and macros which set specificrepetitive steps used frequently into one keystroke for rapid recall.3-32
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