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Recap Zone


                       The important features of word processor are: editing, interface, navigation between pages,
                        formatting, graphics, spelling and grammar, OLE, mail merge, auto complete and find and
                        replace.
                       Document is a file that contains text and graphics. OpenOffice Writer opens a blank document
                        by default.

                       Making changes in the existing text is known as Editing.
                       Selecting Text means selection of a particular area of a document.
                       Inserting Text means insertion of text in a document.
                       Changing the appearance of text or document to make it more prominent, attractive and
                        appear as per user’s requirement is referred to as Formatting.
                       Paragraph formatting helps to change and modify the appearance of the paragraph.
                       Header and Footer is the mark of identification or reference of the text which is displayed on
                        every page of a document.

                       Bullet/Number refers to the marks or dot which can be inserted in a document to highlight
                        certain line.

                       Spell check is an additional feature in OpenOffice Writer, which helps to check the spelling
                        of  different  words  in  a  document  in  two  ways.  They  are  AutoSpellcheck  and  Spelling  and
                        Grammar.

                       In word processor viz. OpenOffice Writer, different types of symbols, special characters, date
                        and time can also be inserted in a document to make it more informative and presentable.

                       To insert Date and Time, select the option Fields from the Insert menu. Click on Date to insert
                        the system date or click on Time to insert the system time in the document.

                       In Writer, there exists a gallery of files of various designs that can be inserted in a document.
                        To insert Select Gallery from Tools menu. The gallery opens with icons of different designs and
                        pictures.

                       In OpenOffice  Writer, borders  can be added  to frames, graphics,  tables, paragraphs  and
                        embedded objects.

                       A table is a grid of boxes formed by horizontally aligned rows and vertically aligned columns
                        that help to organise data.
                       AutoFormat option helps to automatically apply formats to the current table, including fonts,
                        shades, borders, etc.
                       Track changes feature in OpenOffice Writer helps a user to keep a record of formatting, text
                        insertions, deletions and comments made by multiple editors.
                       In OpenOffice  Writer, mathematical expressions (that  form a part of degree or chemical
                        formula) can also be inserted in a document.
                       Drawing tool bar offers its users, with plenty of options to make the document look attractive
                        by use of colours, shapes, text effects, text boxes, graphics etc.










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