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REVISIT
▶ A word processor is an application software which is commonly used to create, edit, format, and print a
document. It can help us create letters, applications, resumes, articles, poems, booklets, advertisements,
invitations, and many more things.
▶ OpenOffice Writer is a free and open-source word processor that is a part of the OpenOffice package. It can
be used on any platform, like Windows. Mac, Linux, Solaris, etc. It can be easily downloaded from openoffice.
org.
▶ A document created can be seen in three different layouts by using the given options in the view Menu.
▶ Print layout displays the headers and footers, page margins, and actual content with proper line spacing in
lines and paragraphs.
▶ Web layout gives you the view of the document as it appears in online mode when opened in any browser.
You can use View → Zoom to increase or decrease the size of the view.
▶ Full Screen feature can be used in both Print Layout and Web Layout.
▶ Spacebar Key, Enter Key and Tab Key are non-printing characters of the document as they do not appear when
the document is printed.
▶ 'Undo' option lets you delete the last change made in the document.
▶ Redo helps you to restore the task that was previously undone. It is the reverse of Undo.
▶ Selecting any text is required for performing actions like cut, copy, move, colour change, size change, etc. on
it. The text selection can be done for non-consecutive text as well as vertical block of text.
▶ ‘Find and Replace’ option is used to locate a specific text in a document and in case required it can be replaced also.
▶ A Thesaurus is a special tool that provides synonyms (different words with the same meaning) and antonyms
(words with the opposite meaning) for the selected word.
▶ Superscript is a number or letter written in smaller font and above the other character baseline. Exponents in
mathematics, ‘th’ with the day in date are written using superscripts in a document.
▶ Subscript is a number or letter written in smaller font and below the other character baseline. In science,
chemical equations are written using subscripts in a document.
▶ A collection of relevant sentences written together will make a paragraph.
▶ Bullets are used to create a list where the sequence of the options is not important. For example, list of
friends, shopping list, list of participants, etc.
▶ Numberings are used to create a list where sequence plays an important role. Examples: Steps of Experiments
in Science, Recipe Making Steps, Steps of Instructions, etc.
▶ The representation of data in the form of rows and columns is called a table. A table can be created with one
row and one column also. The intersection of a row and a column will make a cell.
▶ Mail Merge is an important feature of any word processor document. It is the process of merging a Main
Document with the Data source file to create form letters that can be invitations, letters, mailing labels, or
printing certificates for several people.
▶ 'Main Document' is a document that has a common letter or an invitation that needs to be sent to multiple
recipients.
▶ 'Data Source' is a data file which contains the mailing address from a database or spreadsheet or tabular data
in the OpenOffice Writer.
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