Module 3: What is Word Processing?

Upon successful completion of this module you will be able to :

• create a new word processing document
• open and edit an existing document
• save a document to a storage drive
• print a document
• retrieve a document
• use editing tools, such as a spell checker or thesaurus

Basically, word processing allows you to create, write, and edit text or documents using a computer. Word processing also allows you to print and electronically store the MS- Word or Google Docs?documents you have created. One of the big advantages of word processing over a typewriter is that you can make changes to your document without having to redo the whole document.If you make a typing mistake, you simply back up the cursor and correct your mistake. If you want to delete a paragraph, you simply remove it, without leaving a trace. It is equally easy to insert a word, sentence, or paragraph in the middle of a document. Word processors also make it easy to move sections of text from one place to another within a document, or between documents (Webopedia).
This module is divided into following sections:

• Lesson 3.1: Introduction to MS – Word
• Lesson 3.2: Introduction to Google Docs
• Module 3 Assignments
• Quiz (On D2L)

Depending on the location of this course and your access to computers, you will have the option to learn two word processing programs: Google Docs and Microsoft Office Word. Your instructor or instructional assistant can help you decide which program to start with.