Word processing does not, in itself, teach revision. Students with incomplete revision strategies will not begin revising at a higher level simply by using a word processor. New computer strategies for teaching revision are needed--revision strategies that use the computer to reorganize, elaborate, and strengthen what has already been written. For example, the following revision strategies are more likely to occur with a computer than without one: (1) outlining; (2) creating a "stairway" of logically elaborated points; (3) writing cumulative sentences through the addition of noun phrases, verb phrases, and absolutes; (4) writing new introductions, using the insert function and the copy/move function of the software; (5) using the search-and-replace function to check style; and (6) creating a computer monitor exchange, a "collaborative revision" which allows writers to act as readers and editors for fellow classmates. All of these activities can be implemented on the computer as lesson files--a planned sequence of activities operating as word processing text files, which offer directed help for a specific type of assignment, a specific grade level, or a specific type of activity. (A figure illustrating the "stairway strategy" is included, and three appendixes consisting of earlier reports on revising with word processing; four students' strategies for revision; and a student's essay with subsequent revisions noted are attached.) (MM)