Discusses the importance of proofreading skills for the word processor operator. Includes exercises. (JOW)

Examines the concept of the efficiency with which text is entered into a word processor--from the perspective of effective use of keyboard shortcuts. Illustrates how the possibility for productiveness offered by shortcuts, available through the use of features such as Autotext, are often under-utilized by many word processor users, academics being…

In a 16-hour testing and training period, five blind students learned to use the IBM Audio Typing Unit, a device which works by monitoring a host typewriter and producing electronic speech, enabling blind typists to revise and review final copy without assistance. (Author/MC)

Suggests the use of initial letters, bold lines, subheads, and gimcracks (a device to add flair to copy blocks) to break up long gray blocks of copy. Presents examples of these typographical tricks. (MS)

The author describes a survey of help wanted advertisements in 30 United States and Canadian newspapers. Findings indicate that the demand for skilled secretaries remains strong. Word processing or computer skills were requested most often of all skills tracked. Other requirements and salary are also discussed. (CH)

Discusses factors to be considered when deciding whether to buy typewriters, terminals, or microcomputers for the school typing room. Factors include (1) objectives of the typewriting program, (2) market needs, (3) student learning methods, (4) costs, and (5) instructional materials. (CH)

Three articles concerning help wanted ads for secretaries are presented. They concern results of the 1985 Newspaper Help Wanted Advertisements Survey, types of requirements sought in the typical help wanted ad for secretaries, and the range of salaries offered to secretaries. (CT)

Examines the beginnings of office automation from the development of the typewriter; describes the productivity crisis in American offices; and looks at the future of the changing office environment. (SK)

This tutorial for the word processing program WordStar, Version 4, begins with a glossary of terms/keyboard definitions and a brief description of the capabilities and features of the program. Individual chapters then explain start up procedures, creating a document, editing tools, saving and printing, and the use of dot commands to control…

Key findings of the 1986 Newspaper Help Wanted Advertisements Survey concerning secretarial positions are reported. It was found that ads indicating that word processors or computers would be used on the job increased to 38.9 percent; ads requiring shorthand or fast notetaking were down for the second year; and averages of salaries offered were…

Discusses effects of new technology on writing by assessing whether an experienced writer's style of writing changes with new technology. Compares typed word-processed letters with dictated word-processed letters after a change to a voice recognition system and indicates more of an influence on the writing process than on the written products.…

Briefly describes a variety of office equipment, including copiers, ditto machines, offset printers, typewriters, typesetting equipment, computers, and dictation equipment. (AEA)

This study determines the effects of spaced and massed practice on text-editing typing production using machines without a visual screen and with a visual screen. The author also makes recommendations for curriculum revisions of word processing courses in community colleges. (CT)

This article provides indices of typing difficulty of typical business writing. These indices are somewhat higher than those found in earlier studies and are much higher than the indices used in textbooks as representing normal difficulty. (SSH)

Presents five articles that consider computer keyboarding instruction at the elementary school level. Highlights include keyboard familiarization techniques that do not require a computer; integrating keyboarding skills into the rest of the curriculum; and Type-Right, an inexpensive laptop computer dedicated to teaching keyboarding. (LRW)