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Curley, Delores M. – Balance Sheet, 1984
Because of the projected increase in demand for office workers who are computer literate, secondary business educators should increase their efforts to include training in the use of microcomputers in their curriculum. (NRJ)
Descriptors: Business Education, Microcomputers, Office Occupations Education, Word Processing

Merrier, Patricia A. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1983
Discusses a study on testing procedures used by business and government agencies to screen word processor applicants. (JOW)
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Job Applicants, Occupational Tests, Word Processing
McWilliams, Peter – Popular Computing, 1982
Lists and defines a set of 22 basic terms used in descriptions or discussions of word processing systems or operations. (JL)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Definitions, Glossaries
Good, Phillip – Popular Computing, 1982
Contains four tables summarizing the features of popular word processing programs for such microcomputers as the Radio Shack TRS-80s, the Apples, and the Atari. A list of vendors from whom the software packages are available is also provided. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Merchandise Information, Microcomputers
Gammon, Gareth H. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1989
The paper explores the capabilities and limitations of computerized spelling checkers, and describes "School Speller," which operates with the "Magic Slate II" word processing package. Program features include requiring students to practice spelling by re-typing words unrecognized by the program, and allowing teachers to view the accumulating list…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Education, Microcomputers, Spelling

Buchholz, William J. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1989
Describes PC-Outline, a computer program from Brown Bag Software. Reports that this outlining program is useful in organizing information into trees, hierarchies, outlines, or categories. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Information Management, Outlining (Discourse), Word Processing

Huprich, Violet M. – Business Education Forum, 1989
Discusses the challenges of teaching desktop publishing (DTP); the industry is in flux with the software packages constantly being updated. Indicates that the demand for those with DTP skills is great. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business Education, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Word Processing

Feustle, Joseph A., Jr. – Hispania, 1992
Advantages of using online systems are described, and specific techniques for successfully transmitting computer text files are described. Topics covered include Microsoft's Rich TextFile, WordPerfect encoding, text compression, and especially encoding and decoding with UNIX programs. (LB)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Online Systems, Word Processing

Craven, Timothy C. – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1995
FlipPhr is a MicroSoft Windows application program that rearranges ("flips") phrases or other expressions in accordance with rules in a grammar. The flipping may be invoked with a single keystroke from within various Windows application programs that allow cutting and pasting of text. The user may modify the grammar to provide for…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Computer Software, Grammar, Phrase Structure

Gazan, Rich – Library Computing, 2000
Surveys the current state of Extensible Markup Language (XML), a metalanguage for creating structured documents that describe their own content, and its implications for information professionals. Predicts that XML will become the common language underlying Web, word processing, and database formats. Also discusses Extensible Stylesheet Language…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Word Processing, World Wide Web
Hetzroni, O. E.; Shrieber, B. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2004
This study investigated the use of a word processor for enhancing the academic outcomes of three students with writing disabilities in a junior high school. A single-subject ABAB design was used to compare academic output produced during class time with and without a computer equipped with a word processor. The number of spelling errors, the…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Spelling
Vincent, John – Literacy, 2006
Multimedia has had a widely recognised impact on society, but it is still under-represented in the literacy pedagogies of many schools. This may relate to the way we view assessment for literacy, which is still almost wholly monomodal. Students assessed at a low level as producers of verbal text may respond positively when working multimodally,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Measures (Individuals), Word Processing
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1989
This guide was developed as a "how to" training device for obtaining help with AppleWorks version 2.0 word processing files using the Apple IIGS computer with two disk drives. Step-by-step instructions are provided for program loading; selecting the help list; and using the help list to copy text, delete text, find parts of a document,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Instructional Materials, Microcomputers
Hall, Susan M. – 1987
Step-by-step instructions for using the Appleworks word processing program are provided in this manual designed to introduce students at Saint Mary's University (Texas) to the use of word processing for writing papers in their courses. The five lessons cover the following topics: (1) facts about computers and the equipment needed to complete this…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Computer Software, Microcomputers
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1984
This guide provides a detailed evaluation form, together with complete instructions for using it, which is designed to elicit answers to the following questions: (1) What features and abilities does a specific word processing program have? (2) On which computer(s) will the program work? (3) Is additional hardware/software necessary before the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Questionnaires