Word processors have a variety of uses and applications within the business world, home, and education.
BusinessWithin the business world,
Microsoft Word is extremely useful tool. Typical uses include:
- memos
- letters and letterhead
- legal copies
- reference documents
EducationMany schools have begun to teach typing and
Word processing to their students, starting as early as elementary school. Typically these skills are developed throughout secondary school in preparation for the business world. Undergraduate students typically spend many hours writing essays. Graduate and doctoral students continue this trend, as well as creating works for research and publication. These manuscripts are often in excess of 200 pages, and are typically the defining point of a student's career.
HomeWhile many homes have
Word processors on their computers,
Word processing in the home tends to be educational or business related, dealing with assignments or work being completed at home. Some use
Word processors for letter writing, résumé creation, and card creation. However, many of these home publishing processes have been taken over by desktop publishing programs such as adobe-pagemaker, which is better suited for these types of documents.
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