27.-+Textprocessors

====A word processor is a computer application used for the production (including composition, editing, formatting, and possibly printing) of any sort of printable material.The term //word processing// was invented by IBM in the late 1960s. //Word processing // typically implies the presence of text manipulation functions that extend beyond a basic ability to enter and change text, such as automatic generation of: ====
 * Text Processors **
 * ====batch mailings using a form letter template and an address database (also called mail merging); ====
 * ====indices of keywords and their page numbers; ====
 * ====tables of contents with section titles and their page numbers; ====
 * ====tables of figures with caption titles and their page numbers; ====
 * ====cross-referencing with section or page numbers; ====
 * ====footnote numbering; ====
 * ====new versions of a document using variables (e.g. model numbers, product names, etc.) ====

Typical usage Word processors have a variety of uses and applications within the business world, home, and education.

**Business** Within the business world, word processors are extremely useful tools. Typical uses include: ====Businesses tend to have their own format and style for any of these. Thus, versatile word processors with layout editing and similar capabilities find widespread use in most businesses. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">legal copies ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">letters and letterhead ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">memos ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">reference documents ====

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Education **
====<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Many 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. ====

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Home **
====<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">While many homes have word processors on their computers, word processing in the home tends to be educational, planning or business related, dealing with assignments or work being completed at home, or occasionally recreational, e.g. writing short stories. 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 specifically oriented toward home use which are better suited to these types of documents ====

====<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">In the following link you can see a list of all the word processors that exist: []====