Word_Processing

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There are DOZENS of different computer "applications" that allows you to compose, format and edit word processing documents (Other useful applications include "OpenOffice", "Notepad", "WordPerfect", "Appleworks" among others)
 * Microsoft Word is NOT the only Word Processor in town!**

Our school board is currently promoting "OpenOffice" because it's freely available to schools and to students for home installation, and it's features are comparable to MS Office. There are two other "word processors" we'll use in the course:

//Caution: These applications come without any form of warranty - some colleagues and students have warned that they've had problems saving OpenOffice Write documents longer than six pages. We will save backups often and find out for ourselves how much we can demand of the program. There are other issues discussed at the [|Wikipedia]//

Our MS Word Alternative for Printing
 * [[image:WordProc01.png]] || ==OpenOffice Writer==
 * **Advantages**
 * Robust formatting tools
 * Comparable to MS Office
 * Saves in MS Office DOC format among others
 * **Disadvantages**
 * May be "buggy"

|| For web-delivered documents
 * [[image:WikispacesLogo.png]] || ==Wikispaces==

Despite having very limited text formatting tools, wikispaces DOES allow you quickly and easily present material on the web, and to HYPERLINK between pages
 * **Advantages**
 * Hyperlinked pages
 * Pages build a published website
 * Automatic Backups
 * **Limitations**
 * No Rulers or Tabs
 * Not formatted for Printing

|| For Online "Cloud Based" Documents that can be shared between authors
 * [[image:GoogleDocs01.png]] || ==**Google Docs**==


 * **Advantages**
 * Online Storage
 * Multiple Editors are supported SIMULTANEOUSLY
 * **Disadvantages**
 * No Rulers or Tabs ||