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A word processor is a computer application programme that you use to create, edit, format and save documents. 

Example topics you may wish to learn more about.

Word processing basics

• The menu system
• Creating a new, blank document
• The cursor -v- the mouse
• Entering text
• Saving and retrieving a document

Navigation

• Moving efficiently through a document
• Scroll bars and shortcuts

The keyboard

• The Ctrl key
• The Alt key
• The Tab key
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Delete -v- Backspace
• The Enter (Return) key
• Function keys

Editing features

• Selecting text
• Moving and copying text
• Creating a template
• Using 'autotext' for repeats such as addresses
• Character formatting: bold, underline, italics
• Paragraph formatting: alignment, indents, line spacing

Page appearance

• Setting a header and footer
• Page numbering
• Changing the page size
• Page breaks

Printing

• Using Print Preview
• The printing options available

Tabs and Tables

• Creating a tabulation
• Creating and modifying a table

Standard documents

• Mail merge
• Creating labels
• Creating envelopes