What You See Is What You Get : Word Processing
Michael Arthur Riccioli · Les Cahiers de l APLIUT · 1989
The aim of this paper is to show language teachers, who have never used a Word Processor, that it can prove to be a marvellous tool for academic as well as administrative work. Using a word processing programme for the preparation of manuscripts for publication or for generating tests for students will make life easier. The most important text editing features (text formatting, font controls, printer options) are explained and shown with numerous examples and print-outs. An Apple lie computer was used to prepare this paper and all the pages were printed on an Epson LX-80 (Dot matrix). The reader will find, at the bottom of each page, the WP programme used to key in the text of that particular page. The contents in this article (although based on the Apple lie) can be easily applied and adapted to other systems as, on the whole, the logic and the features of all WPs remain the same. Computer magazines usually provide their readers with comparative charts when reviewing software and hardware at least once or twice a year.