Chapter 13. Working with Words

When you want to write a letter, fire off a quick memo, create a report, or create a newsletter, you use a type of software program called a word processor. For most computer users, Microsoft Word is the word processing program of choice. Word is a full-featured word processor, and it's included with Microsoft Office and many versions of Microsoft Works. You can use Word for all your writing needs—from basic letters to fancy newsletters, and everything in between.

Word isn't the only word processor out there, of course. For very basic word processing, ...

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