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Electronic Writing
from word-processors to the Internet
This book offers an introduction to new writing techniques using computers and the Internet. It covers word-processing, desktop publishing, and how to create better-looking documents. Clear guidance notes provide an explanation of digital text, electronic mail, and an introduction to hypertext, including the basics of writing and the World Wide Web. Electronic Writing features clear explanations in non-technical language, and it reveals the new possibilities for writing in an age of Information Technology.
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Full contents
Introduction - Word-processors - Basic commands - File management - Editing - Saving - Default settings - Filenames - File size - Cuttings - Bookmarks - Beginner's problems - Drafting and Editing - Multiple drafts - Spell-checkers - Grammar checkers - Thesaurus - Over-writing - Search and replace - Long documents - Editing on screen - Desktop publishing - Fonts - Indentation - Spacing - Justification - Headings - Underlining - Hyphenation - Bulleted lists - Widows and orphans - Page numbering - Electronic writing - The Internet - Electronic mail - Newsgroups - Netiquette - Hypertext - The World Wide Web - Writing and hypertext - Glossary - Further reading - Index.
This book will help you to understand computers, word-processors, and the Internet. You will learn new writing techniques, and how Information Technology can be made to work for you.
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