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Word Processing and Typesetting: Enhancing Writing with Corel WordPerfect and MS Word, Study notes of Research Methodology

Indian Institute of Space Science and TechnologyResearch Methodology

An overview of word processing and its major uses, focusing on corel wordperfect and ms word. Learn about their features, such as editing, formatting, and typesetting, as well as tips for proper typesetting and creating a title page, footnote, indentations, page and line numbers, headings, tables, equations, and references.

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Word Processing and Making Tables
• Main Purpose of Word Processing
–To enhance writing with respect to speed, efficiency, easiness, and overall quality
• Major Uses
1. ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) text editing: programming/program
data preparation/etc
–NOTEPAD (MS Windows)
–EDIT (MS-DOS)
–EMACS (Unix)
–VI (Unix)
...
2. Manuscript/Thesis preparation
–MS Word
–Corel WordPerfect
–TeX/LaTex (the best for writing math work)
• Major Features of Corel WordPerfect
–Edit: Cut/Copy/Paste/Undo & Redo/Convert Case/Find & replace
–View: Zoom/Hidden Text/Reveal Codes
–Formatting: font selection/line and paragraph positioning/column definition/page set
up/Typesetting
–Incorporating into text: Symbols (Greek, Typographic, Iconic...)/Tables/Header and
Footer/Comments/Sound/Graphics (Clip Arts, Text Art, Equation...)/Tables/Spreadsheet and
Database/Files/Objects
–Tools: Spell Check/Grammar check/Thesaurus/Language/Quick Correct/Macro ...
–Window: Multiple Windows Positioning
–File: Properties/Document (Compare; Review)/Save As/Print/Publish To HTML/Publish to
PDF/Page Setup ...
–Superb Table function
–Superb Equation function
• Some Typesetting tips
–Differentiate among hyphen “-“, minus sign “!”and en dash “–”
–Be consistent when using hyphen to form compound words
–Typeset mathematical equations properly and format variable names in text consistently
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Word Processing and Making Tables

- Main Purpose of Word Processing - To enhance writing with respect to speed, efficiency, easiness, and overall quality - Major Uses 1. ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) text editing: programming/program data preparation/etc - NOTEPAD (MS Windows) - EDIT (MS-DOS) - EMACS (Unix) - VI (Unix) ... 2. Manuscript/Thesis preparation - MS Word - Corel WordPerfect - TeX/LaTex (the best for writing math work) - Major Features of Corel WordPerfect - Edit: Cut/Copy/Paste/Undo & Redo/Convert Case/Find & replace - View: Zoom/Hidden Text/ Reveal Codes - Formatting: font selection/line and paragraph positioning/column definition/page set up/Typesetting - Incorporating into text: Symbols (Greek, Typographic, Iconic...)/Tables/Header and Footer/Comments/Sound/Graphics (Clip Arts, Text Art, Equation...)/Tables/Spreadsheet and Database/Files/Objects - Tools: Spell Check/Grammar check/Thesaurus/Language/Quick Correct/Macro ... - Window: Multiple Windows Positioning - File: Properties/ Document (Compare; Review) /Save As/Print/Publish To HTML/Publish to PDF/Page Setup ... - Superb Table function - Superb Equation function - Some Typesetting tips - Differentiate among hyphen “-“, minus sign “!”and en dash “–” - Be consistent when using hyphen to form compound words - Typeset mathematical equations properly and format variable names in text consistently

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Lab 11 Assignment

This exercises is focused on refining the typesetting of your research proposal. (a) Prepare a title page containing key information (e.g., title, author with affiliation, date). ( 2.5 pts ) (b) Prepare a footnote (separated from the main text body with a 1.5-inch line) containing author information. ( 2.5 pts ) (c) Set and apply an indentation style such that the first is 0.2 inches and the second is 0.4 inches, and so on. ( 2.5 pts ) (d) Add page and line numbers to your document. ( 2.5 pts ) (e) Select and use consistently a style for your headings and sub-headings. ( 2.5 pts ) (f) Include a table and an equation relevant to your research proposal in proper formats. Make sure you use the true “minus” sign instead of a hyphen wherever appropriate. ( 5 pts ) (g) Determine and apply consistently an appropriate format for your references. Make sure to use the en dash in page numbering. If a specific journal reference guide requires the abbreviations (of journal names and other publisher information, do so and be assured that learning proper abbreviations is fun, challenging, and beneficial ( 7.5 pts )