Word processor facts for kids

A word processor is a computer program (often a text editor) or a special computer intended to edit texts with colours and different font sizes and styles, or texts which will be printed.

Most such programs now have a helpful instruments (tools) to make good texts. Important instruments include spelling & grammar checker, word count (this also counts letters and lines). Moreover, with such programs one can make attractive documents, add pictures into documents, make webpages, graphs etc. Also, they show synonyms (similar words) of words and some can read the text aloud. Many word processors, similar to many new programs, have configurable printing facilities. Some of the more versatile ones are called Desktop publishing programs.

Examples include:

• Microsoft Word, one of the few commonly sold in shops
• OpenOffice.org Writer, usually downloaded with OpenOffice.org
• KWord for KDE
• WordPad is among the simplest and most widespread

Images for kids

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  WordStar, released 1978

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  LibreOffice Writer, one of the most popular free and open-source word processors

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  World-first Japanese word processor Toshiba JW-10 (Launched in February 1979,　Toshiba Science Institute）

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  Toshiba Rupo JW-P22(K)（March 1986） and an optional micro floppy disk drive unit JW-F201

See also

In Spanish: Procesador de texto para niños