Word processing is one of the most common applications for computers today. It would be difficult to spend a day in a modern office or university without coming into contact with a word processing program. Most people have had some contact with word processing. We shall examine the concept in some detail, so you will be familiar with a number of levels of word processing software applications, the types of tools such programs make available to you, and so you will know what kinds of problems are best solved with this type of program.