· footnote numbering;

· new versions of a document using variables (e.g. model numbers, product  names, etc.)

Other word processing functions include ‘spell checking’ (actually checks against wordlists), ‘grammar checking’ (checks for what seem to be simple grammar errors), and a ‘thesaurus’ function (finds words with similar or opposite meanings). In most languages, grammar is very complex, so grammar checkers tend to be unreliable and also require a large amount of RAM. Other common features include collaborative editing, comments and annotations, support for images and diagrams and internal cross-referencing.

Word processors vary considerably, but all word processors support the following basic features:

• · Insert text: Allows you to insert text anywhere in the document.
• · Delete text: Allows you to erase characters, words, lines, or pages as easily as you can cross them out on paper.
• · Cut and paste: Allows you to remove (cut) a section of text from one place in a document and insert (paste) it somewhere else.
• · Copy: Allows you to duplicate a section of text.
• · Page size and margins: Allows you to define various page sizes and margins, and the word processor will automatically readjust the text so that it fits.
• · Search and replace: Allows you to direct the word processor to search for a particular word or phrase. You can also direct the word processor to replace one group of characters with another everywhere that the first group appears.
• · Word wrap: The word processor automatically moves to the next line when you have filled one line with text, and it will readjust text if you change the margins.
• · Print: Allows you to send a document to a printer to get hardcopy.

Most word processors, however, support additional features that enable you to manipulate and format documents in more sophisticated ways. These more advanced word processors are sometimes called full-featured word processors. Full-featured word processors usually support many additional features:

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