Learn in the textbookOffice Tools and Software Packages
DefinitionWord processing software (文書作成ソフト, also called word processors, ワープロソフト) is software for typing and editing text and laying it out into documents such as reports and invitations.
ExplanationFormatting such as typeface, size and paragraph alignment, replacing words throughout, and inserting tables and images all help produce a page that is easy to read. In Japanese documents, line-breaking rules (禁則処理) automatically move characters that may not stand at the start or end of a line. These programs also offer macros (マクロ), which record a frequently used sequence of operations and replay it automatically in one go.
AnalogyIt is like having a copyist and a print-shop typesetter share one machine on your desk.
Memory hookThe Japanese ワープロ is short for word processor, a tool that processes words.