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CHAPTER 4
THE SECRETARY
There is the fallacy that a computer replaces people: well not
necessarily so. A computer is only as good as the data that is
fed into it. And there will always have to be real live people
to determine what is going to go into the compter, how long the
information should stay there, and where it is to go when it is
finished being used. There will always be need for secretaries!
A big part of secretarial work is the compilation of documents.
Documents of all kinds. Letters, forms, requisitions etc etc.
The typewriter was a major secretarial aid invention years ago to
make the secretary's work neater and more organized. Now the
typewriter has been replaced by the word processor.... either as
a unit of itself, or as part of a larger computer system. Now
the word processor can do what the secretary always wished the
typewriter could do. Store information for later use. Easier
modification of documents already in process - without white out
... or starting all over again. Easy deletion of work no longer
necessary, without tearing up massive amounts of paper and
folders. Also, the ability to add graphics to the document,
not just words. This is in fact what the WORD PROCESSOR of the
modern computer system is all about. Major programs like WORD
PERFECT are geared to the processing of words, and anything at
all that needs to be done with that word when it is finished all
the way to printing personalized form letters and mailing
labels... all with minimum amount of effort and steps. Finding a
word processing program suited for your needs is like shopping
for an automobile... there is the Volkswagen amd there's the
Cadillac and everything in between. It all depends if you want
it to wash the break-time dishes or not!
Another major principle in operating a computer is TRIAL AND
ERROR. This is how mostly EVERYONE who uses a computer no matter
how experienced learns new programs. TRIAL and ERROR, testing
things out, backing up, and going another direction until the
desired results are accomplished. It is probably safe to say
that most major programs are only partially tapped in their
potentiality or capabilities ..... the programmers write much
more into them then anyone can even expect to learn to use.... so
a grasp of the basics in each program is all that anyone can
even expect to have. So relax....... and another principle is
... stop using a program for a while and go back to it .... you
will practically have to start all over again learning it! Each
program is so different! See, it is not a complicated as you may
have thought!