Polin(1990) in her article Word Processing:Untapped Adventure sees the word processor as an instructional tool that people appreciate only on a superficial level. She further states that meaningful instruction can be created from a word processor.
In the Writing process, the stage of prewriting for novice writers, word processing software have automatic outline features that helps writers define audience, content or message.
During editing and revising, student revision in terms of modifications are encouraged to large pieces of texts, where sentences can be deleted,tone altered or style of writing completely changed.
Finding an audience also effects the choice of writing, as such good writers make decisions on organization and style of their writing.
The author notes that far too often students only display academic skill, knowledge or mechanics in the writing process. Teachers are often the audience and they already know the right answers. Motivation is often lacking on the students part. However, desktop publishing software(DPT) as an outcome product can be used to produce books, newspapers, brochures and pamphlets. DPT software also allows for "importing" text files created in the word processor.
As an instructional tool the capabilities of a word processor extends beyond its basic use as a typewriter.
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