An Assessment of Computerized Text Editing Programs

Writers and editors have always worked under an uneasy truce. Whether corrections come from a professional editor with a publishing company or a co-worker, most writers appreciate improved quality, but also identify with &dquo;their&dquo; own style. Producing &dquo;final&dquo; copy straight from the word processor would solve that problem. With the myriad functions the computer serves for the average businessperson, it is no surprise that programmers have developed tools to help improve business writing. Spell check programs were quickly added to the basic word processing programs, and are now available in even the least expensive typewriters. Word processing and spell checking established their usefulness so easily that virtually all business writers