Macros - Setup macros to perform common tasks.For example, you can mail merge names into a letter. Merge - Word processors allow data from other documents and files to be automatically merged into a new document.Headers and footers - The headers and footers of a document can be customized to contain page numbers, dates, footnotes, or text for all pages or specific pages of the document.Import data - Import and format data from CSV, database, or another source.Mailers and labels - Create mailers or print labels.

AutoCorrect - Automatically correct common errors (e.g., typing 'teh' and having it autocorrected to 'the').Multiple windows - While working on a document, you can have additional windows with other documents for comparison or move text between documents.Thesaurus - Look up alternatives to a word without leaving the program.Header and footer - Being able to adjust and change text in the header and footer of a document.Word wrap - Word processors can detect the edges of a page or container and automatically wrap the text using word wrap.Insert tables - Add tables to a document.Indentation and lists - Set and format tabs, bullet lists, and number lists.Search and Replace - You can use the Search and Replace feature to replace any text throughout a document.Find - Word processors give you the ability to quickly find any word or text in any size of the document.Adjust the layout - Capable of modifying the margins, size, and layout of a document.Spelling and Grammar - Checks for spelling and grammar errors in a document.

Multimedia - Insert clip art, charts, images, pictures, and video into a document.

Copying, cutting, and pasting - Once text is entered into a document, it can be copied or cut and pasted in the current document or another document.

Text formatting - Changing the font, font size, font color, bold, italicizing, underline, etc.

Some more advanced text editors can perform some of these functions.

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