Word Processing package

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Word Processing package, the JAMB Computer Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 1. Word Processing package
• (a) General concept
• (b) Creating and saving documents
• (c) Editing, formatting and insertion
• (d) Printing
• (e) MS Word i. Features ii. Launch MS Word iii. Basic operations iv. Other operations

Study notes & guidance

Study Word Processing package using a recommended Computer Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Computer Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Word Processing package, you should be able to:

1. Define word processing, and give examples of word processing packages. (MS Word, WordStar, WordPerfect, Open Word, etc.,)
2. Identify features of Word Processing packages in general (create, save, edit, insert, print, share etc.)
3. List the application areas of Word Processing packages (Office, Publishing, Journalism, Education, etc.)
4. Launch effectively MS word.
5. Perform MS Word basic operations - create, edit, save, retrieve, print, copy and move, etc.
6. Use different types and sizes of fonts
7. Perform MS Word operations of:
8. Format, justify, search/explore, etc. - Carry out spell checking and file merging operations
9. Close MS Word.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Computer Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.