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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28732| Publication type: | Book part |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Beyond MS Word : alternatives and developments |
| Authors: | Rapp, Christian Heilmann, Till Kruse, Otto |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-031-36033-6_3 10.21256/zhaw-28732 |
| Published in: | Digital writing technologies in higher education |
| Editors of the parent work: | Kruse, Otto Rapp, Christian Anson, Chris M. Benetos, Kalliopi Cotos, Elena Devitt, Ann Shibani, Antonette |
| Page(s): | 33 |
| Pages to: | 47 |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Springer |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Cham |
| ISBN: | 978-3-031-36032-9 978-3-031-36033-6 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Alternative word processor; MS Word; Distraction-free writing; Digitalisierung; Schreiben |
| Subject (DDC): | 005: Computer programming, programs and data |
| Abstract: | Microsoft Word, the word processing software developed by Microsoft in 1983, established itself as the market leader in the 1990s and 2000s and remained the gold standard for many years. Despite its obvious benefits, it always faced criticism from various quarters. We address the persistent criticism that MS Word is overloaded with features and distracts from writing rather than facilitating it. Alternatives, mainly distraction-free editors and text editors for use with a markup language, are briefly reviewed and compared to MS Word. A serious challenger emerged in 2006 with Google Docs, a cloud-based writing software that has moved text production into the platform era, enabling files to be shared and creating collaborative writing spaces. Even though Google Docs failed to break the dominance of MS Word, it became the trend-setter in online writing. Microsoft and Apple soon followed by designing complex web environments for institutions and companies rather than individual writers. We give an overview of technologies that have evolved to challenge the supremacy of MS Word or compete for market share. By this, we hope to provide clues as to the future development of word processing. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28732 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (ZID) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Digitalisation and academic writing – new practices and theory development Digitalization of Academic Writing |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Rapp, C., Heilmann, T., & Kruse, O. (2023). Beyond MS Word : alternatives and developments. In O. Kruse, C. Rapp, C. M. Anson, K. Benetos, E. Cotos, A. Devitt, & A. Shibani (Eds.), Digital writing technologies in higher education (pp. 33–47). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36033-6_3
Rapp, C., Heilmann, T. and Kruse, O. (2023) ‘Beyond MS Word : alternatives and developments’, in O. Kruse et al. (eds) Digital writing technologies in higher education. Cham: Springer, pp. 33–47. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36033-6_3.
C. Rapp, T. Heilmann, and O. Kruse, “Beyond MS Word : alternatives and developments,” in Digital writing technologies in higher education, O. Kruse, C. Rapp, C. M. Anson, K. Benetos, E. Cotos, A. Devitt, and A. Shibani, Eds. Cham: Springer, 2023, pp. 33–47. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36033-6_3.
RAPP, Christian, Till HEILMANN und Otto KRUSE, 2023. Beyond MS Word : alternatives and developments. In: Otto KRUSE, Christian RAPP, Chris M. ANSON, Kalliopi BENETOS, Elena COTOS, Ann DEVITT und Antonette SHIBANI (Hrsg.), Digital writing technologies in higher education. Cham: Springer. S. 33–47. ISBN 978-3-031-36032-9
Rapp, Christian, Till Heilmann, and Otto Kruse. 2023. “Beyond MS Word : Alternatives and Developments.” In Digital Writing Technologies in Higher Education, edited by Otto Kruse, Christian Rapp, Chris M. Anson, Kalliopi Benetos, Elena Cotos, Ann Devitt, and Antonette Shibani, 33–47. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36033-6_3.
Rapp, Christian, et al. “Beyond MS Word : Alternatives and Developments.” Digital Writing Technologies in Higher Education, edited by Otto Kruse et al., Springer, 2023, pp. 33–47, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36033-6_3.
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