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The Changing Office - Online Term Paper

The Changing Office

A secretary returning to an office job after a 25-year absence would have a difficult time coping with the changes that have taken place during that time. Changing technology would best describe the challenges facing today’s office worker. Two “buzzwords” which are currently being used in the office are desktop publishing and electronic mail.
Electronic Desktop Publishing
Desktop publishing is the process of integrating text and graphics by utilizing computer software to produce professional-looking documents without using professional services. According to Wilson (1987, 29):
Desktop publishing has a bright future. Desktop publishing
enables people and businesses to develop their ...

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written messages electronically. Reiss and Dolan (1989, 529) identify two categories of electronic mail services:

1. In- house electronic mail. (E-mail which is run on a firm’s computer system.)

2. Commercial electronic mail. (E-mail which is supplied by organizations such as General

Electric Information Services and MCI Communication.)

Summary

Desktop publishing and electronic Mail are but two of the changes which are shaping the future of information processing. Each year new technology enhances the ability of office personnel to produce quality information in less time.

Works Cited

Reiss, Levi, and Edwin G. Dolan. Using Computers: Managing Change. Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing Co., 1989.

Winsor, William M. “Electronic Publishing: The Next Great Office Revolution.” The Secretary, June/July 1987, ...

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Added: 7/11/2007 10:28:10 AM
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