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dc.contributor.authorRapp, Christian-
dc.contributor.authorHeilmann, Till-
dc.contributor.authorKruse, Otto-
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-22T12:00:56Z-
dc.date.available2023-09-22T12:00:56Z-
dc.date.issued2023-
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-031-36032-9de_CH
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-031-36033-6de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28732-
dc.description.abstractMicrosoft 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.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherSpringerde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofDigital writing technologies in higher educationde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectAlternative word processorde_CH
dc.subjectMS Wordde_CH
dc.subjectDistraction-free writingde_CH
dc.subjectDigitalisierungde_CH
dc.subjectSchreibende_CH
dc.subject.ddc005: Computerprogrammierung, Programme und Datende_CH
dc.titleBeyond MS Word : alternatives and developmentsde_CH
dc.typeBuchbeitragde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitZentrum für Innovative Didaktik (ZID)de_CH
zhaw.publisher.placeChamde_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-031-36033-6_3de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-28732-
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zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end47de_CH
zhaw.pages.start33de_CH
zhaw.parentwork.editorKruse, Otto-
zhaw.parentwork.editorRapp, Christian-
zhaw.parentwork.editorAnson, Chris M.-
zhaw.parentwork.editorBenetos, Kalliopi-
zhaw.parentwork.editorCotos, Elena-
zhaw.parentwork.editorDevitt, Ann-
zhaw.parentwork.editorShibani, Antonette-
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.funding.snf198960de_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawDigitalisation and academic writing – new practices and theory developmentde_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawDigitalization of Academic Writingde_CH
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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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