This is part 1 of a series on document creation. Which is part of a multi-series of posts on digital resources for mental health professionals.

WYSIWYG

WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get. It is a type of computer software that allows you to edit your document in a form that resembles the finished product (printed or displayed on screen). A word processor such as Microsoft Word is an example of a WYSIWYG (pronounced wizywig) editor. Users find them easy to use because the layout of the finished document can be manipulated and viewed before it is saved, sent or printed. However, this often means that users spend far too much time fiddling with the layout rather than writing the actual text. When working with large documents, WYSIWYG editors can lead to inconsistent formatting between different parts of the same document. Another problem is that users often fail to apply the correct styling that reflects the logical structure of the document. For example, users may increase the size of a piece of text and format it in bold without marking it as a subheading. This can be frustrating as the structure of the document is lost (e.g. when trying to create a table of contents).

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This post is part of a challenge to write 150 blog posts of 150 words each this year. This is post 28 out of 150.