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When writing in a word processor, it is difficult to achieve a global perspective of a long text. For many writers, this creates a conflict with the strategies of on-screen drafting and revision encouraged by the medium. The lack of a global perspective may lead to an insufficient mental representation of the text, and a difficulty in achieving text coherence. This paper reports recent research directed at global aspects of writing, and suggests some distinctions between different types of global view of a document that may be helpful in the design of a computer-based writing system.
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Eklundh, K.S. (1992). Problems in Achieving a Global Perspective of the Text in Computer-based Writing. In: Sharples, M. (eds) Computers and Writing. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2674-8_6
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