document creation

Making new records

Document creation is the process of producing written materials—reports, letters, spreadsheets, presentations.

The term appears in software contexts where applications are distinguished by what they help users make: The suite includes tools for document creation, image editing, and email.

Creating a document typically involves composing, formatting, and saving content in digital form.

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co-authoring · editing · letterhead · record-keeping · commenting · legal documentation · Microsoft Word · version control · drafting · dictation · WYSIWYG · save as · file format · white papers · proofreading · templates · mail merge · table of contents

Opposites
document lifecycle stage

document creationdocument shredding

Cutting papers into ribbons

document editing

information generation vs. information consumption

document creationreading

Interpreting written text

reviewing · research

document lifecycle action

document creationshredding

Cutting into thin pieces

erasure · discarding · trashing

Family

document, creation

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G