Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a powerful word processing program that gives users the
tools to create a variety of professional documents. Word automatically
checks your spelling and grammar and corrects common mistakes. It even
lets you insert charts, tables, and pictures into your documents. Microsoft
Word is the most widely used and, according to most reviews, the most
powerful and user friendly word-processor available
Title Bar
The title bar shows the name of the document on screen. When a new
document is started, Word gives it a generic name like ‘Document 1’ and
this is displayed on the title bar. When you save the document with a name,
the generic name on the title bar is replaced by the given name.
Quick Access Toolbar
Located in the top left corner of the Word window, the Quick Access
Toolbar contains some of the most frequently used commands like Save,
Undo, Redo. You can add more commands to the Quick Access Toolbar as
per our [Link] toolbar helps we to perform Word tasks speedily by
providing one-click access to oft used commands
Window Controls
These are a set of three buttons in the top right corner of the program
window.
The right button is the Close button displaying an x. On clicking, this
button closes the current document but not the Word Programme.
The left button is the Minimize button which minimizes the program window
to the taskbar.
The middle button, sporting a rectangle, is the Maximize button, which, on
clicking, maximizes the Word window and the button image changes to a
pair of rectangles. Another click restores the program window to its
previous size and the button image to a single rectangle.
Ribbon
We can think of the Ribbon as a collection of seven horizontal tabbed
toolbars arranged on top of each other. These toolbars are accessed
through their tabs. The toolbars have command buttons, menus and input
boxes arranged in groups. Some groups have dialog launchers (with a
downward pointing arrow) which, when clicked, display a dialog box related
to that group. At any given time, only one tabbed toolbar is visible. When
Word is launched, the Home tab is current and the toolbar attached to it is
at the top, enabling we to invoke its commands by clicking them. When any
other tab is clicked, its toolbar comes to the top and you can use the
commands stored on it. The Ribbon may be minimized by clicking the
inverted V below the Window Controls, where after the inverted V
straightens up. Another click on the straightened V brings back
the Ribbon
Rulers
The horizontal ruler is used to set tabs and indent text. We may use the
vertical ruler to set vertical location of text in the document. If the rulers are
not visible, click the View Ruler button immediately below the Ribbon on the
extreme right. The rulers show measurements in inches or centimetres,
depending on the units of measure specified in Word Options.
Tab Selector
Repeated clicking of the Tab Selector shows five tab markers and two
indent markers. By choosing the desired tab or indent marker and clicking
on the horizontal ruler, you can set tabs or indent text.
Status Bar
On the left hand side, the status bar displays document information such as
the current page number and total number of pages, word count, language,
proofing error notification, etc. We can customize the information display by
right clicking the status bar and making selections the context menu that
pops up.
View Buttons
These buttons allow you to use five different document views:
Print Layout View: This view shows the document as itwill look when it is
printed.
Full Screen Reading View: This view shows thedocument on full screen to
make reading yourdocument more comfortable.
Web Layout View: Web Layout view enables you to see our document as it
would appear in a browser such as Firefox or Internet Explorer
Zoom Tools
The Zoom slider lets you zoom out or zoom in the current document. The
zoom range is from 10% to 500%. The current zoom level is displayed on
the taskbar immediatelyleft of the slider. Clicking the zoom level opens the
Zoom dialog where we can specify the desired zoom level.
Vertical & Horizontal Scroll Bars
The vertical scroll bar is located at the extreme right of the Word window
while the horizontal scroll bar is at the bottom of the window just above the
status bar. Vertical scroll bar is always visible while the horizontal scroll bar
appears only when the document width exceeds the screen width. The
scroll bars let you scroll the document up-down vertically or left-right
horizontally. To scroll, you need to click and drag the scroll box showing
three vertical/horizontal lines. The document moves in a direction opposite
to the movement of the scroll box. Text Area Framed between the rulers
and the scroll bars is a large area looking like a blank sheet of paper. This
is the text area where you type the text of the document. We will see a
blinking vertical line in the top left corner. This is the Cursor. The typed
characters appear at its location. As a character appears at its location, the
cursor moves to its immediate right.