Microsoft WORD is a powerful word processing program that gives a professional result.

It was first
released in 1983 under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems.[1][2][3] Subsequent versions were
later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS (1983), the Apple Macintosh
(1984), the AT&T Unix PC (1985), Atari ST (1986), SCO UNIX, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows (1989).

Microsoft Word is a robust word-processing program that can assist with projects ranging from
the small office memo to a complex academic dissertation. The program comes standard with the
Microsoft Office suite of home and small business products.

FEATURES OF WORD PROCESSOR:

1.Efficient mode of text editing.

2.Facility of cut,copy and paste.

3.search and replace.

4.Justification and Identification.

5.Spell Check.

6.Importing , Eporting text.

7.Mail merging.

For example: Ms-word, Word Star, Word Perfect; etc.

STEPS TO CREATE THE WORD DOCUMENT:

Word opens with a blank document ready for you to work on.  If you already have a document
open and you want to create a new document either:

     Click on File on the menu bar to open the menu and then click New

or

     Double click on the Blank Document icon.

STEPS TO UPDATE THE WORD DOCUMENT:

 Click "Start," choose "All Programs," select "Accessories" and click "Windows Explorer" in
Windows to open Windows Explorer. If you're using a Mac, open the Finder.
 2 Navigate to the folder where your Word document resides, and double-click on it to open
it.

 3 Make any necessary changes to the document.

 4 Click "File" and "Save" to save the original document with the changes. If you want to
leave the original document intact, click "File" and "Save As" and then rename the document to
save a copy with a different name.

STEPS TO SAVE A WORD DOCUMENT:

By default, the Microsoft Office programs save a file in a default working folder. If you want,
you can specify a different location.

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save.

 Important   If you don't see the Microsoft Office Button ,click Save on the File menu.

Keyboard shortcut: To save the file, press CTRL+S.

2. If you are saving the file for the first time, you are asked to give it a name.

TOOLBAR AND ITS TOOLS:

Toolbar is a special feature in ms word which saves a lot of time of users. Various tools or features of
toolbar are:

 
Icon Function
Allows you to define a group of paragraph and character formats as a style,
Style Menu
and then the styles in a style sheet.
Click the arrowhead to the right of the font name box to view the list of
Font Menu
fonts available. Scroll down to the font you want and click once to select it.
Click on the white part of the font size box to enter a value for the font size
or click the arrowhead to the right of the box to view a list of font sizes
Font Size
available. Select a size by clicking on it once. A font size of 10 or 12 is best
for paragraphs of text.
Font Style Use these buttons to bold, italic and underline the selected text.
 Text can be aligned to the left, center, or right side of the page or it can be
Alignment
justified and distributed across the page.
Line Spacing Allows you to set the amount of space between one line to another line.
Numbering and It is used to set-off and emphasize sections of text and are presented by
Bullets dots or numbers.
Increase/Decrease
Change the indentation of a paragraph in relation to the side of the page.
Indent
Outside Border Add a border around selected text.
Use this option to change the color behind a selected text. The color shown
Highlight on the button is the last color used. To select a different color, click the
arrowhead next to the button.
This option changes the color of the text. The color shown on the button is
Font Color the last color chosen. Click the arrowhead next to the button to select
another color.

PAGE FORMATTING:

 Set up the type of page that you want, such as portrait, landscape, letter or legal size,
envelope, or index card. Click on "Page Layout" on the menu at the top of the page. Click on
"Orientation" and choose either "Portrait" or "Landscape" to set up page orientation. Click on
"Size" and the appropriate heading for letter, legal, envelope or index card options.

 2 Determine margins for the document. Click on "Margins" under the "Page Layout" menu.
Click on one of the predefined margins for the page or "Custom Margins" to define your own.

 3 Set up line numbers on your page if you need to reference lines in the document for legal
purposes or if editors will be reviewing the document. Line numbers will appear in the left
margin next to each line of text. Click on the "Layout" tab under "Custom Margins" and choose
"Line Numbers". Click in the box next to "Add line numbering" and identify which options you
want to use.

 4 Set up page numbers if your document will be more than one page and you need to
reference certain pages. Click on "Insert" on the menu at the top of the page and choose the
"Page Number" option. Decide where to put the page number: top, bottom, or current po11sition
and pick the appropriate selection.

 5 Add a header to your document for business contact information or to title your document.
Click on "Insert" on the menu at the top of the page. Choose "Header" and pick one of the
templates to use for your heading. Type in the required information in the template. Use a footer
for references and notes at the bottom of the document. Click on "Footer" under the "Insert"
menu, pick the appropriate template and enter the information

 6 Add page breaks when you want a new page to start at a point on the page other than at the
bottom. Page breaks are used for new chapters in a book or report. Click on "Page Layout" on
the menu at the top, and pick the icon directly to the right of "Orientation". Click on "Page" to
begin a new page. Section-break options are also found under this icon and are used for dividing
the page into different sections for a newsletter.

 7 Determine how your text will look by choosing the font, size and color. Right click where
the cursor is on the page and pick the appropriate choices for your document; or click on "Home"
on the menu at the top and choose your options through the menu.

DIFFERENT MENUS IN MS WORD:

The most commonly used items from the File, Edit and View menus will be
explained:

File menu:

New - Opens a new document. If you use the keyboard combination indicated on the right a
blank document opens immediately. Selecting the New menu item with your cursor gives the
opportunity to open a large number of types of documents.

Open - Opens a previously saved document.

Close - Closes the active document but does not quit the application.

Save - Saves the active document with its current file name, location and format.

Save As - Saves by opening a window which gives the opportunity to change the file name,
location or format.

Page Setup - Sets margins, paper size, orientation and other layout options.

Print Preview - Shows how the file will look when you print it.

Print - Prints the active file, also gives the opportunity to change print options

Quit - Closes Microsoft Word.

Undo ... - The actual entry of this item will depend on what you did last. In my
example I had typed, so that was displayed. This selection can be repeated several
times.

Repeat ...- After an action has been undone, it can be reinstated in the document.

Cut - Removes the selection from the active document and places it on the clipboard.

Copy - Copies the selection to the clipboard

Paste - Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point (cursor) or whatever
is selected.

Clear - Deletes the selected object or text, but does not place it on the clipboard.

Select All - Selects all text and graphics in the active window.

Find - Searches for specified text in the active document.

Replace - Searches for and replaces specified text and formatting.

View menu:

Normal - The default document view for most word processing tasks.

Page Layout - An editing view that displays your document as it will look when
printed. This view takes more system memory and scrolling may be slow.

Toolbars - Displays or hides toolbars. The right pointing arrow indicates a list of
toolbars. To add one slide down to the name of the toolbar and click to select.

Ruler - Displays or hides horizontal and vertical rulers at the top and left side of the
document.

Header and Footer - Adds or changes the text that is displayed at the top or bottom of
every page of the document

Full Screen - Hides most screen elements so you can see more of your document

Zoom - Controls how large, or small, the current document appears on the screen.