MS Word
MS Word
What makes Microsoft 365 stand out from older editions of MS Office is that it integrates all
aspects of the apps with the cloud. It’s a subscription service, too, which means users pay a
monthly or yearly fee to use it, and upgrades to newer versions are included in this price.
Previous versions of Microsoft Office, including Office 2016, didn’t offer all the cloud
features that Microsoft 365 does and were not subscription-based. Office 2016 was a one-
time purchase, just as other editions were, and as Office 2019 is.
Packages Available
Microsoft 365 Business comes in four different packages: Basic, Standard, Premium, and
Apps.Basic includes web and mobile versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Standard
adds Publisher and Access (PC only). Premium adds all cloud services such as in tune and
Azure Information Protection. Apps include all Standard applications and One Drive.
MICROSOFT OFFICE DEFINITION
Each application serves a unique purpose and offers a specific service to its users. For
It is widely used in business and educational sectors through which we can create
and more.
Application,
Certificates
result, mathematical
calculations
video, animations
One Note
Drive
Publications
2007
2010
2013
2016
2019 (W10)
It is used to create professional quality documents, letters, reports, resumes, etc and
It is a component of the Microsoft Office suite, but you can buy it separately and is
The following options or commands are displayed when we click on the Office button:
New: This option allows us to create a new, blank file in the corresponding Office
program, such as MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Open: This option allows us to open an existing file from the local storage on our
computer.
Save: This option allows us to permanently save a temporary file to our computer
after finishing the work. Additionally, we can save the changes to the current file
using this command.
Save As: This option allows us to save a copy of the active file with the desired file
name and file extension to a desired location on the computer storage.
Print: This option allows us to take a hard copy of the desired document on paper
through a printer. Alternately, the print option can help us save a copy of the active
document to a PDF format.
Prepare: This option allows us to prepare the active file for distribution. In particular,
they prepare option helps us view and modify the document properties accordingly.
Furthermore, we can also inspect the hidden metadata of a specific file using this
option.
Send: This option enables us to send or share the desired files directly through the
opened Office program with others. In particular, we may share active documents by
e-mail, upload them to One Drive, or post to a specific blog. The send option is
renamed as 'Save and Send' in Office Suite 2010.
Publish: This option enables us to distribute the desired document to people. We can
even create a specific blog article with the content inside the file.
Close: This option helps us to close an active document in a corresponding Office
program.
When you click the drop-down arrow next to toolbar it offers more commands. With a left
click you can add any of these commands to Quick Access Toolbar. You can also remove the
commands added to the tool bar. The indent, spacing values, individual styles and other
features that appear on the ribbon cannot be added to quick access toolbar. The following
image is showing the menu of quick access toolbar.
TITLE BAR
It lies next to the Quick Access Toolbar. It displays the title of the currently open document
or application. It is present on almost all windows displayed on your computer. So, if there
are several windows across the screen, you can identify each window by looking at the title
bar. In many graphical user interfaces, you can also move a window by dragging the title bar.
RULER
The Ruler is located below the Ribbon around the edge of the document. It is used to change
the format of the document, i.e. it helps you align the text, tables, graphics and other elements
of your document. It uses inches or centimeters as the measurements unit and gives you an
idea about the size of the document.
TABS AND RIBBON
The Ribbon is a user interface element which was introduced by Microsoft in Microsoft
Office 2007. It is located below the Quick Access Toolbar and the Title Bar. It comprises
seven tabs; Home, Insert, Page layout, References, Mailing, Review and View. Each tab has
specific groups of related commands. It gives you quick access to the commonly used
commands that you need to complete a task.
HOME TAB
The Home tab is the default tab in Microsoft Word. It has five groups of related commands;
Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Styles and Editing. It helps you change document settings like
font size, adding bullets, adjusting styles and many other common features. It also helps you
to return to the home section of the document.
Clipboard Group
Font Group
Font style: To change font style of selected text.
Font size: to change Font size by choosing required no.
Grow font: Increase font directly (Symbol with Big Size A).
Shrink font: Decrease Font Directly (Symbol with Small Size A).
Clear Formatting: Clear all formatting the selected text and leaves only plain text
(Symbol with ABEraser).
Bold: Change selected text to bold style.
Italic: Change selected text to Italic style.
Underline: Underline the selected Text can change underline size and color by
selecting drop down arrow.
Strike through: Draw the line through the middle of the selected text.
Subscript: Create the small letters below the text line.
Super script: Create the small letters above the text line.
Change Case: Change selected text case to Lower case, Upper case, Sentence case,
Capitalize Each Word and Toggle case.
Text Highlighter: Makes text look like it was marked with a highlighted pen.
Font color change: Change the font color.
Paragraph Group
Bullet: Start the list with bullet list.
Numbering: Start the list with Number List.
Multilevel List: Start the list with multilevel list.
Decrease Indent: Decrease the indent level of paragraph.
Increase Indent: Increase the indent level of paragraph.
Sort: Sorting the text or numeric’s either in increase or decrease order.
Reverse P Symbol: Show paragraph marks, Space, Tab and other hidden format
symbols.
Left Align: Align text to the left of the document.
Center Align: Align text to Center of the document.
Right Align: Align text to Right of the document.
Justify: Align the text to both and left and right margins. Adding extra spaces if
needed.
Line Spacing: Change the spacing between lines text and paragraph.
Shading: Color the background behind the selected text and paragraph.
Borders: Can apply boarder, shadings to paragraphs and can apply boarders to the
page.
Styles Group
To change selected text to pre modified style as default if needed can modify the
styles as our own.
Editing Group
Find: To find the selected specific text in document.
Go to: Go to the specific line, page, section, Header Etc…
Replace: To Replace the selected specific text in the document.
Select: Select text or objects in the document.
INSERT TAB
Insert Tab is the second tab in the Ribbon. As the name suggests, it is used to insert or add
extra features in your document. It is commonly used to add tables, pictures, clip art, shapes,
page number, etc. The Insert tab has seven groups of related commands; Pages, Tables,
Illustrations, Links, Header & Footer, Text and Symbols.
Pages Group
Cover Page: It inserts a fully formatted built in cover pager. You can fill the title,
author, Date Etc...
Blank Page: It inserts a new blank from the cursor position.
Page break: Start the next page from the current position (breaks the page at current
line and enters to next line).
Table Group
Table: Inserts or draw table into the document.
Insert table: Insert table with defined auto table size (rows and columns) and auto fit
table size.
Draw table: Drawing the table manually at required positions.
Convert text to table: Basically we use to create table and work on that but in this
scenario we work on text first and then creates tables according to the text.
Excel Spread sheet: Inserting Microsoft excel spread sheet in document.
Quick table: Can insert some Built-in Tables like Calendar, Tabular list etc...
Illustrations Group
Picture: Inserting picture from system files which is existing in system.
Clipart: Inserting Clipart into the document, including drawings, movies, sounds, or
stock photography to illustrate a specific concept.
Shapes: Inserting shapes such as rectangles, triangles, lines, circle etc...
Smart art: Inserting Smart art to show graphically and visually communicate
information. Smart art graphics range from graphical lists and processes diagrams to
more complex diagrams such as Venn diagrams and Organization charts.
Chart: Inserting Charts to illustrate and compare data. Bar, Pie, Lines, area and
surfaces are some types available.
Links Group
Hyperlink: Inserting the hyperlink it means creating a web link, adding a picture, an
email address or a program etc...
Bookmark: Creating a bookmark to assign a name to specific point. You can make
hyperlinks that jump directly to a book marked locations.
Cross reference: Refer to the items such as headings figures, and tables by inserting a
cross reference such as “see table 6 below OR turn page 8.
Text Group
Text Box: Inserting preformatted text box.
Quick parts: Inserting Re usable pieces of the content, including fields, documents,
properties such as title and author or any preformatted snippets you created.
Word art: Inserting decorated text into the document.
Drop Cap: Creating a large capital letter beginning of the paragraph.
Signature Line: Inserting a signature line that specifies the individual who must sign.
Date and Time: Inserting current time and date into the document.
Object: Inserting an embedded object.
Symbols Group
Equations: Inserting common mathematical equations or build up your own equation
using a library of math symbols.
Symbol: Inserting the symbols which are not available in the keyboard, Such as
copyright symbol trademark symbol, paragraph symbols, Unicode symbols etc…
PAGE LAYOUT TAB
It is the third tab in the Ribbon. This tab allows you to control the look and feel of your
document, i.e. you can change the page size, margins, line spacing, indentation,
documentation orientation, etc. The Page Layout tab has five groups of related commands;
Themes, Page Setup, Page Background, Paragraph and Arrange.
Theme Group
Themes: Changes the overall design of the entire document including color, Fonts
and effects.
Color: Changes the color of the current theme.
Fonts: Changes the font of the current theme.
Effects: Changes the effects of the current theme.
ParagraphGroup
Indent: Move the paragraph left or right with certain number.
Spacing: Change the spacing between paragraphs by adding spaces with certain
number.
Arrange Group
Position: Position the selected object on the page. Text is automatically wrapped
behind the text.
Bring to front: Click on bring to front to bring selected object forward to one level or
to front of all objects.
Send Back: Send the selected object behind all other objects.
Text Wrapping: Change the way text wraps around the selected object. For example
you can choose to have the text continue around the object or cross right over it.
Align Objects: Change the placement of your selected objects on the page. This is
great for aligning objects to the margin or the edge of the page. You can align them
relative to one another.
Group: Join objects together to move and format them as if they were a single object.
Rotate: Rotate or flip the selected object.
REFERENCES TAB
It is the fourth tab in the Ribbon. It allows you to enter document sources, citations,
bibliography commands, etc. It also offers commands to create a table of contents, an index,
table of contents and table of authorities. The References tab has six groups of related
commands; Table of Contents, Footnotes, Citations & Bibliography, Captions, Index and
Table of Authorities.
Footnotes Group
Insert Footnote: Add a note at the bottom of the page providing more info about
something in your document. Foot Notes are placed at the end of the page.
Insert Endnote: Add a note, like a comment or citation, providing more info about
something in your document. End notes are placed at the end of the document.
Show Notes: Jump to Footnotes and Endnotes in your document.
Index Group
Mark Entry: Add the selected text to the index.
Insert Index: Add an index listing key words and the page numbers they appear on.
Update Index: Update the index so that all the entries refer to the correct page
number.
Create Group
Envelopes: You need an envelope to send mail. You can choose the size, format the
address and add electronic postage.
Labels: You need a label. You can choose from popular sizes and specify labels, like
CD/DVD labels.
Comments Group
New Comment: Add a comment about this selected text.
Delete: Delete the selected comment.
Previous: Navigate to the previous comment of the document.
Next: Navigate to the next comment of the document.
Tracking Group
Track changes: Track all the changes made to the document including Insertions,
Deletions, and Format changes.
Balloons: Choose how to show revisions to the document. You can show revisions as
balloons in the margin of the document or show them directly within the document
itself in line.
Display for Review: Choose how to view the proposed changes to the document.
Final shows the document with all proposed changes included; Original shows the
document before any changes were made.
Show Markup: Choose what kind of markup to show in the document.
Reviewing pane: Show revisions in the separate window.
Changes Group
Accept: Accept the current change and move to the next proposed change. Click the
arrow to accept many changes at once.
Reject: Reject the current change and move to the next proposed change. Click the
arrow to reject many changes at once.
Previous: Navigate to the previous revision in the document so that you can accept or
reject the revision.
Next: Navigate to the next revision in the document so that you can accept or reject
the revision.
Compare Group
Compare: Compare or combine multiple versions of the document.
Show Source Document: Choose which source document to show. You can show the
original document, the revised document or both.
Protect Group
Protect Document: Restrict the document with password how people can access the
document.
VIEW
Document Views Group
Print Layout: View the document as it appears on the printed page.
Full screen Reading: View the document in the full screen reading mode. View in
order to maximize the space available for reading or commenting on the document.
Web Layout: View the document as it would look as a web page.
Outline: View the document as an outline and show the outlining tools.
Draft: View the document as a draft to quick edit the text. Certain elements of the
document such as headers and footers will not be visible in this view.
Show/Hide Group
Ruler: View the ruler is used to measure and line up objects in the document.
Gridlines: Turn on gridlines to which you can align objects in the document.
Message Bar: Open the message bar to complete any required actions on the
document.
Document Map: Open the document map which allows you to navigate through a
structural view of the document.
Thumb nails: Open the thumb nail pane, which you can use to navigate a long
document through small pictures of each page.
Zoom
Zoom: Open the zoom dialog box to specify the zoom level of the document. In most
cases, you can also use the zoom controls in the status bar at the bottom of the
window to quickly zoom the document.
100%: Zoom the document to 100%. It’s the normal size.
One Page: Zoom the document so that an entire page fits in the window.
Two Pages: Zoom the document so that two pages’ fits in the window.
Page Width: Zoom the document so that the width of the page matches the width of
the window.
Window
New Window: Open a new window containing a view of current document.
Arrange All: Tile all open program windows side by side on the screen.
Split: Split the current window into two parts so that you can view different sections
of the document at the same time.
View side by side: View two documents side by side so that you can compare their
contents.
Synchronous scrolling: Synchronize the scrolling of two documents so that they scroll
together. To enable this feature, turn on view side by side.
Reset window position: Reset the window position of the documents being compared
side by side so that they share the screen equally.
Switch Windows: switch between currently opened different windows.
SHORT CUTS
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + D Font options.
Ctrl + E Align selected text or line to the center.
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + G Go to options.
Ctrl + H Find and replace options.
Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection.
Ctrl + J Justify paragraph alignment.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + L Align selected text or line to the left.
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + N Open new/blank document.
Ctrl + O Open options.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Ctrl + Q Align selected paragraph to the left.
Ctrl + R Align selected text or line to the right.
Ctrl + S Save.
Ctrl + T Hanging indent.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V Paste.
Ctrl + W Close document.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
F1 Open help.
F2 Replace the selected
F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).
F5 Go to options
F6 Cycle through word menu bar and Status bar
F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.
F8 Select all
F9 Refresh
F10 Activate menu bar
F11 Go to the next fields.
F12 Save as.
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1 till 12 after that +2 pt
Ctrl + Shift + < Increase selected font -2 till 12 after that -1pt
Ctrl +] Increase selected font +1.
Ctrl +[ Decrease selected font -1.
Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl+ F2 Print Preview
Ctrl + End Move cursor to end of the document.
Ctrl + Home Move cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + (Left arrow) Move one word to the left.
Ctrl + (Right arrow) Move one word to the right.
Ctrl + (Up arrow) Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl + (Down arrow) Move to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Space Reset highlighted text to default font.
Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2.
Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3.
Ctrl + = Sub script
Ctrl + shift + + Super Script
Ctrl + shift + E Track changes
Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.
Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.
Alt + = Insert Equation
Alt + Ctrl + F Insert Footnote
Alt + Ctrl + D End Footnote
Alt + shift + X Mark Entry Index
Alt + shift + I Mark Citation
Shift + F3 Change case of selected text
Ctrl + Alt + T Insert Symbol of TM (Trade Mark)
Ctrl + Alt + R Insert Symbol Circled R (Reserved)
Ctrl + Alt + C Insert Symbol of Circled C (Copyright)