MS Word
MS Word
MS Word
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office is a text editor application software developed by
Microsoft corporation.
This Application Software allows a user to create text documents.
MS Word Contains the following parts:
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Tools Bar
Work Area
Task Bar
Title Bar
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Quick Toolbar
File Name
Sign-in
Hide/Show Ribbon
Minimize
Maximize/Restore
Close
MENU BAR
Menu Bar in MS Word is located just below the title Bar and contains
several useful Menu. The Menu bar contains the following menu:
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➢ File
➢ Home
➢ Insert
➢ Layout
➢ References
➢ Mailings
➢ Review
➢ View
FILE
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File is the first menu in MS Word, this menu allows a user to save,
open, print and share a file. The file menu contains the following tools:
• New
• Open
• Save
• Save As
• History
• Share
• Print
• Export
• Account
• Close
New: The New tool is used to create a new document.
There are the following steps to create a new document:
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SaveAs: The SaveAs tool is used to create a clone of the original file
and the clone copy can be modified but no effect will be applied to
the original file.
There are the following steps to create clone of original file or SaveAs
a file:
Step 1: Open MS Word.
Step 2: Do some entries.
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History: The History tool lets us to find or view all previously created
files in MS Word.
There are the following steps to view History:
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Make sure that the file you have opened or create is saved properly.
Home Menu
Home is the default menu in MS Word. When we open MS Word, it
opens in Home menu by itself. The Home menu contains a lot of
powerful and useful tools in it.
Clipboard: The Clipboard group of tools contains such tools using which
we can copy, cut data and paste it to a desired location and also copy
and paste effects of data to a new data.
This group contains the following tools:
• Paste
• Cut
• Copy
• Format Painter
Paste: The Paste tool lets a user to paste a copied or cut data to a
desired location.
There are the following steps to paste a data:-
Step 1: Open MS Word.
Step 2: Do some data entries.
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Format Painter: The format painter tool is used to copy and apply
effects from one data to another.
There are the following steps to use format painter tool:
Step 1: Create a black workbook.
Step 2: Do some data entries.
Step 3: Apply some effects to a selected data.
Step 4: Select the data on which you have applied effect.
Step 5: Click on home menu.
Step 6: Go to Clipboard group.
Step 7: Click on format painter tool.
Step 8: Now click on a plain data.
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Font: Font Group of Tools contains such tools using which we can
apply effects on fonts and change font types. The Font group
contains the following tools:
• Font
• Font Size
• Bold
• Italic
• Underline
• Strike through
• Sub script
• Super script
• Clear Formatting
• Text Effects
• Text Highlight Colour
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• Font Colour
• Change Case
• Increase Font Size
• Decrease Font Size
Font: The Font tool is used to change font type in a document.
There are the following steps to change font type in a document:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Click on Home menu.
Step 3: Go to Fonts group.
Step 4: Click on Fonts tool.
(A list of different fonts will appear.)
Step 5: Choose a desired font type.
The short cut key to change font is Ctrl+Shift+F.
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Font Size: The Font Size tool is used to change the size of font in a
document.
There are the following steps to change font size in a document:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Do some data entries.
Step 3: Select a data of which the size you have to change.
Step 4: Click on home menu.
Step 5: Go to Fonts group.
Step 6: Click on Font Size tool.
(A List of different font size will appear.)
Step 7: Choose a desired font size.
The short Cut key to change font size is Ctrl+Shift+P.
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Bold: The bold tool is used to thicken or bolden the font you have
written.
There are the following steps to make a selected data bold:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Do some data entries.
Step 3: Select some data you want to make it bold.
Step 4: Click on Home Menu.
Step 5: Go to Fonts Group.
Step 6: Click on Bold Tool.
The short cut key of bold tool is ctrl+b
Italic: The italic tool is used to make a selected data italic. There are the
following steps to make a selected data italic:
Step 1: Create a document.
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There are the following steps to use clear all formatting tool:
Step 1: Open a pre created document.
Step 2: Select a word or a sentence on which effects have been applied
and you have to remove the same.
Step 3: Click on Home Menu.
Step 4: Go to fonts group.
Step 5: Click on Clear All Formatting tool.
Text Effects: The Text Effects feature allows a user to apply special
effects on selected text.
There are the following steps to apply text effect on a selected text:-
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Do some data entries.
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Step 3: select the text, the word, or the sentence of which the colour
you have to change.
Step 4: Click on Home Menu.
Step 5: Go to Fonts Group.
Step 6: Click on the drop-down arrow of Font Colour tool.
(list of multiple colours will appear.)
step 7: choose a desired colour.
Change Case: The Change Case tool is used to change font case from
lower to upper, upper to lower etc of a selected content.
There are the following steps to change case of a selected content:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Do some data entries.
Step 3: Select the part of the data of which you have to change case.
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Step 6: Click on decrease Font Size tool and repeat it till you get a
desired size.
The short cut key to decrease font size tool is Ctrl+Shift+<
Paragraph Group
The Paragraph group of tools lets a user to arrange and manage
paragraph in a document.
This group contains the following tools:
• Bullets
• Numbers
• Multilevel lists
• Increase/Decrease Indent
• Left/Centre/Right/Paragraph alignments
• Paragraph and Line Spacings
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• Paragraph Shading
• Borders
• Sorting
• Show/Hide Paragraph
Bullets: The Bullets tool is used to insert a specified symbol before a
text in each paragraph.
There are the following steps to insert Bullets in a paragraph:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Click on Home Menu.
Step 3: Go to Paragraph Group.
Step 4: Click on Bullets tool.
(A List of different bullets types will appear.)
Step 5: Choose a desired bullets type.
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Line and paragraph spacing: The Line and paragraph spacing tool
allows a user to increase or decrease space between lines in a
paragraph.
There are the following steps to increase or decrease space between
lines of a paragraph:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Do some data entries.
Step 3: Select the entered data.
Step 4: Click on Home Menu.
Step 5: Go to paragraph group of tools.
Step 6: Click on Line and Paragraph spacing tool.
(A List of different space size will appear.)
Step 7: Choose a required space type.
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➢ Screenshot
Pictures: The Pictures tool is used to insert a photo or a figure in a
document. There are the following steps to insert a picture in a
document:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Do some data entries.
Step 3: Click on Insert Menu.
Step 4: Go to Illustration Group.
Step 5: Click on Pictures tool.
(A Pop up to browse picture from your pc will appear.)
Step 6: Browse and chose a desired picture from your PC.
Step 7: Click on Insert button to insert the chosen picture.
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Step 11: Choose a heading and click on insert button and then close
button.
Step 12: Repeat Step 10 and 11 till all headings are covered.
Step 13: Now press Ctrl key and click on a heading from list of index,
the chosen content will be automatically opened.
Comments: The Comments Gropu of tools allows a user to write a
comment on an entry created by others.
There is only one tool in this group called Comment.
There are the following steps to write a comment:
Step 1: Open a document
Click on a desired location where you have to make a comment.
Step 2: Click on Insert Menu.
Step 3: Go to Comments group and click on comment tool.
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• Text Box
• Quick Part
• Word Art
• Drop Cap
• Signature Line
• Date and Time
• Objects
Text Box: The Text Box tool is a feature which allows a user to write a
desired text in the written content in a saperate box.
There are the following steps to insert a text box:
Step 1: Open a document.
Step 2: Click on a desired location where you want to insert a text box.
Step 3: Now Click in Insert Menu.
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• Paragraph
• Arrange
Page Setup: The Page Setup Group contains such toools using which we
can set page size, margine etc.
There are the following tools available in this group:
▪ Margins
▪ Orientations
▪ Size
▪ Columns
▪ Page Break
▪ Line Numbers
▪ Hyphernation
Margins: The Margins tool is used to set page margin in a document.
There are the following steps to set page margin:
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• Align
• Group
• Rotate
Position: The Position tool is used to set position of an object in a
document with texts.
There are the following steps to set position of an object in a
document:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Write something.
Step 3: Insert an object.
Step 4: Select all.
Step 5: Click on Layout Menu.
Step 6: Go to Arrange Group.
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Step 7: Continue with an option from behind text, infront text, etc.
Bring Forward: The Bring forward tool is used to bring an object
forward to another object.
There are the following steps to bring an object forward:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Insert at least two objects.
Step 3: Arrange all objects over each others.
Step 4: Select an object from behind.
Step 5: Click on Layout Menu.
Step 6: Go to Arrange Group.
Step 7: Click on Bring Forward tool.
Send Backward: The Send Backward tool is used to arrange an object
behind to other object.
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• Index
• Table of Authorities
Tableof Contents:
The Table of Contents group of tools contains such tools using which a
user can create content of a book or an entry.
This Group contains the following tools:
➢ Table of Contents
➢ Add Text
➢ Update Table
Table of Contents: The Table of Contents tool is used to create content
of a book.
There are the following steps to create table of contents:
Step 1: Create a book.
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Step 2: Insert a blank page before the first page of the book.
Step 3: Click on References Menu.
Step 4: Go to Table of Contents Group.
Step 5: Click on Table of Cntents tool.
(A List of different styles of content will appear.)
Step 6: Choose a style.
Step 7: Modify the chosen style as per your requirements.
Add Text: The Add text tool is used to insert new content in existing
table. There are the following steps to add text in a table:
Step 1: Open a book with table.
Step 2: Click on References Menu.
Step 3: Go to Table of Contents Group.
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Next Note/Previous Note: The Next Note or Previous Note tool is used
to show or hide next or previous Note.
There are the following steps to show a Next or Prevoious Note:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Do some entries.
Step 3: Insert Notes such as Foot Note and Endnote.
Step 4: Click on References Menu.
Step 5: Go to Footnote Group.
Step 6: Click on Next/Previous Note tool.
(A list of different Notes Showing option will appear.)
Step 7: Choose an option.
Show Notes: The Show Notes tool is used to show all notes either
Footnote or Endnote.
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Step 2: Select a range of word of which you want to look for meaning.
Step 3: Click on References Menu.
Step 4: Go to research Group.
Step 5: Click on Smartlookup tool.
Citation & Bibilography: The Citation & Bibilography group of tools
allow a user to manage Authors and Puplisher’s data in a document.
This group contains the following tools:
• Insert Citation
• Manage Source
• Style
• Bibilography
There are the following steps to insert a Citation in a document:
Srep 1: Create a document.
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Step 10: Now Click on Update table tool to update the marked Citation
as Authority.
Mailings
The Mailings Menu lets a user to manage and create envalope and
level as well as address book and email of contacts to send mails.
This Menu contains the following Group of tools:
• Create
• Start Mail Merge
• Write & Insert Fields
• Preview Results
• Finish
Create: The Create Group contains such tools using which we can
create an envalope or a label to print address.
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Start Mail Merge: The Start Mail Merge Group contains such tools
using which a user can create list of recipents and use them as
directory and address book for bulk posting of Mails and emails.
This group contains the following tools:
• Start Mail Merge
• Select Receipents
• Edit Receipents List
There are the following Steps to use Start Mail Merge tool:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Click on Mailings Menu.
Step 3: Go to Start Mail Merge Group.
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Click on Creat a new list of eceipents option.
( A Pop-up window will appear to fill data of receipents)
Step 6: Fill data of Receipents, Click on Ok Button.
Step 7: Now save the list by giving a unique name
There are the following steps to edit list of ceceipents:
Step 1: Create a document.
Step 2: Click on Mailings Menu.
Step 3: Go to Start Mail Merge Group.
Step 4: Click on Edit Receipents List tool.
( A Pop – up with all receipents list will appear.)
Step 5: Choose a list and edit as per your requirement
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Write & Insert Fields: The Write & Insert Fields Group of tools lets a
user to personalize data of an address book we have created in Start
Mail Merge Group.
This Group contains the following tools:
• Highlight Fields
• Address Book
• Greeting Line
• Insert Merge Fields
• Rules
• Match Fields
• Update Lables
There are the following steps to use tools of Write and Insert Fields
Group:
Step 1: Create a document.
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Step 2: Create an address Book using Type a new list option under
Select Recipents tool in Start Mail Merge Group.
Step 3: Now Click on Mailings Menu.
Step 4: Go to Write & Insert Fields Group.
Step 5: Click on Address Book tool.
( List of All previously created list of recipents will appear.)
Step 6: Choose a list as per your requirement.
Step 7: Now Click on Greeting Line tool to manage Greeting Line of the
Adress Book.
(A Pop-up Menu to personalize Greeting Line Will Appear.)
Step 8: Personalize Greeting Line.
Step 9: Click on Insert Merge Fields to add what to display from the
address book.
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Step 10: If you want to highlight something from the Address Book. You
can click on Highlight Fielsds tool.
Preview Results: The Preview Results Group contains such tools using
which a user can preview a created and personalised Address Book.
This Group contains the following tools:
• Preview Results.
• Next
• Previous
• Find Reciepents
• Check for Errors
There are the following Steps to Preview an Address Book:
Step 1: After personalising an Address Book, just Click on Preview
Results tool under Preview Results Group of tools.
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Finish: The Finish group contains only one tool using which we can
Finish the Preview and Finish the Address Book to get Print out iof it.
There are the following Steps to Print an addrtess book.
Step 1: After personalising an Address Book, just go to Finish Group
and Click on Finish & Merge tool.
Step 2: Now Click on Print document option under the drop-down of
Finish & Merge tool.
Review
The Review menu contains such group of tools using which a user can
chek for errors in a document, and make comments as well as change
language of a document.
The Review Menu Contains the following Group of Tools:
• Proofing
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• Accessibility
• Language
• Comments
• Tracking
• Changes
• Compare
• Protect
Proofing: The Proofing Group of tools contains such tools using which
we can check for spellings, grammars and thesaurus etc in a document.
This Group contains the following tools:
• Spelling & Grammar
• Thesaurus
• Word Count
There are the following steps to use tools of this group:
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• Track Changes
• Simple Markup
• Show Markup
• Reviewing Pan
There are the following steps to track changes made in a document:
Step 1: Open a document.
Step 2: Select a content which you want to track.
Step 3: Click on Review Menu.
Step 4: Go to Tracking Group.
Step 5: Click on Track Change tool.
Step 6: Click on Simple Markup option to view change or original
content.
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Step 7: Click on Show markup to view all new insertions, deletions etc
in a document.
Changes: The Changes group lets a user to accept or reject change
made in a document.
This group contains the following tools:
• Accept
• Reject
• Previous
• Next
There are the following steps to use tools of Changes group:
Step 1: Open a document.
Step 2: Select all.
Step 3: Click on Review Menu.
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• Outline View
• Draft View
There are the following steps to change view of a document:
Step 1: Open a document.
Step 2: Click of View Menu.
Step 3: Go to Views Group.
Step 4: Choose a required View Mode.
Note: To change a view click on View modes available on the bottom
right side of a page.
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Step 9: Click on Reset Windows tool to reset all effects applied in this
group.
Macros: The Macros group allows a user to record all activities done in
a document and view when required.
There are the following steps to record and play a Macro:
Step 1: Open a document.
Step 2: Click on View Menu.
Step 3: Go to Macros Group.
Step 4: Click on Record tool.
(A Pop up to give a unique name will appear.)
Step 5: Write a unque name for your macro.
Step 6: Click on Ok button to start recording.
Note: Now do some activities which you want to be recorded.
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