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Microsoft Word Basics
MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD
• Microsoft Office Word allows you to create and edit
personal and business documents, such as letters, reports, invoices, emails and books. By default, documents saved in Word 2007 or higher are saved with the .docx extension. Microsoft word was released in 1983 as Multi- Tool Word. Its first version was based on the framework of Bravo which was world's first graphical writing program. Office Button
Microsoft Office Button is located on the top left
corner of the window. You can click it to check the Backstage view. This is where you come when you need to open or save files, create new documents, print a document, and do other file-related operations. Quick Access Toolbar
This you will find
just beside the office button. This is a convenient resting place for the most frequently used commands in Word. You can customize this toolbar based on your comfort RIBBON Tabs
These appear across the
top of the Ribbon and contain groups of related commands. Home, Insert, Page Layout are examples of ribbon tabs. Groups − They organize related commands; each group name appears below the groupon the Ribbon.
For example, group of commands related to fonts or group of
commands related to alignment, etc. . Commands − Commands appear within each group as mentioned above Title bar • This lies in the middle and at the top of the window. Title bar shows the program and document titles. Rulers Word has two rulers - a horizontal ruler and a vertical ruler. The horizontal ruler appears just beneath the Ribbon and is used to set margins and tab stops. The vertical ruler appears on the left edge of the Word window and is used to gauge the vertical position of elements on the page. Zoom control lets you zoom in for a closer look The Help Icon can be used to get word at your text. The zoom control consists of related help anytime you like. This a slider that you can slide left or right to zoom provides nice tutorial on various in or out; you can click the + buttons to subjects related to word. increase or decrease the zoom factor. View Buttons • Print Layout view − This displays pages exactly as they will appear when printed. • Full Screen Reading view − This gives a full screen view of the document. • Web Layout view − This shows how a document appears when viewed by a Web browser, such as Internet Explorer. • Outline view − This lets you work with outlines established using Word’s standard heading styles. • Draft view − This formats text as it appears on the printed page with a few exceptions. • For example, headers and footers aren't shown. Most people prefer this mode. Document Area
This is the area where you
type. The flashing vertical bar is called the insertion point and it represents the location where text will appear when you type. STATUS BAR This displays the document information as well as the insertion point location. From left to right, this bar contains the total number of pages and words in the document, language, etc. You can configure the status bar by right-clicking anywhere on it and by selecting or deselecting options from the provided list. Dialog Box Launcher
This appears as very small arrow in
the lower-right corner of many groups on the Ribbon. Clicking this button opens a dialog box or task pane that provides more options about the group.