MICROSOFT WORD
Microsoft Office (or simply Office) is a family of server software, and services developed by Microsoft. It
was first announced by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, in Las Vegas. The first version of Office contained
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint
Each of the applications in Microsoft Office serves as specific knowledge or office domain such as:
1. Microsoft Word: Helps users in creating text documents.
2. Microsoft Excel: Creates simple to complex data/numerical spreadsheets.
3. Microsoft PowerPoint: Stand-alone application for creating professional multimedia presentations.
4. Microsoft Access: Database management application.
5. Microsoft Publisher: Introductory application for creating and publishing marketing materials.
6. Microsoft OneNote: Alternate to a paper notebook, it enables a user to neatly organize their notes.
Important Features of Ms-Word Ms-Word not only supports word processing features but also DTP
features. Some of the important features of Ms-Word are listed below:
i) Using word you can create the document and edit them later, as and when required, by adding more
text, modifying the existing text, deleting/moving some part of it.
ii) Changing the size of the margins can reformat complete document or part of text.
iii) Font size and type of fonts can also be changed. Page numbers and Header and Footer can be
included.
iv) Spelling can be checked and correction can be made automatically in the entire document. Word
count and other statistics can be generated.
v) Text can be formatted in columnar style as we see in the newspaper. Text boxes can be made.
vi) Tables can be made and included in the text.
vii) Word also allows the user to mix the graphical pictures with the text. Graphical pictures can either
be created in word itself or can be imported from outside like from Clip Art Gallery.
viii) Word also has the facility of macros. Macros can be either attached to some function/special keys or
to a tool bar or to a menu.
ix) It also provides online help of any option.
Definition: MS Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft Used to make professional-quality
documents, letters, reports, etC.
File Extension: the file extension for a Microsoft Word file is “.doc
Uses: ● Writing letters, essays, documents ● For a thesis or used by authors ● Creating and updating
resumes ● Comprises of simple tools which can be easily used by both, teachers and students in the
field of education
A new document in MS Word is a blank page where one can add text, images, etc
MS Excel tables can be inserted in a Word doc
It has a feature where grammatical errors are detected and can be corrected
Statistical analysis and division of data is complex
A formula can be written manually but automatic calculations cannot be done
Advanced formatting features like WordArt, etc. are available
Easy and properly formatted print outs can be taken for an MS Word document
