Microsoft word
-word processing application developed by
Microsoft Corporation.
It is used to create documents for your assignments, team
papers, research work, letters, and certificates.
How do we create documents?
create
edit
print
save
File Tab
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 is a convenient resting place for the most frequently
used commands in Word. You can customize this toolbar
based on your comfort.
ribbon
Ribbon contains commands organized in three components −
Tabs − These appear across the top of the Ribbon and contain groups of related
commands.
Home, Insert, and Page Layout are examples of ribbon tabs.
Groups − They organize related commands; each group name appears below the
group on the Ribbon.
For example, a group of commands related to fonts or a 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.
ruler
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.
Help icon
The Help Icon can be used to get word related help anytime
you like. This provides nice tutorial on various subjects related
to word.
Zoom
control
Zoom control lets you zoom in for a closer look at your text.
The zoom control consists of a slider that you can slide left or
right to zoom in or out; you can click the + button to increase
or – button to 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.
Status bar
Provides real-time information about the document, such as
page number, word count, line count, zoom level, and
current view mode.
Document area
Displays the content of your document, including text, images,
tables, and other elements.
Word Backstage View
This option displays information about the opened document.
This option is used to open a new document.
This option is used to open an existing word document.
If an existing document is opened, it will be saved as is, otherwise, it will
display a dialogue box asking for the document name.
Save As
A dialogue box will be displayed asking for document name and
document type, by default it will save in Word 2010 format with the
extension .docx.
