Microsoft Word

      Is a word processing application included in the Standard Edition of the Microsoft Office suite. Word can be used to write anything from a ''Things to Do'' list to a sophisticated publication that contains a wide range of features in addition to the main text. Word is designed to simplify common word processing tasks.

What Can Word Do?

   Words has many features that make it a very user-friendly and versatile word processor

1.Words makes it faster and easier to work with illustrations and graphics; charts, tables and graphs; captions, headers and footers; and cross references, footnotes, indices, and glossaries.

2.It has functions for correcting spelling and grammar, check readability, search for text and replace it, import and sort data, and perform calculations.

3.It provides templates for many types of documents, such as business letters and web pages.4.It provides an extensive set of features for using the World Wide Web and the Internet.

5.It provides multilingual support by making it easier to create and display documents that contain text in a pan-European language.
6.It supports OLE so you can share information with other Windows applications through linked and embedded objects.
7.It has WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) capability for easy formatting. 

A Sample Word Document

  Below is a sample document created using MS WORD 2000, showing some of the word processor's features and default or standard settings.

 You may create you own Word document using its default settings, which include the following: 8.5 x 11-inch or standard letter size paper, 1-inch top and bottom margins, 1.25-inch left and right margins, single spacing, and font Times New Roman 10 Points.

PARTS OF MICROSOFT WORD

1. Office Button – Click the Office Button to find a drop down menu containing options, such as: open, save, and

print. Also shows previously opened files, which you may choose to “pin” them to make them “permanent”

choices.

2. Ribbon – The Ribbon is the strip of buttons and icons located above the work area in Word 2007. The Ribbon

replaces the menus and toolbar found in earlier versions of Word. Each ribbon contains groups of command

buttons with common purpose. Each ribbon contains 7 tabs.

3. Tab Selector button – You can easily set tab stops by clicking on the desired position on the ruler. This button

allows you to determine which type of tab will be set left aligned , right aligned , center aligned or

decimal tab . Clicking on this button will allow you to change the tab style.

4. Rulers – Gives you an idea of where you are on the page

5. Document – This is what you are typing/what will print out

6. Status Bar – This row can be customized by right-clicking and selecting desired options. Desired options may

include page number/number of total page, word count, insert/overtype mode, caps lock, and zoom slide.

7. Task Bar – Shows open programs.

8. View Shortcuts – These four buttons allow you to change the way you view your document on the screen. From

left to right they are: print layout, full screen reading, web layout and draft. These can be added/removed by right

clicking anywhere on the status bar and checking/unchecking View shortcuts.

9. Zoom Slide – Allows you to increase/decrease the amount of the document you see on the screen.

10. View Ruler Button – Allows you to view/hide the rulers.

11. Screen Split Button – At the top of the vertical scroll bar is a new button. Just below the double arrow is a tiny

button that looks like a minus sign that lets you split your screen in two when double-clicked. Double-clicking it a

second time will split your screen.

12. Scroll Bars – Allows you to view entire workbook by moving it up, down (vertical scroll bar), left or right (horizontal

scroll bar).

13. Right Indent – Slide this triangle to the left of the margin to limit the right side of a paragraph to that point. Move

the triangle to the right of the margin to allow the right side of the paragraph to extend beyond the margin. The

triangle at the margin will keep the right side of the paragraph with the margin.

14. Group – Command buttons with a common purpose are clustered together. Each ribbon contains several groups.

Some groups, but not all, contain a quick launch bar (dialogue box launcher) in the bottom right hand corner.

15. Quick Launch Bar/Dialogue Box Launcher – It is the arrow in the bottom right hand corner of some

groups. When clicked, it will bring up a dialog box where additional options/changes can be entered.

16. Title Bar – Shows name of program and open document. Also contains minimize, maximize and close buttons.

17. Quick Access Toolbar – This customization toolbar allows you to add frequently used commands. Click on the

down arrow at the end of the toolbar to add/remove command buttons – or - right-click on any command button

and choose Add to Quick Access Toolbar.

18. Tab – The ribbon is broken down into 7 tabs. Each tab has a common purpose and consists of several groups. To

select a tab, simply click on it and the appropriate groups will be displayed.

19. First Line Indent – This triangle controls where the first line of a paragraph begins. Moved to the left of the

margin, will allow the first paragraph to be in the left margin. Can be moved to the right of the margin to indent

your paragraph. THIS IS NOT SETTING TABS!

20. Hanging Indent – The opposite of a first line indent. It is often moved to the right of the first line indent, which

allows the remaining lines of a paragraph to be indented according to placement of the triangle.

STANDARD TOOLBARS

Name	Function	Menu Location
New	Creates a new, blank document	FILE | NEW
Open	Displays the Open dialog box so that you can retrieve an existing document	FILE | OPEN
Save	Saves the active document to a specified location	FILE | SAVE
Print	Prints active document	FILE | PRINT
Print Preview	Displays what the document will look like when you print it	FILE | PRINT PREVIEW
Spell Checker	Checks active document for spelling and grammatical errors	TOOLS | SPELLING
Cut	Cuts the selected text and places it on the clipboard	EDIT | CUT
Copy	Copies the selected text and places it on the clipboard	EDIT | COPY
Paste	Pastes the contents of the clipboard to a new location	EDIT | PASTE
Format Painter	Copies the formatting of the selected text to a new text selection
Undo	Undoes the last document change	EDIT | UNDO
Redo	Redoes the last action that was undone	EDIT | REDO
Insert Hyperlink	Creates a hyperlink from the selected text	INSERT | HYPERLINK
Web Toolbar	Shows web toolbar	VIEW | TOOLBAR | WEB
Tables Toolbar	Shows tables toolbar	VIEW | TOOLBAR | TABLES
Insert Table	Inserts a table	TABLE | INSERT TABLE
Insert Excel Worksheet	Inserts an Excel Worksheet
Text Columns	Changes the number of text columns per page	FORMAT | COLUMNS
Drawing	Shows drawing toolbar	VIEW | TOOLBAR | DRAWING
Document Map	Changes the view of the document	VIEW | DOCUMENT MAP
Show/Hide Non-Print Characters	Shows and hides non-print characters (for example the symbol for new paragraph)
View	Magnifies or reduces the document contents by the specified zoom percentage	VIEW | ZOOM
Office Assistant	Help function	HELP

Name	Function	Menu Location
Style	Changes the style of the selected text	FORMAT | FONT
Font	Changes the font for the selected text	FORMAT | FONT
Font Size	Changes the point size of the selected text	FORMAT | FONT
Bold	Makes the selected text bold	FORMAT | FONT
Italic	Makes the selected text italic	FORMAT | FONT
Underline	Underlines the selected text	FORMAT | FONT
Align Left	Aligns the selected text/paragraph(s) left	FORMAT | PARAGRAPH
Center	Centers the selected text/paragraph(s)	FORMAT | PARAGRAPH
Align Right	Aligns the selected text/paragraph(s) right	FORMAT | PARAGRAPH
Justify	Justifies the selected text/paragraph(s)	FORMAT | PARAGRAPH
Numbers	Creates a numbered list or numbers the selected paragraph(s)	FORMAT | BULLETS AND NUMBERING
Bullets	Creates a bulleted list or adds bullets the selected paragraph(s)	FORMAT | BULLETS AND NUMBERING
Decrease Indent	Decreases the indentation of the selected paragraph(s)	FORMAT | PARAGRAPH
Increase Indent	Increases the indentation of the selected paragraph(s)	FORMAT | PARAGRAPH
Borders	Creates a border around the selected text/paragraph(s)	FORMAT | BORDERS AND SHADING
Highlight	Allows you to highlight specified text
Font Color	Allows you to change the color of the text	FORMAT | FONT