Introduction with MS Word Interface

 MS Word Basic

Ø What is MS Word

Microsoft office word 2010 helps you produce professional-looking documents by providing a comprehensive set of tools for creating and formatting your document in a new interface rich review, commenting, and comparison capabilities help you quickly gather and manage feedback from colleagues. Advanced data integration ensures that documents stay connected to important sources of business information.

MS Word Interface

1.  Symbol

2. Cover Page

3. Numbering Library

4. Equation

5. Current List

6. Bullet Library

7. Border

Buttons to manipulate the window – minimize, maximize, close window

2.      Title Bar-the name of the documents, extension (.docx) and the name of the program

3.     -Some tools are hidden, they have the arrow next to open an additional option (in the picture: opened Bullet Library)

Tools that are grayed out can not currently perform (in the Picture: change list level)

-         Tools with dots head to another sequence of commands (in the image: Define New Bullet…)

-         Tab Names and Toolbars together are called ribbon

5.      Desktop- paper, here you type, insert the object etc.

6.      Insertion point, where is the flashing cursor

7.       Bars for horizontal and vertical navigation (sliders)

-         Double-arrow up/down switches to one-page view more / less

8.      Status Bar

-         Displays information about the current position of the insertion point on the desktop and the condition of some special functions of Microsoft work

9. Rulers – horizontal and vertical ruler above and left of the Desktop

- the white area indicates the area of writing, the gray area represents the margin