Parts of standard tool bar or menu bar in MS Word

In this we discuss about menu bar in MS Word.

Menu bar:

A menu bar is a thin, horizontal bar containing the labels of menus in an operating system's GUI. It provides the user with a standard place in a window to find the majority of a program's essential functions. These functions include opening and closing files, editing text, and quitting the program.

Standard tool bar parts their work and short cut key:

This toolbar contains buttons to allow you to perform the basic operations such as opening and closing workbooks, moving and printing data.

 

New - Creates a new blank document based on the Normal.dot template.

Open - Displays the (File > Open) dialog box. Save - Saves the active document. Displays the (File > Save As) dialog Box the first time a document is saved.       Permission - (Added in 2003) E-mail - Emails the active workbook or active worksheet. Search - (Removed in 2003). Finds files, Web pages, and Outlook items Based on the search criteria you enter. Print - Prints the active document. Print Preview - Displays the (File > Print Preview) dialog box. Spelling and Grammar - Displays the (Tools > Spelling and Grammar)  Dialog box. Research - (Added in 2003) Cut - Cuts the current selection to the clipboard. Copy - Copies the current selection to the clipboard. Paste - Pastes the entry from the clipboard. Format Painter - Copies the text format (not the line spacing) allowing It is pasted elsewhere. Undo - Undoes the last action you performed. Redo - Redoes the last action you’re performed. Insert Hyperlink - Displays the (Insert > Hyperlink) dialog box. Tables and Borders - (Removed in 2007). Toggles the display of the  Table and Borders toolbar. Insert Table - Inserts a table in the document with the number of Columns and rows you specify. Insert Excel Worksheet - Inserts a new Microsoft Excel worksheet at the Insertion point. Drag to select the number of rows and columns. Columns - Changes the number of columns in a document or a section Of a Document. Drawing - Toggles the display of the Drawing toolbar. Document Map - Displays the document map for the active document. Paragraph Formatting - (Removed in 2007). Toggles the display of all the Non-printing characters. Zoom - Adjusts the size that the document appears on the screen. Microsoft Word Help - Displays the (Help > Microsoft Word Help) dialog Box. Read - (Added in 2003). Displays the Reading Layout view.

 

 

 

 Parts of MS Word

To familiarize Microsoft Word you need to know the basic parts and controls when you open the program.

When Word is launched, a new blank document—or default window—opens in Print Layout view. Although window elements are fully explained in our Windows course, here is a brief explanation of the Word window.

Main basic parts:

·        Title bar

·        Menu bar. Standard toolbar

·        Formatting toolbar

·        Ruler

·        Insertion point

·        End-of-document marker

·        Help

Explanation:

 Here is the explanation of basic parts.

Title bar:

On the Title bar, Microsoft Word displays the name of the document you are currently using. At the top of your screen, you should see name of document. It lies next to the Quick Access Toolbar. It displays the title of the currently open document or application. It is present on almost all windows displayed on your computer. So, if there are several windows across the screen, you can identify each window by looking at the title bar. In many graphical user interfaces, you can also move a window by dragging the title bar.

Menu bar. Standard toolbar:

The Menu bar is directly below the Title bar and it displays the menu. The menu begins with the word File and continues with Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools, Table, Window, and Help. You use the menu to give instructions to the software. A menu bar is a graphical control element which contains drop-down menus. The menu bar's.

Formatting toolbar:

The Formatting Toolbar contains a collection of icon buttons that allows the user to access various formatting menus such as changing the font or the paragraph format. Changes the font of the selected text.

Ruler:

To show the ruler in Word or hide it, first select the “View” tab in the Ribbon. Then check or uncheck the “Ruler” checkbox in the “Show” button group to turn the display of the ruler on and off, if available for your currently selected document view. Checking the checkbox shows the ruler.

Insertion point:

The insertion point is the blinking vertical line in your document. It indicates where you can enter text on the page. You can use the insertion point in a variety of ways: Blank document. When a new blank document opens, the insertion point is located in the top-left corner of the page.

End-of-document marker:

Horizontal line like a short underline at the end of document seen only when is in normal view is called end of document marker is it lets you know where the end of document occur.

Basic info about Microsoft word

In this blog you will get basic info about Ms Word.

What Is Microsoft Word?

That's an application you use to “process”— format, manipulate, save, print, share — a text-based document.

Origins:

In 1981, Microsoft hired Charles Simonyi, the primary developer of Bravo, the first GUI word processor, which was developed at Xerox PARC.

When Word 1.0 for Windows was released in 1989, it was one of the first word processors that offered a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) interface. This combination of ease of use and robust features makes it the go-to word processor in both homes and offices today. It’s now also available for the Mac operating system as well as a web-based version through an Office 365 subscription. Unlike most MS-DOS programs at the time, Microsoft Word was designed to be used with a mouse.

What Is Microsoft Word Used For?

Use it to create many kinds of business and person documents. Here's just a sampling of how to use it.

·        For Business or School

·        For Personal Purposes

For Business or School:

You could design business and school documents from scratch. Or you could get a head start using a professionally designed template.

You create the following:

 

·        Letter

·        Report or paper

·        Proposal

·        Newsletter

·        Brochure

·        Catalogue

·        Poster

·        Flyer

·        Postcard

·        Sign

·        Banner

·        Resume

·        Business card

·        Invoice

·        Receipt

·        Product packaging

·        Mailing label

For Personal Purposes:

There are also many personal uses of MS Word. Such as

·        Invitation

·        Card

·        Gift tag

·        Recipe card

·        Place card

·        Certificates

And much more.