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.