Insertion point in MS Word 

In this blog we discuss about insertion point in MS Word.

What is insertion point in MS Word?

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.

Using the insertion point to add text:
When a new blank document opens, the insertion point is located in the top-left corner of the page.

Press the spacebar to add spaces after a word or in between text.

Press Enter on your keyboard to move the insertion point to the next paragraph line.

After you've started typing, you can use the mouse to move the insertion point to a specific place in your document. Simply click the location in the text where you want to place it.

Select a text:

·        Place the insertion point next to the text you want to select.

·        Click the mouse, and while holding it down drag your mouse over the text to select it.

·        Release the mouse button. You have selected the text.

·        When you select text or images in Word, a hover toolbar with command shortcuts appears. If the toolbar does not appear at first, try moving the mouse over the selection. A highlighted box will appear over the selected text.

 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.