 Creation of word documents requires using a word processor.

 A word processor is a computer program used to create and print text documents
that might otherwise be prepared on a typewriter.

 Microsoft Word is the word processing component of the Microsoft Office Suite. It
is used primarily to enter, edit, format, save, retrieve and print documents.

 Before you get started with Microsoft Word (commonly referred to as MS Word),
you will need to locate and open it from the computer. It may be on your desktop,
task bar or Start Menu.

 The key advantage of a word processor is its ability to make changes easily, such
as correcting spelling, adding, deleting, formatting and relocating text.

 Once created, the document can be printed quickly and accurately saved for later
modifications.
 Note that MS Word is a separate software that needs to be installed on your
computer. It does not come with the WINDOWS operating system.

 Once installed, you can start the program from the desktop, task bar, search
button, or the Start menu.

 The icon for MS Word is shown:

 Note that the icon may look different from the one shown depending on the version
of MS Office product you have.
 Once MS Word loads, a screen similar to what’s shown below appears. Here, you
can choose to open a Blank document or choose to work with a TEMPLATE.
 The next thing to do
especially when its your
first time to use WORD is
to understand the USER
interface.

 While different versions

of MS Word have
different appearances,
they all have most of the
same features. If you
know what to call it, you
should be able to find it in
other versions.
 This tab can be used to perform the following:

 Create NEW document.

 OPEN existing document.

 SAVE a document

 SAVE AS allows you to save a doc using other

formats
 It is also located at the top of the screen, on the left corner just above the File
Tab. It is the place for the most frequently used commands.

 You can customize this Toolbar by clicking the little arrow that displays some
more commands such as “New” which refers to opening a new document,
“Open” which implies displaying a document that we have saved on our
computer, “Undo” reverse the previous action or “Redo” do the action again,
and “Save” to save the current document.
 The title bar is located at the center and top of the document window and
shows the name of the document.

 When we save our document, we replace the “Document1” title with a

personalized one.

 On the far right side of the Title bar, there are three more buttons known as
window controls. They allow us to perform three commands i.e., minimize,
maximize, and close the document or file.
 The Ribbon contains organized commands in three layers. Tabs: These are the
horizontal menus at the top of the Ribbon and contain groups of related
commands, i.e., File, Home, Insert, Design, Layout, References, Mailings,
Review, View, and Help are examples of ribbon tabs. Groups: These are the
organized related commands displaying below each tab. The name of each group
appears below the group on the Ribbon. For example, group of commands
related to paragraph or group of commands related to the font, etc. Commands:
Commands appear within each group as mentioned above.
 Microsoft Word has two rulers – one is the horizontal ruler and the second is a
vertical ruler. The horizontal ruler seems just under the Ribbon. It is used to set
the size of the margins and tab stops position of the document. The vertical ruler
appears on the left side of the document window and is used to measure the
vertical position of elements on the page.