MICROSO
FT
WORD
What does Microsoft Word mean?
• MICROSOFT WORD is a widely
used commercial word processor
designed by Microsoft.
• It was initially launched in 1983
and has since been revised
numerous times.
• Microsoft Word is available for
both Windows and Macintosh
What does Microsoft Word mean?
In 1981, Microsoft hired CHARLES
SIMONYI to develop a word-
processing application. The first
version was released in 1983.
It was not initially popular, owing
to its radically different look
compared to WordPerfect, the
leading word processor at that
Microsoft Word offers several features
to ease document creation and
editing, including:
WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-
get) display: It ensures that everything
displayed on screen appears the same way
when printed or moved to another format or
program.
SPELL CHECK: Word features a built-in
dictionary for spell checking; misspelled
words are marked with a red squiggly
underline. Sometimes, Word auto-corrects
Microsoft Word offers several features
to ease document creation and
editing, including:
TEXT-LEVEL FEATURES such as bold,
underline, italic and strike-through
PAGE-LEVEL FEATURES such as
indentation, paragraphing and justification
EXTERNAL SUPPORT: Word is compatible
with many other programs, the most
common being the other members of the
Office suite.
WHAT IS THE USED OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
• Microsoft is a graphical word
processing program that users can
type with.
• The purpose of the MS Word is to
allow the users to type and save
documents.
• Similar to other word processors, it
has helpful tools to make documents.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
HOME TAB
this is the tab that has almost everything you need
when completing word document. You can change
your font, font size, paragraph orientation, add
bullets, etc.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
INSERT TAB
the insert tab allows users to add table, clip art, or
chart to add document. Anything that is as
additional graphic “insert” will most likely be
found here.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
PAGE LAYOUT
the page layout tab provides options for page
Orientation, size, columns, borders, page color,
etc.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
REFERENCES
add an index or bibliography page here.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
MAILINGS TAB
create address labels and type for envelops.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
REVIEW TAB
review your document before you print it. Check
spell and the thesaurus for help.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
VIEW TAB
view your document at 50 or 150% or in different
layouts.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
THE TITLE BAR
gives the name of the document and the
program being used.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
THE MINIMIZE BUTTON
makes the window disappear from the screen without closing
the program. You can bring the window back by clicking on its
button on the task bar at the bottom of the screen.
THE REDUCE/MAXIMIZE
button makes the window smaller or takes it back to full size.
THE CLOSE BUTON
closes the document or program.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
FILE TAB
Displays Microsoft Office
Backstage view, which
is a centralized space
for all of your file
management tasks such
as opening, saving,
printing, publishing, or
sharing a file.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
QUICK ACCES BAR
Displays buttons to perform frequently used
commands with a single click. Frequently used
commands in Word include Save, Undo, Redo, and
Print. For commands that you use frequently, you
can add additional buttons to the Quick Access
Toolbar.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
THE RULERS
display the tabs, indents, margins and give the
user a visual guide for alignment.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
SCROLL BARS
allow the user to move up and down the
document window.
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF
MICROSOFT WORD?
ZOOM SLIDER
increases or decreases the viewing area
