Introduce

You may create many different types of documents with Microsoft Word, including letters and resumes. In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Word interface and become familiar with some of its main features, including as the Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, and Backstage view.

How to Start MS Word

Click the start button which is located on the left-hand bottom corner on your Desktop or Laptop,

Click the All Programs button just above the Start button.

Find the group Microsoft Office. If you point at the Microsoft Office group icon, the sub-group will open. If it does not, just click once with your left mouse button.

In the sub-group, one of the icon will be Microsoft Office Word.

The MS Word Interface

When you open Word for the first time, the Start Screen will appear. From here, you'll be able to create a new document, choose a template, and access your recently edited documents. From the Start Screen, locate and select Blank document to access the Word interface.

Interface of MS Word Screen

Features of MS Word

Let's now talk about the attributes or parts of Microsoft Word. With the help of these features, you may create, edit, remove, style, and see the content of your papers, among other sorts of actions.

1. File

There are options linked to files, including New (which creates new documents), Open (opens existing documents), Save (saves documents), Save As (saves documents), History, Print, Share, Export, Info, and so forth.

More Detail For MS Word File Manu Use
2. Home

The five areas that make up the basic Word tab are Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Style, and Editing. The text's color, font, emphasis, bullets, and alignment are all customizable. It also includes cut, paste, and copy features. Selecting the home tab will bring up the following menu:

3. Insert

It is the Third tab on the ribbon or menu bar. You may want to include a few of its items in a Microsoft Word document. As seen in the example below, some of the possibilities accessible are tables, word art, connections, symbols, charts, signature lines, date and time, shapes, header, footer, text boxes, links, boxes, equations, and more.

4. Layout

It is the fourth tab on the ribbon or menu bar. It contains all the parameters you require to precisely arrange the pages of your Microsoft Word document. Its features—which include the capacity to change page orientation and size, apply themes, display line numbers, generate paragraph indentation, and create line breaks—are depicted in the accompanying graphic.

5. References

It is located on the fifth tab in the menu bar or ribbon. Using the references tab, you may add references to a document. At the end of the content, you can create a bibliography. The references are usually maintained in a master list that is utilized for adding references to other publications. Its features include a sleek appearance, a Table of Contents, Footnotes, Citations & Bibliography, Captions, Index, and a Table of Authorities. After selecting the References tab, you will see the following options:

6. Mailings

In the ribbon or menu bar, it is the sixth tab that is shown. This is the least used tab on the menu bar. You may create labels on this website, mail merge them, print them on envelopes, and do a lot more. After selecting "mailing," the following menu items will show up:

7. Review

It is the seventh tab in the ribbon or menu bar. Word count, spell check, language, translation, and commenting features are all included on the review tab. It is effective in swiftly locating and modifying comments. When you choose a review tab, the options listed below will show up:

8. View

It is the eightth tab in the menu bar or ribbon. Using the View tab, you may switch between single and double pages and work with the layout tools. It has the following features, as seen in the image below: full-screen view, zoom, ruler, header and footer, print layout, outline, web layout, task pane, toolbars, and so on.

9. Developer

By choosing the Developers option, you can easily gain access to many of the complex functionality included in Office applications. Among these features are add-in controls, Visual Basic, XML instructions, macros, and document security measures.