Running a Word Processing Software
These lessons are presented based on Microsoft.Microsoft Office Word 2010
Start → All Programs → Microsoft Office → Microsoft Office Word 2010
(This could be different depending on the operating System)
The graphical user interface of a Microsoft Word 2010 software is shown in figure 6.1
(This could be different depending on the operating System)
The graphical user interface of a Microsoft Word 2010 software is shown in figure 6.1
1.Title Bar - (Figure 6.2) The top most bar on a Microsoft Office 2010 window is the Title Bar. The name of the opened document will appear here. A new document is shown as Document X and ‘X’ is the document number. Window Minimize button, Minimize/Restore button and the Close buttons are located in the top right hand side.
2.Ribbon – Ribbon is a special feature of Word 2010 windows. Features of this (File, Home, Insert etc) are called Tabs. The special feature of the ribbon is that the items are shown as Icons, so their functions are clear. Facilities are there for the users to adjust these tabs according to their wishes. Moreover, ribbon is divided into several classes. (Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Styles, Editing, etc.)
1. Bold
2. Italic
3. Underline
4. Subscript
5. Superscript
6. Font color
7. Alignments
8. Line spacing
9. Shading
10. Border
11. Sort
12. Indentation
13. Numbering
14. Bullets
15. Change case
16. Grow font
17. Font Size
18. Font Name
3.Quick Access Tool Bar (Figure 6.4) - This is always placed above the Ribbon and can be placed below the Ribbon. Quick Access Tool Bar contains quick commands such as opening a new document, saving or opening a document, Zooming, Undo, Redo, etc and this can be adjusted according to the user’s requirements.
4. Dialogue Box launcher Figure 6.5 - Dialogue Box launcher shows additional tools. Dialogue boxes can be opened by clicking the arrow at the right hand side of the group name. Apart from the tools which appear in the Ribbon, Dialogue boxes provide several other useful tools in document preparation.
5. Status Bar (Figure 6.6) - This is at left bottom of Microsoft Word window. This shows the number of pages and words of the document, language used, view buttons, etc. Further, status bar can be used to add slight changes to the document.
6. Scroll Bar - used to go up and down of the document
7. Zoom (Figure 6.7) - Zoom can adjust the size of the pictures on the screen. This does not affect the original document and zooming is performed as per the wish of the user. Zooming is used to check the quality of the document while editing.
To learn the tools which are not explained here,
position the mouse pointer on tool to see the Tool Tip.
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