Identifying and Understanding the Microsoft Word Interface

You can choose a command from the menu to add it to the ______________. For other commands, those that don't appear on this menu, you can locate the command button on the Ribbon. Right-click the command button and choose add from the shortcut menu that pops up.

• Status bar

• Quick Access Toolbar

• File

• Title bar

Ribbon

• Designed to eliminate distractions while reading and for making small changes and comments to a document. This tutorial will cover several features of Read Mode.

• Displays a document on separate pages, just as it will appear when printed.

• A computer application that is used to produce documents.

• Designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task. A horizontal bar below the title bar that contains the names of drop-down menus.

A text box that displays a menu of commands to select.

• Ribbon

• Tell me what you want to do feature

• Status bar

• Page View/Zoom

Microsoft Word uses a page tab ribbon system, each has its own set of functions.

• Page tab

• Ruler

• Word processing

• Font

Used to change the size and the way text looks.

• Rulers

• Ribbon

• Font Style/Size

• Page View/Zoom

Microsoft Word Rulers

• Increases and decreases the indent.

• Hides text when you do no want it show.

• Displays size, style and functions on the screen

• Measures the page layout in points, picas, inches, or centimeters.

Provides quick and basic functions for manipulating the window currently visible. The buttons are a series of three.

• Ribbon

• Window controls

• Scroll bar

• Title bar

Where you work on the computer and keying your text in the window.

• Document work area

• Ask Word

• Quick access tool bar

• Page tab

An area at the bottom of the Word window that indicates information about the current document.

• Scroll bar

• Menu bar

• Title bar

• Status bar

Determines the appearance and orientation of the edges of the paragraph.

• Font style and size

• Page alignment

• Title bar

• Tabs