Getting Familiar with Microsoft Word 2007 for Windows
Microsoft Word is a word processing software package. You can use it to type letters, reports, and other documents. This tutorial teaches Microsoft Word 2007 basics. Although this tutorial was created for the computer novice, because Microsoft Word 2007 is so different from previous versions, of Microsoft Word even experienced users may find it useful.
This
lesson will introduce you to the Word window. You use this window to interact
with Word. To begin this lesson, open Microsoft Word 2007. The Microsoft Word
window appears and your screen looks similar to the one shown here.
Button The Microsoft Office
In the upper-right corner of the Word 2007 window is the Microsoft Office button. When you click the button, a menu appears. You can use the menu to create a new file, open an existing file, save a file, and perform many other tasks.
The Quick Access Toolbar
Next to the Microsoft Office button is the Quick
Access toolbar. The Quick Access toolbar provides you with access to commands
you frequently use. By default Save, Undo, and Redo appear on the Quick Access
toolbar. You can use Save to save your file, Undo to rollback an action you
have taken, and Redo to reapply an action you have rolled back.
The Title Bar
Next to the Quick Access toolbar is the Title bar. The Title bar displays the title of the document on which you are currently working. Word names the first new document you open Document1. As you open additional new documents, Word names them sequentially. When you save your document, you assign the document a new name.
The Ribbon
You use commands to tell Microsoft Word what to do. In
Microsoft Word 2007, you use the Ribbon to issue commands. The Ribbon is
located near the top of the screen, below the Quick Access toolbar. At the top
of the Ribbon are several tabs; clicking a tab displays several related command
groups. Within each group are related command buttons. You click buttons to issue commands or
to access menus and dialog boxes. You may also find a dialog box launcher in
the bottom-right corner of a group. Clicking the dialog box launcher gives you
access to additional commands via a dialog box.
