Nursing Info UDD 1.-Explore-Window-in-Word-2010
Nursing Info UDD 1.-Explore-Window-in-Word-2010
In this chapter, we will understand how to explore Window in Word 2010. Following is
the basic window which you get when you start the Word application. Let us
understand the various important parts of this window..
File Tab
The File tab replaces the Office button from Word 2007. You can click it to check the
Backstage view. This is where you come when you need to open or save files,
create new documents, print a document, and do other file-related operations.
Ribbon
Tabs − These appear across the top of the Ribbon and contain groups of
related commands. Home, Insert, Page Layout are examples of ribbon tabs.
Groups − They organize related commands; each group name appears below
the group on the Ribbon. For example, group of commands related to fonts or
group of commands related to alignment, etc.
Title bar
This lies in the middle and at the top of the window. Title bar shows the program and
document titles.
Rulers
Word has two rulers - a horizontal ruler and a vertical ruler. The horizontal ruler
appears just beneath the Ribbon and is used to set margins and tab stops. The
vertical ruler appears on the left edge of the Word window and is used to gauge the
vertical position of elements on the page.
Help
The Help Icon can be used to get word related help anytime you like. This provides
nice tutorial on various subjects related to word.
Zoom Control
Zoom control lets you zoom in for a closer look at your text. The zoom control
consists of a slider that you can slide left or right to zoom in or out; you can click the
+ buttons to increase or decrease the zoom factor.
View Buttons
The group of five buttons located to the left of the Zoom control, near the bottom of
the screen, lets you switch through the Word's various document views.
Print Layout view − This displays pages exactly as they will appear when
printed.
Full Screen Reading view − This gives a full screen view of the document.
Web Layout view − This shows how a document appears when viewed by a
Web browser, such as Internet Explorer.
Outline view − This lets you work with outlines established using Word’s
standard heading styles.
Draft view − This formats text as it appears on the printed page with a few
exceptions. For example, headers and footers aren't shown. Most people
prefer this mode.
Document Area
This is the area where you type. The flashing vertical bar is called the insertion point
and it represents the location where text will appear when you type.
Status Bar
This displays the document information as well as the insertion point location. From
left to right, this bar contains the total number of pages and words in the document,
language, etc.
You can configure the status bar by right-clicking anywhere on it and by selecting or
deselecting options from the provided list.