- Main elements of the word window
- Menu bar
- Standard toolbar
- Tool icon selector bar
- Tools icons
- Scrollbars
- Document view and status bar
- Work area
- Help and search area
- References
It often happens that an everyday program like Word is a complete stranger to most users. It is true that, in all the years of its history, it has undergone countless changes.
The latest versions incorporate many options of different kinds, although, in essence, the functionalities are the same. The main elements of the word window are:
1-A Menu Bar
2-Standard toolbar
3-Tool icon selector bar
4-Tool icons
5-Scroll bars
6-Document View and Status Bar
7-Work Area
8-Help and search area
Each one is described below.
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Main elements of the word window
Menu bar
It is the access point to the program's options and tools. It has a conventional shape and is where we can locate all the material. They are arranged in a grouped and orderly manner through drop-down menus.
Standard toolbar
It is a toolbar that stands out from the rest. In it we can find the most used options such as: open file, save a file, cut, copy, paste, print.
We also find the help button, zoom or the icons that activate or deactivate the toolbars. We also have the side bars or the multimedia gallery.
Tool icon selector bar
This bar is used to select the groups of tool icons that we want to show. Over the years, many of them have been incorporated.
In turn, the authors have been forced to put a selector so that the user can select the icon of the tool more comfortably. We can highlight: format, design, document elements, tables, graphics, revision.
Tools icons
This bar shows all the tool icons depending on the selected group. All of them have a brief legend that describes their function, which appears to us when we position ourselves on an icon and wait 2 seconds.
The most characteristic and that we have all used at some time, are the format icons where we can select the font to use. In it we can enlarge it, put color, italicize, center the text, insert an image, etc.
Scrollbars
We have vertical and horizontal scroll bars, here we can navigate through the document from top to bottom and from left to right.
Furthermore, in this area we can easily paginate the document and even access a selector. This is where we can move quickly or search and replace text in the document in different ways.
For example: by modifications, by comments, by sections, by fields, by graphics, by tables, by titles, by notes, etc.
Document view and status bar
Here we can change the layout of the document view at the bottom left using different views: Draft, Outline, Layout, Print, Notepad, and Full Screen.
All of them useful at some point in our work with Word. Regarding the status, it will give us a quick overview of the number of document pages, words and the status of the spelling.
Work area
Here we can write our document, in addition, in it we will access a number of considerable options.
If we click our right mouse button and select a block of text or a phrase with it, we will see the options.
Help and search area
In this Area we can introduce any search pattern. The program will show us the result directly or using a side panel where the search results will be displayed.
References
- Technology Area (2014). Elements of the Word 2017 window, from areatecnologia.com. Website: areatecnologia.com
- Verito (2014). Elements of the Word 2017 window, from slideshare.net. Website: slideshare.net
- Site Google (2014). Description of each of its parts of the Site Google Word 2017 window. Website: sites.google
- WordPress (2013). Main elements of microsoft word 2017, by teescribodelcorazon. Website: teescribodelcorazon.wordpress
- Junta de Extremadura (2016). Basic elements of Microsoft Office Word 2016-2017, from the Ministry of Education and Employment. Website: emtic.educarex.es