What are the basic parts of MS Word Environment?

Answer 1

1. The Title bar gives the name of the document and the program being used

2. On the right side of the Title bar are three buttons.

a. The Minimize button makes the window disappear from the screen without closing

the program. You can bring the window back by clicking on its button on the Task

bar at the bottom of the screen.

b. The Reduce/Maximize button makes the window smaller or takes it back to full size.

c. The Close button closes the document or program.

3. The Menu bar offers dropdown menus for things you do in Microsoft Word.

4. The Toolbars display icons that perform specific tasks when clicked. Often the toolbar icon performs the task without offering any options.

5. The Rulers display the tabs, indents, margins and give the user a visual guide for alignment.

a. Tabs are set on the ruler by clicking the spot on the ruler where you want to the tab to

start. Different Tab settings can be used to align text, decimals and indents.

b. Indents and margins can be set with the handles.

6. The Document display window is where the current document is visible.

7. The Scroll bars allow the user to move up and down the document in the window.

8. The Status bar shows the location of the cursor, number of pages and includes advanced toolbar options.

9. The Task bar displays buttons for Open programs or documents. Clicking on a button on the taskbar, brings that program into view. The current program button looks indented.