Word

[Home] [Word] [Publisher] [Excel] Power Point] Images] Audio] Video ] Microsoft Office Word Microsoft Word is by far the most widely use program in the Microsoft Office family. Microsoft Word has numerous functions that enable users to create professional, creative and interesting documents to get the point across. Microsoft Word first became available in 1997 and was recently updated in 2007. Word 2007 has countless new applications that enable users to update the level of word documents. There are many changes that have been made; one of the most visible is the ribbon. The ribbon provides a user friendly look and is actually user friendly. The ribbon has seven sections which all provide important functions to the users. The sections are titled:


 * Home**: This is the section which provides users with the ability to choose the font and size. Additionally, users have the opportunity to modify paragraphs and alignment of the document they are creating. Most of the applications in the home section go further in depth in the other six sections.
 * Insert**: The insert section is allows the user to insert tables, clip art, header and footer, word art, symbols, charts and many other complicated illustrations and text.
 * Page Layout**: Users have the opportunity to change the page setup (orientation, size, and column), page background, themes and paragraph orientation.
 * Reference**: The reference section allows users to insert a table of content, footnotes, citation and bibliography, captions, a numerous references in the document.
 * Mailings**: The mailings section is not very widely used by most word users. From this section users (generally clerical workers) have the option of starting a mail merge, creating envelopes and labels and send documents to numerous recipients at a time.
 * Review**: This section is quite possibly one of the most import sections in word. This is the sections is where proofreading is available to the writer. Additionally, editors can write comments and make changes to the document and the writer can accept and decline the changes.
 * View**: The view section simply give users the option of seeing the word document in many different ways.



 Microsoft Office has designed many training tools aiding users in getting a more in depth understanding of the various applications. Click on the link below to complete the training on Microsoft Word: [] []

Click below for examples of a word doument used to promote school activities: [|Word.docx] [|Word.pdf]