Introduction
Microsoft Word 2003 is the word processing application in the Microsoft Office Suite. Create professional-looking, formatted text documents with this powerful Word processing software.
The Basics of the Word Window
Let's briefly review the basic parts of the Word 2003 window before we move onto word processing.
Shown below is the Microsoft Word default window. When Word is launched, a new blank document, or default window, opens in Print Layout view. Although window elements are fully explained in our Windows course, here is a brief explanation of the Word window.Title Bar
Displays the document name followed by a program name.
Menu Bar
Contains a list of options to manage and customize documents.
Standard Toolbar
Contains shortcut buttons for the most popular commands.
Formatting Toolbar
Contains buttons used for formatting.
Ruler
Used to set margins, indents, and tabs.
Insertion Point
The location where the next character appears.
End-of-Document Marker
Indicates the end of the document.
Help
Provides quick access to Help topics.
Scroll bars
Used to view parts of the document.
Status Bar
Displays position of the insertion point and working mode buttons.
Task Pane
Provides easy access to commonly used menus, buttons and tools.
View Buttons
Changes the layout view of the document to Normal View, Web Layout View, Reading Layout View, Print Layout View, or Outline View.
Office Assistant
Links to the Microsoft Office Help feature.