2. WORD PROCESSOR
• Is a device or
software that can
compose,edit,format
and print documents.
•It is used to create
various kinds of
paperwork , legal
documents, forms
etc.
3. TYPEWRITER
It can create documents by
imprinting letters as they
were typed on the keyboard.
It later evolved onto the
electric typewriter and then
finally with the spread of the
personal computer, word
processing was made through
software applications.
4. MS WORD
•Was released on October
25, 1983, under the name
Multi-Tool Word under the
name for Xenix systems
•XENIX is a discontinued
operating system licensed
by Microsoft
•In 1990, when windows 3.0
was released, MS word
became huge success
5. Clippit
Word 97 introduced the assistant
Clippit. which was an animated paper
clip that provides help to users.
Word followed the same format up
to the release of Word 2002 which
came the windows XP.
Microsoft office 2003 was the
first release that bundled MS word
with other MS office applications.
Word 2002
Microsoft Office 2003
6. MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007
first introduced the ribbon in MS
Word’s interface.
MS WORD 2010
further improved the interface and
brought back the File tab which was
replaced by the Windows logo in the
2007 versions.
Word 2007
Word 2010
7. MS Word 2013 & 2016
share the same look and icons except for the
green title bar found in 2016.
Word 2013
Word 2016
8. MS Word 2019 (latest version)
released on September 24, 2018.
The windows versions runs only in Windows 10.
9. MS WORD BACKSTAGE VIEW
The backstage view
started in MS office
2010.
It can be triggered by
clicking the File tab.
The backstage refers
to the screen that
totally hides the view
of the editable
documents in MS
Word.
11. MS WORD BACKSTAGE VIEW
Info
Tab
Protect Document housed the security
options available in the program.
12. MS WORD RIBBON INTERFACE
FILE - Shows the backstage view and displays general program option such as
save,open,print,share etc.
HOME – Contains most of the formatting option such as font, formats,
paragraph formats, styles, etc.
INSERT – Contains button to add different objects in the document such as
pictures, textboxes, comments, tables, etc.
13. MS WORD RIBBON INTERFACE
DESIGN – Contains general document format options, page background options,
etc.
PAGE LAYOUT – Contains Page Setup options such as Margins, Orientation, Page
Size, and other object arrangement options.
REFERENCES – Contains features related to technical writing such as Caption,
Cross Reference, Citations, Bibliography.
14. MS WORD RIBBON INTERFACE
MAILINGS – A tab mostly dedicated for the Mail Merge feature
REVIEW – Contains the Spelling & Grammar Check, Thesaurus, Track Changes
option, etc.
VIEW – Contains options for different views and zoom options
16. STARTING A DOCUMENT
• When MS word launches the
backstage view defaults of the NEW
TAB present the templates for new
document
• BLANK DOCUMENT option is selected
to start a document from scratch
• The keyboard shortcut is CTRL + N
17. SEARCH FIELD
To find a document type
like a
newsletter,business
card,labels etc.
18. KEYBOARD AND ITS ACTIONS
KEYBOARD ACTION
PAGE UP Move the cursor one page up
PAGE DOWN Move the cursor one page down
HOME Move the cursor to the beginning of
the line
END Move the cursor to the end of the line
LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys Navigate the document one letter at a
time(left, right)
UP and DOWN arrow keys Navigate the document one line at a
time (up,down)
19. STATUS BAR
STATUS
BAR
Located at the bottom right
of the MS WORD window,
shows the current progress
of a certain executed
action in the program
20. QUICK FORMATTING
•Pop ups near the end
of the last character
highlighted
•The pop up can be
used to
bold,italicize,enlarge,
or change the style
of the fonts.
Editor's Notes
It is used to create various kinds of paperwork,legal documents, forms etc.
It later evolved onto the electric typewriter and then finally with the spread of the personal computer, word processing was made through software applications.
Xenix – it was not very successful then because Microsoft was not leading the software market during that time.
In 1990, when windows 3.0 was released, MS word became huge success
Clippit - which was an animated paper clip that provides help to users.
It can be triggered by clicking the File tab. The backstage refers to the screen that totally hides the view of the editable documents in MS Word.
1. The backstage view has default tabs found on the left pane which corresponds to frequent actions in the program like open,save, save as, Print, Close etc.
Info tab – contains buttons such as protect document, check for issues, and manage versions.
Protect document - such as mark as final which will save the document and add a warning to the user that the document has been marked as final.
Encrypt with password - which will prompt a password for the user before opening the file;
Restrict editing which allows the file owner to customize the permissions that other users will have when opening the file.