This document provides an introduction to Microsoft Word. It defines Word as a word processing program used to create, format, save, and print documents. It then describes how to start Word and identifies the main parts of the Word window, including the title bar, quick access toolbar, file tab, ribbon, rulers, zoom control, view buttons, status bar, and dialog box launcher. It explains the functions of these various parts of the Word interface. Finally, it provides a formative assessment question and 3-2-1 strategy for students to reflect on what they have learned.

1. LESSON 3:MICROSOFT
WORD : INTRODUCTION

2. ST. JOHN’S ACADEMY INC.
VISION
By 2025, St. John’s
Academy Inc. is the
leading innovative
Catholic School in
Dinalupihan, Bataan.
MISSION
Devoted to nurture
innovative, globally
competitive student and
servant-leaders in
building humane
communities

3. PHILOSOPHY
St. John’s Academy Inc. believes that every
learner’s unique gifts and blended intelligences
come from God; engages I its discovery,
development, and nurturance towards full
humanity.

4. LEARNING COMPETENCIES :
At the end of the lesson student will be able to:
 Define Microsoft Word;
 Demonstrate how to start with word processing
program;
Label the parts of Microsoft Word;

5. WHAT IS MICROSOFT WORD ?
MS Word is a word
processing program used to
create, format, save and
print letters, reports,
newsletters, manuscripts,
signs certificates and other
documents

6. HOW TO START THE WORD PROCESSING
PROGRAM
1. Click the Start button of Windows Icon.
2. Point to All Programs.
3. Point to Microsoft Office.
4. Click on Microsoft Office Word logo.

7. THE WORD WINDOW

9. Title Bar
The title bar is a component of the Word window. It is
situated at the top and middle of the document window and
displays the program or document’s name.

10. Quick Access Toolbar
This Quick Access Toolbar is also at the top left corner of the
screen, right above the File Tab. It is where the commands
you use most often are kept.. By default, it includes the Save,
Undo, and Redo commands.

11. File Tab
The File tab is replaced in Office button in Word 2007. You
can click it to see the back stage view. This is where you go
to open or save a file, make a new document, print a
document, or do anything else that has to do with files.

12. Ribbon
The Ribbon contains multiple tabs, which you can find near the
top of the MS Word window. The Ribbon contains all of the
commands you will need to perform common tasks in Word. It
has multiple tabs, each with several groups of commands.
Ribbon contains commands organized in three components:
• Tabs
• Groups
• Commands

13. Tabs
These appear across the top of the Ribbon and contain groups
of related commands. Home, Insert, Page Layout are examples
of ribbon tabs.

14. Groups
They organize related commands; each group name appears
below the group on the Ribbon. For example, group of
commands related to fonts or group of commands related to
alignment, etc.

15. Commands
Commands appear within each group as mentioned above.
Some groups also have a small arrow in the bottom-right corner
that you can click for even more options.

16. Rulers
Word has two rulers: one horizontal and one vertical.
The horizontal ruler, which appears just below the Ribbon, is
used to set margins and tab stops. The vertical ruler, which can
be found on the left edge of the Word window, is used to
determine the vertical position of elements on the page.

18. Zoom
The zoom control consists of a slider that you can slide left or
right to zoom in or out; you can increase or decrease the zoom
factor by clicking the + buttons. Zooming in allows you to get a
better look at your text.

20. View Buttons
Word View Buttons gives you a number of ways to change how
your document is shown. Further, this part of the window
allows you to choose and view your document in Read Mode,
Print Layout, or Web Layout. You can use these views for
different tasks, especially if you want to print the document.
Here are the various types of view button:
• Read Mode
• Print Layout View
• Web Layout View

21. Read Mode

22. Print Layout view

23. Web Layout view

24. Status Bar
This Status Bar is a part of the window that displays the
document information as well as the insertion point location.
From left to right, this bar contains the total number of pages
and words in the document, language, etc.
You can configure the status bar by right-clicking anywhere on
it and by selecting or deselecting options from the provided list.

25. Dialog Box Launcher
This Dialog Box Launcher appears as very small arrow in the
lower-right corner of many groups on the Ribbon. Clicking this
button opens a dialog box or task pane that provides more
options about the group.

26. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
What documents we can do using MS
Word?

27. 3-2-1 Strategy :
3 – things I have learned
2 – things I will apply are :
______________, _________________
1 – thing I wish had learned from this
lesson
I wish I had learned ____________.