The document describes the main components of the Microsoft Word user interface. It includes the title bar showing the application and document name, menus for commands, and toolbars with buttons for common formatting and file operations like saving, printing, fonts, paragraphs, drawing objects and zooming. It also mentions the ruler for setting tabs and margins and the scroll bars for moving around the document view.

1. Identifies the current
application program;
shows the filename of the
current document.
Control
Menu
Minimize
Button
Restore
Button Close/Exit
Button
Maximize
Button
Name of the current
application program
Filename of the
current document

2. Contains lists of all the
Word commands.
Type a
Question
for
HelpClose
Document
Window

3. Contains buttons to activate
frequently used commands
such as saving and opening
files, printing and creating
new files, etc.
Creates a New DocumentOpens a Saved DocumentSaves a Document
Permission (unresticted access
to documents on the Internet)
Creates E-mailPrints an active DocumentPrint PreviewSpelling and GrammarResearchCutCopyPastePaintbrushUndoRedoInsert a HyperlinkTables & BordersInsert TableInsert Microsoft Excel WorksheetColumnsShow/Hide Drawing ToolbarDocument MapShow/Hide Paragraph SymbolZoom
Microsoft Word HelpReadToolbar Options

4. Contains buttons to activate
common font and
paragraph formatting
commands.
Styles and FormattingStyle Font Font SizeBoldItalicsUnderlineLeft AlignCenterRight AlignJustifyLine SpcacingNumberingBulletsDecrease IndentIncrease IndentOutside BorderHighlightFont ColorToolbar Options

5. Adjusts margins, tabs, and
column widths.

6. Contains tab-stop
alignment styles.

7. Shifts text vertically and
horizontally on the screen
so you can see different
parts of the document.

8. Switch the document
between five different
views: normal view, web
layout view, print layout
view, outline view and
reading layout view.

9. Contains buttons for
drawing objects, images or
pictures.
Draw ButtonSelect ObjectsCustomized Shapes/
Predefined Shapes
LineLine w/ Arrow HeadRectangleOvalText BoxWord ArtInserting Diagram or
Organizational Chart
Insert ClipartInsert PictureFill ColorLine ColorFont ColorLine StyleDash Style
Arrow StyleShadow Style3-D StyleToolbar Options

10. Provides information
regarding the location of
the insertion point.

11. Helps you complete other
tasks, for example:
determining the content of
the clipboard, etc.

12. The blank space in
the left margin area
of the document
window.