The Features Of MS Word

Features of MS Word

Now let us read more about the features and components of MS Word.

The image given below shows the different elements and categories which are available in MS Word

File

This tab has uniques functions relating to a file or document created or being created, under this tap, a user can create a new document, open an existing one, save, export, or save a file to different formats like PDF and Even Excel if the document contains tables, print, share online and close the entire application.

In our practicals, we will be using most of these features so you need to take note.

Home

This has options like font color, font size, font style, alignment, bullets, line spacing, etc. All the basic elements which one may need to edit your document are available under the Home option.

Insert

Tables, shapes, images, charts, graphs, header, footer, page number, etc. can all be inserted into the document. They are included in the “Insert” category.

Draw

This feature is not available in the older versions of MS Word, we are only introducing it in this course because a lot of students are reading and versions of the software in use may vary. On this tab, a user can use drawing tools like pens, felt pens, pencils, erasers, and even a drawing canvas to achieve an art piece.

Design

The template or the design in which you want your document to be created can be selected under the Design tab. Choosing an appropriate tab will enhance the appearance of your document.

Page Layout

Under the Page Layout tab comes options like page or paper sizes, margins, orientation, columns, lines, indentation, spacing, etc.

References

This tab is the most useful for those who are creating a thesis or writing books or lengthy documents. Options like citation, footnote, table of contents, caption, bibliography, etc. can be found under this tab.

Review

Spell check, grammar, Thesaurus, word count, language, translation, comments, etc. can all be tracked under the review tab. This acts as an advantage for those who get their documents reviewed on MS Word.

Apart from all the above-mentioned features, the page can be set in different views and layouts, which can be added and optimized using the View tab on the Word document. Margins and scales are also available for the benefit of the users.

When compared with MS PowerPoint, MS Word is more of reading while PPT is more of visual and graphical representation of data.

View

Disregard but the most important tab to the professionals, in a situation where you are working on a document and all of a sudden, a feature like a ruler or navigation pane is missing, the view tab can help you bring it back. In fact, it is one of the tabs that enables a user to customize a smooth interface to enhance efficiency.