1. Parts of Microsoft Word
2007

3. • Microsoft Office Button
The Microsoft Office button is located in the
upper left hand corner of the Microsoft Word
window. The Microsoft Office button is a
replacement for the traditional
"File" menu and provides many
of the same functions, such as
"Save," "Open" and
"Print."

4. • Quick Access Toolbar
• The Quick Access Toolbar is about an
inch to the right of the Microsoft Office
Button. You can open the Quick Access
Toolbar by pressing on the button with a
bar over a downward facing arrow. The
Quick Access Toolbar contains features
that are accessed frequently and also lets
you customize another major component
of Word, the Ribbon.

5. • Ribbon
• The Ribbon is a horizontal visual menu system
across the top of the Microsoft Word
application. The Ribbon has several
tabs, including "Home,"
"Insert" and "Page
Layout" for users to navigate between.
The "Home" tab has the most
commonly used features in Microsoft
Word, such as text formatting and size. The
Ribbon tabs that are visible can be customized
from the Quick Access Toolbar.

6. • Mini-Toolbar
• The Mini-Toolbar is a small context-menu
that appears by the mouse cursor as an
object is selected within the text. The Mini-
Toolbar was created to place common
controls within close proximity of the text.
Common functions, such as color, size and
justification, are in the Mini-Toolbar

7. 1. The Title bar gives the name of the document and
the program being used
2. On the right side of the Title bar are three buttons.
a. The Minimize button makes the window
disappear from the screen without closing
the program. You can bring the window back by
clicking on its button on the Task
bar at the bottom of the screen.
b. The Reduce/Maximize button makes the window
smaller or takes it back to full size.
c. The Close button closes the document or program.
3. The Menu bar offers dropdown menus for things
you do in Microsoft Word.

8. 4. The Toolbars display icons that perform specific
tasks when clicked. Often the toolbar icon performs
the task without offering any options.
5. The Rulers display the tabs, indents, margins and
give the user a visual guide for alignment.
a. Tabs are set on the ruler by clicking the spot on the
ruler where you want to the tab to
start. Different Tab settings can be used to align
text, decimals and indents.
b. Indents and margins can be set with the handles.
6. The Document display window is where the current
document is visible.

9. 7. The Scroll bars allow the user to move up
and down the document in the window.
8. The Status bar shows the location of the
cursor, number of pages and includes
advanced toolbar options.
9. The Task bar displays buttons for Open
programs or documents. Clicking on a button
on the taskbar, brings that program into view.
The current program button looks indented.