Word 2000

The Word Window

Word is the word processing application included in the Microsoft Office 2000 suite. Besides Word processing, Word allows you to perform many tasks in a typical office environment.

Shown below is the Microsoft Word default window. When Word is launched, a new blank document, or default window, opens in Print Layout view. Although window elements are fully explained in our Windows class, here is a brief explanation of the Word window.

Title bar

Displays the document name followed by a program name

Menu bar

Contains a list of options to manage and customize documents

Standard toolbar

Contains shortcut buttons for the most popular demands

Formatting toolbar

Contains buttons used for formatting text

Ruler

Used to set margins, indents, and tabs

Insertion Point

The location where the next character appears

End-of-document marker

Indicates the end of the document

Scroll bars

Used to view parts of the document

Status bar

Displays position of the insertion point and working mode buttons

Office Assistant

Links to the Microsoft Office Help feature