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MICROSOFT WORD

Microsoft Word is a popular commercial word processor created by


Microsoft. MS Word is also one of the widely used programs in the suite.
There are many features of MS word. Although many other applications
give it a competition, nothing has defeated it to date. It is available for both
Windows and Apple operating systems. Microsoft Word is in the Microsoft
Office productivity package, although it is also available as a standalone
application. Microsoft Word was first released in 1983 and has seen
various revisions since then. It’s compatible with both Windows and Mac
computers.

Features of MS word helps to make professional write-ups, editing and


formatting the existing documents. It also helps in creating graphical
documents comprising images, and more. Millions of office workers,
students and home users to create, read and edit documents use this
software program. It can also be useful to familiarize yourself with the basic
features and characteristics of the application.

This guide lets users who want to learn Microsoft Word basics but don’t
have much experience with computers or Microsoft software. It will provide
you with a solid foundation in MS Word, allowing you to progress to greater
levels of proficiency.

Basics of Microsoft Word


You may use Microsoft Office Word to create and modify personal and
business documents like letters, reports, invoices, emails, and books.
Documents saved in Word are saved with the.docx extension by default.

Microsoft Word can be used for a variety of tasks:

 Creating business papers with a variety of images, such as photos,


charts, and diagrams.
 Saving and reusing pre-formatted text and elements like cover pages
and sidebars.

 Making letters and letterheads for both personal and professional use


 Creating a variety of documents, including as resumes and invitation
cards.

Producing a variety of letters, ranging from simple office memos to legal


copies and reference documents
List of Microsoft Word Features
Home

This Feature of MS word has options like font colour, font size, font style,
alignment, bullets, line spacing, etc. Additionally, all the basic elements
which one may need to edit their document is available under the Home
option.

Insert

You can enter tables, shapes, images, charts, graphs, header, footer, page
number, etc., in the document. These Features of MS word are available in
the “Insert” category.

Design

You can create or select the template or the design under the Design Tab
in which you want your document to be by using this Features of MS word.
Moreover, choosing an appropriate tab will enhance the appearance of
your document on MS Word.

Page Layout

This Features of MS word under the Page Layout tab comes options like
margins, orientation, columns, lines, indentation, spacing, etc. 

References

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

Review

Spell check, grammar, thesaurus, word count, language, translation,


comments, etc., everything is trackable under the review tab. Additionally, it
benefits those who review their documents in Microsoft Word.
PRACTICAL-2
TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH IN MS
WORD AND FORMATE IT
STEPS:
1. Open ms word and write a
paragraph on cloud computer.
2. Set the heading to be as comic
sans of size 16.
3. Set it’s font as times new roman
and size=14.
4. Set line spacing between in the
paragraph as 1.5 .
5. Set heading as center aligned.
6. Make the paragraph justified.
PRACTICAL-3
TO INSERT A HEADER AND
FOOTER IN MS WORD
STEPS:
1.Open the new or an existing word
document in which you want to insert
header and footer.
2.Go to the insert tab.
3.Click on either header or footer drop-down
menu in the header & footer section.
4.A header or footer drop-down menu will
display on the screen with a list of built in
header on footer options.
5.Select your desired option from the built-
in-list.
6.A design tab with header & footer option
will appear at the top of the document.
7.Type your desired information into the
header or footer sections .
8.Once you type your desired text in the
header section or footer section, click
onclose header and footer under the
design section to remove the dotted
underline.
Now, you can see that the header and footer is
PRACTICAL-4
DESIGN THE TIME TABLE IN MS
WORD
STEPS:
1. Open a blank word document.
2. In the top ribbon press insert.
3. Click on the table button .
4. Either use the diagram to select the
number of columns and rows you
need ,or click insert table and a
dialog box will appear where you can
specify the number of columns and
rows.
5. The blank table will now appear on
the page.
PRACTICAL-5
TO DESIGN A POSTER IN MS WORD
STEPS:
1. Go to insert tab from the “illustration’’
group , click clip art. A clip art pane will open
to the right of the document .
2. Select “organize clips” on the bottom of the
pane.
3. In the menu , double-click “office collection
. Double-click any category that interests you.
5. To insert the clip art , place your cursor
where you would like to insert the clipart in
your document and click the image from the
clip art pane.
PRACTICAL-6
TO INSERT A BULLET AND NUMBERS
IN MS WORD
STEPS:
1.Open the new or an existing word
document .
2.Highlight or select the list of items in
which you want to insert bullet points.
3.Go to the home tab on the ribbon and
click on the bullet drop-down icon
associated with the bullets in the paragraph
section
4.A list of recently used bullets dialog box
will appear on the screen . Select the bullet
point that you want to insert in the bullet
column
PRACTICAL-7
TO ILLUSTRATE THE USE OF
WATERMARK
STEPS:
1. Open Microsoft word and create a new
document or open an existing document.
2. In the menu at the top of the program
window, click the page layout tab.
3. Click the watermark option.
4. In the drop-down window that appears
after clicking the watermark option on the
design tab, select the custom watermark
option in the drop-down window.
5.In the printed watermark window, select
either the picture watermark or text
watermark option.
6. If picture watermark is selected, find the
picture you want to use as a watermark, click
ok.
7.If text watermark is selected, enter the
watermark text, and the font, size, and
colour of the text .click ok to add the custom
text
PRACTICAL-8
TO DESIGN A RESUME IN MS WORD
PRACTICAL-9
TO DESIGN A STUDEND PROFILE FORM IN MS WORD
STUDENT PROFILE FORM
Name –
Course - Shift – H
Enrollment T No –
DOB –
Permanent Address –
Phone Number- Email ID -
FATHER INFORMATION
Name –
Occupation –
Annual Income –
Phone Number- Email ID -

MOTHER INFORMATION
Name –
Occupation –
Annual Income –
Phone Number - Email ID-

STUDENT QUALIFICATION
S NO. BOARD SCHOOL PERCENTAGE
1 Xth
2 XIIth

PRACTICAL-10
To illustrate the concept of Find and Replace
MS Word
STEPS TO FIND
1. Select the find option from the find and replace
option in home tab.
2. Write the word you want to find.
3. By clicking find it, required word will be found.
STEPS TO REPLACE
1. Select the replace option from the find and replace
option in the home tab.
2. Write the word you want to replace and its
replacement.
3. By clicking replace all, the required word will be
replaced.

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