• Customize the Quick Access Toolbar in any convenient way.

To Add Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar: 1. Click the arrow to the right of the Quick Access toolbar. 2. Select the command you wish to add from the drop-down list. It will appear in the Quick Access toolbar.

1.5. The Ribbon

The Ribbon is the panel at the top portion of the document. It has seven tabs: Home, Insert, Page Layout, References, Mailings, Review, and View that contain many new and existing features of Word. Each tab is divided into groups. The groups are logical collections of features designed to perform functions that you will utilize in developing or editing your Word document. Commonly used features are displayed on the Ribbon, to view additional features within each group, click on the arrow at the bottom right of each group.

Each of the tabs contains the following tools:

Home: Clipboard, Fonts, Paragraph, Styles, and Editing. Insert: Pages, Tables, Illustrations, Links, Header & Footer, Text, and Symbols Page Layout: Themes, Page Setup, Page Background, Paragraph, Arrange References: Table of Contents, Footnote, Citation & Bibliography, Captions, Index, and Table of Authorities Mailings: Create, Start Mail Merge, Write & Insert Fields, Preview Results, Finish Review: Proofing, Comments, Tracking, Changes, Compare, Protect View: Document Views, Show/Hide, Zoom, Window, Macros

• Try to Minimize and Maximize the Ribbon:

1. Right-click anywhere in the main menu toolbar.

2. Select Minimize the Ribbon in the menu that appears.

3. This will toggle the Ribbon on and off.

1.6. The Status Bar

The Status bar appears at the very bottom of your window and provides such information as the current page and the number of words in your document. You can change what displays on the Status bar by right-clicking on the Status bar and selecting the options you want from the Customize Status Bar menu. You click a menu item to select it. You click it again to deselect it. A check mark next to an item means it is selected.

1.7. The Ruler

The Ruler is found below the Ribbon.

You can use the ruler to change the format of your document quickly.

• If your ruler is not visible, follow the steps listed here:

1. Click the "View" tab to choose it.

2. Click the check box next to Ruler in the "Show/Hide" group.

2. Working with Text

2.1. Understanding Document Views

In Word 2007, you can display your document in one of five views: Draft, Web Layout, Print Layout, Full Screen Reading, or Online Layout.

1. Print Layout:  This is a view of the document as it would appear when printed.  It includes all tables, text, graphics, and images.

2. Full Screen Reading:  This is a full view length view of a document.  Good for viewing two pages at a time.

3. Web Layout:  This is a view of the document as it would appear in a web browser.

4. Outline:  This is an outline form of the document in the form of bullets.

5. Draft:  This view does not display pictures or layouts, just text.

• View this document in different forms.

To view a document in different forms, click the document views shortcuts at the bottom of the screen

or:

1. Click the View Tab on the Ribbon

2. Click on the appropriate document view.