▪▪ Status bar The status bar is located at the bottom of the window and displays in-

formation about the current document, such as the page and word count. On the far
right end of the status bar are the viewing options for switching your document to a
different view, along with a zoom slider to change the magnification of your active
document.
SEE ALSO For a more comprehensive list of ribbon and user interface elements, along with
detailed instructions on how to customize your user interface, including the ribbon and
Quick Access Toolbar, see Chapter 1, “Getting comfortable in Office Professional 2013.”

Modifying your document view

You can modify how Word displays a document on your screen by changing the document
view and zoom level on the View tab.
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Word 2013 has five main document views:

▪▪ Read Mode The new Read Mode is optimized for reading and hides the ribbon and
other elements that aren’t specific to reading a document. Unlike the Full Screen
Reading view in earlier versions of Word, Read Mode allows you to zoom in on
objects, like pictures and charts, and adjust the column layout. This view is also the
default view when you open a document from an Internet source, such as an email
attachment.
SEE ALSO For more information on using Read Mode, see Chapter 6, “Navigating and
reading documents.”

▪▪ Print Layout This is the default view for Word 2013. In this view, your document
looks almost identical to how it will look when it’s printed. All page margins and other
elements of your document are displayed, such as multiple columns, tables, graphics,
headers, and footers.

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