Components of

a Window
Opening a Program
Follow these to open Microsoft Word from
the Start Menu:

1. Click on to open the

Start menu.
Follow these to open Microsoft Word from
the Start Menu:

2. Click All Programs.

Follow these to open Microsoft Word from
the Start Menu:

3. Search for the Microsoft

Office word and click on it.
Follow these to open Microsoft Word from
the Start Menu:

4. From the list appears, click

on Microsoft Office Word.
Different Areas of a
Window
FILE TAB
In Microsoft Word and other Microsoft Office
products, the File tab is a section on the Office Ribbon
that gives you access to file functions. For example,
from the File tab, you can access
the Open, Save, Close, Properties, and Recent file
options. The image below is of Microsoft Word 2010.
The File tab is the blue button in the upper-left corner.
QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR
It is a collection of shortcuts to the
features, options, commands, or option
groups that you use frequently. By default,
the toolbar is hidden below the ribbon in
Office apps, but you can choose to show it
and move it to display above the ribbon
instead.
RIBBON
It a set of toolbars at the top of the
window in Office programs designed
to help you quickly find the
commands that you need to complete
a task.
TITLE BAR
at the top of a window displays an
application-defined icon and line of text. The
text specifies the name of the application and
indicates the purpose of the window. The title
bar also makes it possible for the user to
move the window using a mouse or other
pointing device.
RULER
a measurement tool found with some
software programs that allow the
program's user to align graphics, text,
tables, or other elements on a page. When
enabled, the horizontal ruler appears at the
top of the document, and the vertical ruler on
the left.
HELP
The help feature within Microsoft Office
applications is usually the fastest and easiest
way to get help. In Windows, access it by
pressing F1 from within the application. In
macOS, if you're in Word, for example, you
can select Word Help from the Help menu.
DIALOG BOX LAUNCHER
• a small icon that appears in a
group. Users click this icon to open
related dialog boxes or task panes
that provide more options that
relate to the group.
STATUS BAR
is the area at the bottom of
the window that contains
Help text and coordinate
information
DOCUMENT AREA
It presents one item from a
document folder in a project.
This item could be a Word
document, pdf, or even a movie
file.
VIEW BUTTONS
are a feature that lets you change how
the presentation or document appears.
The picture shows examples of the
view buttons in Excel, PowerPoint, and
Word in the bottom-right corner of the
program.
ZOOM CONTROL
to get a close-up view of your
file or zoom out to see more of
the page at a reduced size. You
can also save a particular zoom
setting.