Microsoft word is word processing software. It is widely used and commercial software designed by Microsoft Company. Sometimes we call, MS Word, Word, and winword also.
This software was released in 1983 by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brody.
MS word software is available on Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Android, and Apple iOS operating systems and run by the Linux operating system using the name WINE.
Microsoft word is used for creating professional documents, letters, reports, and resume, etc. with the help of special tools like text editing, font formatting, image support, advance page layout, tables, header & footers, and mail merge, etc.
Extension of Microsoft Word
In the earlier version, Microsoft word used .doc file extension, but in the new version, Microsoft word use .docx file extension.
MS Word is a digital word processing application used by students, teachers, IT professionals, companies, etc., and around the world.
Here I have explained the five most important features in Microsoft word.
Five most important features in Microsoft word
MS Word contains predefined documents are called template. In this document, all the text styles, graphics, outline, table, and colors, etc are by default.
In earlier, version MS word used menu options, but the new version MS word 2007 use tab and ribbons.
A commonly used tab in MS Word is File, Home, Insert, Design, Page layout, Reference, Mailing, Review, and View
In Word ribbon contain many commands and command group.
In MS word home tab contains all the basic command for text formatting like font style, paragraphs, bullets, indent, alignment, font size, etc.
In Microsoft Word, the insert tab is used for inserting something in the document.
Such as a table, pictures, smart art, shapes, symbols, hyperlinks, etc.
The page layout tab is used for page setup or page setting in the MS word document. This tab contains many options like page margins, orientation, page size, page break, paragraph, etc.