using ms word

Standard | Formatting | Drawing | Customize

The Standard toolbar

This entire toolbar could become a floating window by double-clicking on the control bar at the far left end of this toolbar. That gives the following window, which can be placed anywhere on the screen:

This toolbar can be restored to its original position by clicking in the gray bar at the top and dragging it back to the top of the screen. Push the top of the window up to the bottom of the menu bar.

Function of commonly used buttons
	Creates a new blank document based on the default template		Opens or finds a file
	Saves the active file with its current file name, location and file format		Prints the active file - for more print options go to the File menu and select Print
	Print preview - Shows how the document will look when you print it.		Spelling, grammar and writing style checker
	Cut - Removes the selection from the document and places it on the clipboard		Copy - Copies the selected item(s) to the clipboard
	Paste - Places the content of the clipboard at the insertion point		Format painter - Copies the format from a selected object or text and applies to other objects or text
	Undo - Reverses the last command, use pull-down menu to undo several steps		Redo - Reverses the action of the Undo button, use the pull-down menu to redo several steps
	Displays the Tables and Borders toolbar		Insert a table into the document, or make a table of selected text
	Insert an Excel spreadsheet into the Word document		Columns - Changes the number of columns in a document
	Displays or hides the Drawing toolbar		Zoom - Enlarge or reduce the display of the active document

Carefully review the function of each of the buttons above. When you think that you are familiar with each of the buttons take the short quiz below. (The Standard toolbar has been included as a reference)