4.0  Word Processing Package

4.6.2 The Standard Toolbar

 

 

The top toolbar, called the Standard Toolbar, contains many familiar Windows tools such as creating a New File, Open a File, Save, Cut, Copy, Paste selected text…

Figure 4.6.1 shows the Standard Toolbar.

 

 

Figure 4.6.1

 

 

You’ll notice a few new ones, such as the Insert Hyperlink and Web Toolbar buttons. These two buttons offer access to the Internet in Case you want to use Word to create web pages.

The table below explains the function and command equivalent of the icons on the toolbar.

 

Icon

Command Equivalent

Function

File – New

Opens a new file.

File – Open

Opens an existing file

File – Save

Saves an active file.

 

Not Applicable

Mails active document

File – Print

Prints an active file

File – Print Preview

Previews how printed page would look like

Tools – Spelling

Check Spelling

Edit – Cut

Moves selected Text

Edit – Copy

Copies selected Text

Edit – Paste

Pastes copied Text

Not Applicable

Format Painter

Edit- Undo

Undoes last actions, sequentially or specific action

Edit- Redo

Redoes undone actions

Insert – Hyperlink

Inserts a hyperlink to another document at a remote location

Table – Draw Table

Displays the Tables and Borders Toolbar

Table – Insert – Table

Inserts table with selected no of rows and columns

Not Applicable

Inserts Microsoft Excel worksheet

Format – Columns

Formats the columns

View – Toolbars – Drawing

Displays the drawing toolbar.

 

Displays a list of headings in the document.

 

 

View – Zoom

Reduces/enlarges magnification.

Not Applicable

Starts Office Assistant.

 

 

 

Perplexed 

To know the function of all the buttons on Standard Toolbar place the mouse pointer on the button, do not click it. In a moment, you will see that Excel displays the name of the button. This helpful feature is called as ToolTip.

 

 

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