Step 3.1 - Knowing the window of the program

WRITING TEXT

In order to write some simple text with the computer, one can use some programs that are installed with the operating system.
On Windows we find BLOCK NOTES and WORDPAD.

NOTEPAD

Notepad, as the name says, it is a simple sheet of clipboard on which we can simply write some notes and eventually print them.
It has the advantage to take up not much memory space.
WORDPAD
With WordPad besides writing some text, you can modified it, magnifying some fonts, align the text, colouring it, you can make some small changes.

WORD

The word processing program above all is WORD.
By this program (that is part of the Microsoft Office package) whole books can be compiled, complete of images and tables, notes, headings and manage everything in a very easy and automatic way.

THE MOST WIDESPREAD

On explaining the instructions how to use a word processor, I will refer to the program Word (2007 release) simply because it is the most widespread program.
The instructions that are described here (especially these basic ones); they are however common for all the word processing programs.

RUNNING WORD

Let's begin therefore to run the program.
1 - Click on the button “Start”
2 - set the pointer on “All programs”

3 - if it is necessary, scroll the list and click on "Microsoft Office"
4 - click on "Microsoft Office Word 2007”.

WORD DOCUMENT

The window of the program appears,
and an empty Document (blank) automatically appears.
Making a comparison, it is as if a typewriter was placed on the desk (the program Word) and automatically a white sheet is inserted (Document) on it.
A Word Document is not an only sheet, but it can become a whole book of 10, 100, 1000 and more pages.
Then Word is a program (typewriter), and a word Document is the work created by the program Word.

THE TITLE BAR

The program gives a name (a title) to this Document, and it names it document1.
You can see this name up on the TITLE BAR,

where you can find the window control buttons too (minimize, maximize/restore-down and close).

QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR

At the same level of the TITLE BAR, on the left is positioned the QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR .

and the OFFICE BUTTON

that allows accessing the most common commands.

RIBBON BAR

Just below, you can find the RIBBON BAR

where all the commands are situated for working with Word 2007.
Clicking on the single TABS
   - Home
   - Insert
   - Page Layout
   - Reference
   - Mailings
   - Review
   - View,
the RIBBON BAR changes its looks, showing the commands in the form of icons, associated to the current TAB.

DOCUMENT AND SCROLLBAR

In the middle, you find the DOCUMENT (white sheet) in which you can start writing at once.

On the right you find the VERTICAL SCROLLBAR, and when it is necessary, the HORIZONTAL SCROLLBAR is displayed too.
These last bars are used for scrolling the text when the window doesn't allow seeing the whole document in an only screen.

STATUS BAR

A last component, but not for its importance, is the STATUS BAR ,

that is situated at the bottom of the window and in which you can find:
information on the Document,
information related to the commands in use,
and further commands.