At the beginning of their development of the basic elements of working with a computer, many beginners are faced with the concept of "word processor". It must be said right away that this is a very important point, since knowledge and application of its functions is necessary for each user, without exception.
It should also be noted that the power of modern PCs allows you to realize a huge number of different features, many of which are not needed by the average user, however, everyone needs to know the most basic of them. This is part of basic computer literacy.
In fact, a word processor is a computer version of a typewriter, since the idea that created it was based on the desire to provide users with typing capabilities. However, the development of computer technology has allowed not only to implement a simple typing, but also to edit it, prepare for printing, save, etc.
In combination with the most popular shell program, which Windows has long remained, the Microsoft Word word processor is supplied. Therefore, the study of the basic possibilities for working with text should be carried out with him. You can start Word by double-clicking on its icon on the desktop or from the Start menu, All Programs. The main actions with documents include: creating or opening, simple editing and formatting, saving and closing a document.
In order to carry out the basic actions, they start the Word word processor and pay attention to its main action panel, located at the top. The program interface is very user friendly, each option has a simple understandable name, in most cases revealing its essence.
The main actions for opening, closing and saving a project are collected in the File menu. There you can set the parameters of the pages of the document, see how it will look on print and, in fact, print the document itself. By default, the results of work in the program are saved in the extension “.doc” (in new versions starting from 2007, “.docx”). However, if desired, you can choose other available formats, for example, very versatile - ".rtf".
Using a word processor, quite often you have to modify the contents of the document. The main editing and formatting functions are located in the "insert" and "format" menus. There you can choose the type and color of the font used, determine the size of line spacing, paragraph indents, text alignment, etc. If necessary, you can set the page or section break, which is very useful because it allows you to save the structure of the document when making adjustments.
The word processor is easy to configure, so the program window can be easily customized to your taste. For example, if you often use graphical objects, you can display the "Drawing" toolbar to facilitate access to these specific functions. You can select the necessary elements in the tab “View”, “Toolbars”, where those that are already located in the main window of the program are marked with a tick.
For greater efficiency, you will need to learn more keyboard shortcuts for Word. In case of difficulties, the "Help" menu will answer the basic questions.