MS Word

• This chapter discusses how to get started with Word 2010
• Starting the Word 2010 application

  1. Click the Start button

  2. Click the All Programs option from the menu

  3. Search for Microsoft Office from the submenu and click it

  4. Search for Microsoft Word 2010 from the submenu and click it
• The basic window you see when you start the Word 2010 application
• The Backstage View was introduced in Word 2010 and acts as the central place for managing documents
• Options in the first column of the Backstage View

  • Save
  • Save As
  • Open
  • Close
  • Info
  • Recent
  • New
  • Print
  • Save & Send
  • Help
  • Options
  • Exit
• Info option in the Backstage View

  Displays information about the opened document, including Compatibility Mode, Permissions, Prepare for Sharing, and Versions
• To exit the Backstage View, click the File tab or press the Esc button
• When you start Word, it displays a new document by default
• Entering text in a Word document


  1. Keep the cursor at the text insertion point and start typing

  2. Press Enter to add a new paragraph

  3. Use the Tab key instead of the spacebar to add more than one space between words
• Word 2010
• In this chapter, we will discuss how to save a document in Word 2010
• If your document is new and it was never saved so far, then with either of the three options, Word will display a dialogue box to let you select a folder, and enter the document name as explained in case of saving new document
• In this chapter, we will discuss how to open a document in Word 2010
• Opening a new document

  1. Click the File tab and select the New option

  2. Double-click on the Blank document; this is the first option in the template list
• You can use a shortcut to open a blank document anytime. Try using the Ctrl + N keys and you will see a new blank document
• You can use the Open Read-Only option if you are willing just to read the file and you have no intention to modify, i.e., edit the file
• In this chapter, we will understand how to close a document in Word 2010
• This will close the document and if you have other documents open, Word displays the last document you used, otherwise, you see a blank Word window
• In this chapter, we will discuss Context Help in Word 2010
• You can communicate with Microsoft using the Help option available under the File tab
• In this chapter, we will discuss how to insert text in Word 2010
• Microsoft Word 2010 disabled the functionality of the Insert key and it does nothing, so you will have to follow-up with the above mentioned procedure to turn-on or turn-off the Insert mode
• In this chapter, we will discuss how to select text in Word 2010
• In this chapter, we will discuss how to delete text in Word 2010
• You can make use of text selection to delete selected parts of the document
• Character immediately to the left of the insertion point

  Deleted
• The black shaded area in the screen shot is called the selection bar. When you bring your cursor in this area, it turns into a rightward-pointing arrow
• You can use the Alt + Tab keys to switch through the different documents and select the desired destination document