Word is a word-processing software comes with Microsoft Office Package.  From Word 2007 version Microsoft removed the Menu and Toolbars with Tabs and Groups.  Default filename of Word version 2007 is document and extension is .docx.

New Features of Word 2007:

Office Button

Tabs, Ribbon and Groups in the place of menus and toolbars

Quick Access Toolbar

Office button and Quick access toolbars contain basic commands necessary for file operations.

Customizing Quick Access Toolbar:

Right click on empty space of tabs–>customize quick access toolbar

(or)

Click on down showing arrow at right side of Quick access toolbar

Ribbon contains groups of different icons for the tab selected.

Show/hide Ribbon:

Right click on ribbon–>Minimize ribbon to hide

Click on empty area of tabs–>minimize ribbon to show

Some Groups contain arrow at lower right corner that opens a dialog box

Moving between Tabs using Keyboard:

Press Alt to activate Tabs with Hot keys

Press the hot key to open the tab with hot keys for groups and commands (or) use arrows to change between tabs

Press Esc to deactivate Hot keys

Creating new File:

Office button–>New (or) alt+f+n

Select blank document–>OK

Opening an existing document:

Office button–>open

Select a folder–>Select word fileàOpen

Saving document:

Office button–>Save/Save As

Select location of folder

Type a file name

Saving Document in other format:

Office button–>Save As

Select the format in File Type list box

Type the file name if you want

Select the location of folder if you want

Show/hide ruler:

view Tab–>show/hide group–>ruler checkbox

Setting up size and margins of page to be printed:

Page layout Tab–>Use buttons in Page Setup group

(or)

Click on right arrow on lower right corner of Page Setup group of Page Layout tab to open Page Setup dialog box

Printing and previewing a document:

Office button–>print

Viewing document using different views:

view tab–>document views group

Changing between documents

view tab–>window group–>switch windows button

Splitting Document

view tab–>window group–>split button

Changing Magnification Level of page:

View Tab–>Zoom Group

(or)

Drag the Zoom slider at lower right corner of Word 2007 window.

(or)

Ctrl+scroll the mouse