Words (Meaning and Explanation)

We explain what Microsoft Word is, what it is for and why it is so useful for writing texts on the PC. Also, functions and features.

Word - Word Processor — Word was created by Microsoft in 1981.

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What is Microsoft Word?

Microsoft Word It is a word processing computer software one of the most used when working with digital documents, which was born by IBM in 1981.

The appearance of computers promoted the development of this word processor that made writing work easier. Word automated and improved the task of writing manuscripts since it made it possible to review what was written as many times as necessary, to edit and reformulate it before the printing stage.

Word is a program chosen by a large number of users because it is a fairly simple processor. It belongs to the Office Package and can be installed on computers with different operating systems.

Microsoft Word Features

Allows the user to write texts monographs, essays or articles, in a simple and orderly manner.
Can be used with almost any operating system and it is one of the most used word processors in the world.
has a desktop version, a web version and a mobile application and tablets.
It uses resources from text and graphics .
Allows you to make documents which can be saved to the computer and printed.
It has different versions as it is updated frequently.
Allows you to interact with other programs from the Office Package such as Excel (in Word you can paste graphics and data from spreadsheets).

Microsoft Word Features

Among the main Word tools are:

Letter format . Allows you to choose between multiple fonts. Using the icons on the toolbar you can adjust the size, bold, underline or italicize any paragraph, sentence, word or character in the text.
Sheet size It allows you to configure the size of the sheet and its layout, whether vertical or horizontal.
Cut and paste text. By right-clicking with the mouse, or using keyboard commands, you can cut or copy a portion of the text and paste it elsewhere in the document.
Images . Allows you to insert images to accompany the text.
Graphics . From the tools menu it is possible to create explanatory tables to demonstrate data or statistics.
Tables. It allows you to create tables to capture information, you can also export a table already made in Microsoft Excel.
Spelling checker. It highlights in red or blue the typing or grammar and syntax errors it detects.
Character counter. Counts the characters or words that the written document has.
Lists. Allows you to make lists and numbering from the vignette option in the tools menu.
Header and footer. Allows you to add at the top or bottom of the document: title, author names or numbering.
Page number. Automatically number the pages of the document.
Paragraph format. It allows you to customize the text format through spacing, line spacing, paragraph marks or indentation functions, which are in the toolbar in the section: paragraph.
Footnotes. Allows you to add additional information or data about some part of the text at the end of the page.
Change control. Record all corrections and changes made to the text.
Print. Allows you to view the document in preview and print it.
Templates. It allows you to use pre-established designs in which only the information is modified. There are templates for envelopes and labels.
Saved. Allows you to save the document in various formats.
Assistant. It has an assistant who resolves any doubts that may arise during the execution of the program.

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How do you access Word on your computer?

Make sure that the Microsoft Word program is installed on the computer.
Double-click the corresponding shortcut icon, which can be found in the Start menu – Microsoft Office or on the Desktop.
Start with writing the document.

What is Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel It is a spreadsheet program developed and launched by Microsoft in 1985, which allows you to perform operations of various types and organize data.

Each Excel spreadsheet is made up of rows and columns divided into cells in which a large amount of information can be captured in a small physical space.

This program is mainly used to: store information (numeric or not); perform operations between information in cells (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division); create charts and graphs; execute statistical, logical, mathematical, engineering, and financial operations; make averages; search for maximum and minimum values; among many others.