Microsoft Word, word-processor software launched in 1983 by the Microsoft Corporation. Software developers Richard Brodie and Charles Simonyi joined the Microsoft team in 1981, and in 1983 they released Multi-Tool Word for computers that ran a version of the UNIX operating system (OS).

Later that year, the program was rewritten to run on personal computers (PCs), such as the IBM PC, under Microsoft’s version of DOS (disk operating system), or MS-DOS, and was renamed Microsoft Word. The product was in direct competition with WordPerfect and WordStar, both of which were introduced for PCs in 1982.

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1. The Microsoft Word Screen
2. • Starting Microsoft Word.
   • The Microsoft Word Opening Screen.
   • To Create a New Blank Document.
   • The Levels of Command Organization.
   • The File Tab Ribbon Tabs Groups.
   • Dialog Box Launcher.

2. Starting to Use Microsoft Word
3. • Using the Default Microsoft Word Document.
   • Saving Microsoft Word.
   • Documents Opening and Closing Documents.
   • Save As.
   • Creating a New, Blank Document Using a Keyboard Shortcut.
   • Closing Microsoft Word.

3. Using Templates to Create Documents
4. • Creating New Documents Using Different Templates.
   • Using Online Templates.

4. Manipulating Text
5. • Selecting Text.
   • Inserting, Deleting, Undo and Redo.
   • Insert and Overtype Mode.
   • Copying Text within a Document.
   • Moving (Cutting) Text within a Document.
   • Folders and Opening Documents.
   • Recently Open Documents.
   • Viewing a Document Where You Left Off.

5. Microsoft Word Text Formatting
6. • What Is Text Formatting?.
   • Font Type.
   • Font Size.
   • Decrease and Increase Font Size Icons.
   • Font Size Keyboard Shortcut.
   • Bold, Italic and Underline Subscript and Superscript Case Changing.
   • Highlighting.
   • Font Color.
   • Copying Text Formatting.
   • Removing Formatting.
   • Using Zoom.
   • Inserting Special Characters and Symbols.

6. Microsoft Word 2016 Paragraph Formatting
7. • Paragraph Marks.
   • Soft Paragraph (Line Break) Marks.
   • Recommended Techniques for Aligning and Indenting Text.
   • Aligning Text.
   • Indenting Paragraphs.
   • Applying Single or Double Line Spacing within Paragraphs.
   • Applying Spacing Above or Below Paragraphs.
   • Using Paragraph Spacing Rather Than Using the Return Key.
   • Applying Bullets to a List.
   • Applying Numbering a List.
   • Modifying Bullet and Numbering Formatting.
   • Removing Bullet or Numbering Formatting.

7. Borders and Shading within Microsoft Word
8. • Using Borders and Shading.
   • Adding a Border Modifying Borders.
   • Adding Shading Modifying Your Shading.
   • Applying Borders to Selected Text.

8. Tabs
9. • Tab Stops.
   • Displaying the Ruler.
   • Setting and Removing Tabs Using the Ruler.
   • Viewing Tab Marks Using the Show/Hide I con.

9. Microsoft Word 2016 Page Formatting
10. • What Is Page Formatting?
    • Page Orientation and Paper Size.
    • Changing the Page Size.
    • Page Margins.
    • Inserting Page Breaks.
    • Deleting Page Breaks.
    • Headers and Footers.
    • Easy Header and Footer Creation.
    • Page Numbering.
    • Header and Footer Fields.
    • Editing Text within a Header or Footer.

10. Word 2016 Views and Document Navigation
11. • Switching between Word Views.
    • Using the Zoom Tool.
    • Navigating Through Documents.

11. Tables Using
12. • Tables.
    • Inserting a Table.
    • Navigating within a Table.
    • Selecting and Editing Text within a Table.
    • Selecting Cells, Rows, Columns or the Entire Table.
    • Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns.
    • Modifying Column Width or Row Height Modifying the Table Width.
    • Modifying Table Styles.
    • Using Illustrations within Microsoft Word.
    • Types of Illustrations That You Can Insert within Word 2016.
    • Inserting Pictures.
    • Inserting Online Pictures.
    • Inserting Shapes.
    • Inserting SmartArt.
    • Inserting a Chart.
    • Modifying the Chart.
    • Type Modifying the Chart Style.
    • Modifying the Chart Data.
    • Inserting a Screenshot.
    • Selecting, Resizing and Deleting Illustrations.
    • Copying or Moving Graphics.

12. Finding and Replacing Text within a Microsoft 2016 Document
13. • Using Find and Replace.
    • Finding Text.
    • Replacing Text.

13. Using Multiple Open Documents
14. • Multitasking With Word 2016.
    • Switching between Open Documents.
    • Tiling or Cascading Documents on Your Screen.
    • Comparing Documents Side By Side.
    • Copying or Moving Selected Items between Documents.

14. Microsoft Word 2016 Mail Merge
15. • What Is Mail Merging?
    • Sta rting the Mail Merge Wizard.

15. Microsoft Proofing and Printing within Word 2016
16. • The Importance of Proofing.
    • Spell Checking a Document.
    • Adding Words to the Built-In Custom Dictionary.
    • Removing a Word from the Spell Checking Dictionary.
    • Printing Options.
    • Selecting a Printer.
    • Selecting What to Print.
    • Setting the Number of Copies to Print.
    • Setting the Pages per Sheet.
    • Previewing and Printing a Document.

16. Advanced Paragraph Formatting In Word
17. • Line Spacing Formatting Options Using the Widow/Orphan Control.
    • Using ‘Keep Lines Together’.
    • Using the ‘Keep With Next’ Option.
    • Using ‘Page Break Before’.
    • Applying and Modifying Multilevel List Formatting.