Microsoft Word
Sometimes called Winword, MS
Word, or Word, Microsoft Word is a word processor published
by Microsoft.
It is one of the office productivity applications included in the Microsoft Office suite.
Originally developed by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie,
it was first released in 1983.
Microsoft Word is available for Microsoft
Windows, Apple macOS, Android,
and Apple iOS.
It can also run on the Linux operating
system using WINE.
- What is
Microsoft Word used for?
- What does
the Microsoft Word editor look like?
- Where do
you find or start Microsoft Word?
- What are
the uses of Microsoft Word?
- How many
lines are there on a page in Microsoft Word?
- What type
of files can Microsoft Word create and use?
- Example of
a Microsoft Word .doc file.
- Why use
Word instead of a plain-text editor?
- Why use
Word instead of a WordPad?
What is Microsoft Word used for?
Microsoft Word allows you to create
professional-quality documents, reports, letters, and résumés. Unlike a plain text editor,
Microsoft Word has features including spell check, grammar check,
text and font formatting, HTML support, image
support, advanced page layout,
and more.
What does the Microsoft Word editor
look like?
Below is an overview of a Microsoft Word 2010
document.
Where do you find or start Microsoft
Word?
If you have Microsoft Word or the entire Microsoft
Office package installed on Microsoft Windows, you can find Microsoft Word in
your Start menu.
Keep in mind that new computers do not include
Microsoft Word. It must be purchased and installed before running it on your
computer. If you do not want (or cannot afford) to purchase Microsoft Word, you
can use a limited version for free at the Microsoft
Office website.
If Microsoft Word is installed on your computer,
but you can't find it in your Start menu, use the following steps to launch
Microsoft Word manually.
1.
Open My Computer.
2.
Click
or select the C: drive. If Microsoft Office is installed on a drive other than
the C: drive, select that drive instead.
3.
Navigate
to the Program Files (x86) folder, then the Microsoft
Office folder.
4.
In
the Microsoft Office folder, if there is a root folder, open
that folder. Then open the OfficeXX folder, where XX is the version of Office
(e.g., Office16 for Microsoft Office 2016). If there is no root folder, look
for and open a folder having "Office" in the name.
5.
Look
for a file named WINWORD.EXE and click or double-click that
file to start the Microsoft Word program.
What are the uses of Microsoft Word?
Microsoft Word is a word processor, and, like other
word processors, it's capable of helping users create a variety of different
types of documents. For example, users can create a résumé, business contract,
instruction document, or a letter to another person. We've included a list of
the top uses of a word processor on our word processor page.
How many lines are there on a page in
Microsoft Word?
By default, there are 29 lines on one page in
Microsoft Word.
What type of files can Microsoft Word
create and use?
Early versions of Microsoft Word primarily created
and used the .doc file extension,
while newer versions of Word create and use the .docx file
extension.
More recent versions of Microsoft Word can create
and open the following types of files:
· .doc, .docm, .docx
· .dot, .dotm, .dotx
· .htm, .html
· .mht, .mhtml
· .odt
· .pdf
· .rtf
· .txt
· .wps
· .xps
· .xml
Example of a Microsoft Word .doc file
You can download an example of a Microsoft Word
.doc document by clicking the Microsoft Word
.doc file link.
Why use Word instead of a plain-text
editor?
Microsoft Word offers many features not found in a
traditional text editor or
a plain-text file.
Reasons to use Microsoft Word instead of a plain-text editor include the
ability to change the formatting (e.g., center), change
the font type,
size, and color, insert pictures, and much more.
Why use Word instead of a WordPad?
A rich-text editor,
like WordPad,
offers many of the same basic features as Microsoft Word. Where Microsoft Word
differs is the ability to do more advanced features. Some of the advanced
features include mail merges, spellchecker, styles, tables, headers & footers, WordArt, columns, margins, and more.


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