The Toolbar

The Toolbar in WORD is a very easy way to gain direct access to commands without going through the menu items. You can pull up a different toolbar by going under the View menu and choosing the Toolbars... option. If you are unsure of what a toolbar button is, move the mouse cursor on the button: a yellow annotated box will appear giving a brief description of the button command. Below is a summary of the most frequently used toolbars:

The standard toolbar is used for opening a new or existing document, saving, printing, spell checking, cutting, copying and pasting, undoing a command, inserting a table , controlling the size of the document, and getting help .

The formatting toolbar is used for choosing a font style, type, or size. You can bold, italicize, and underline text, as well as define text alignment, create lists (bulleted or numbered), indent, or put a border around a piece of text.

The border toolbar is used for putting a border around a section of a document. Varying thicknesses and types (e.g., dashed, double-line, line) can be chosen. The border may be chosen to enclose the section entirely, or just run along one or two sides of it.

The drawing toolbar lets you draw lines and shapes, as well as create text, color objects, and manipulate pictures within text. Different styles of lines, colors, and drawing tools may be chosen.

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