

License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright. License Terms: According to Microsoft Trademark & Brand Guidelines, this logo may be used 'in text solely to refer to and/or link to Microsoft's products and services.' Again, your status bar may look different or not even be visible, but here is an explanation of what many icons on the status bar mean. The status bar is at the bottom of the Word window.

Currently selected tab. The Home tab is selected by default when you open Word.The tabs you will most frequently use are the File tab and the Home tab.

Clicking each tab provides a whole new set of options. Tabs. The tabs on the ribbon are a way of organizing the many tools and options Word has.You can customize which commands are available in the quick access toolbar by clicking the arrow to the right of the Redo button. By default, the quick access toolbar has (from left to right) Save, Undo, and Redo. Quick access toolbar. The quick access toolbar shows commonly used commands so that you can execute those commands with one button instead of a couple.
