NAMES
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MEANINGS
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Title Bar
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Displays the title and name of the current document
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Document Area or Workspace
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The area where to type and edit text. In this area, you will see a flashing vertical line, indicating the insertion point, where the text will appear
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Menu bar
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Displays all menus with each menu consisting of a set of logically grouped commands; E.g., Format menu groups all commands for formatting text
Each of these menu bar items has a drop-down sub-menu
A drop-down sub-menu comprises a list of options, which are displayed when you click on the Menu bar item.
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Task Pane
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Provides shortcuts for performing commonly used commands, such as creating new documents or searching for specific text
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Scroll bars: (horizontal and vertical)
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Enable you to move through a document that cannot fit completely in the workspace
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Status bar
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Displays information about the current document. E.g., the current page number, total number of pages in a document, the line number on which the cursor is positioned and the column number
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The Document window
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Consists of various toolbars:
A toolbar Is a collection of buttons that provide easy access to the options available on the menu bar
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Commonly used toolbars are:
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Standard Toolbar: This toolbar contains buttons for the frequently used actions, such as opening files, saving files, and copying and pasting text
Formatting Toolbar: This toolbar provides various tools that help your format the text in the document area. For example, changing the font size or the style of text
Drawing Toolbar: Consists of various drawing tools - to draw different shapes, arrows, and geometrical figures. You can modify these graphics by adding colours and 3-D effects or by moving the graphics behind or in front of the text. You can also insert preformatted text styles, text boxes, and pictures.
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