Parts of the MSWord Screen

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Overview

This topic describes the parts of the MSWord screen and the names that will be used for these throughout this book.

The MSWord Screen

The following diagram shows the main parts of the basic MSWord screen and the names used to describe those parts in instructions in this book.

Dialogue Box

A dialogue box is a window that opens to provide more options for a particular command. Dialogue boxes sometimes contain tabs that you can click on to provide access to additional commands. The diagram below shows the Bullets and Numbering dialogue box.

Fly-out Menu

A fly-out menu is a menu that opens when you right click on your working page or hover over a command. The diagram below shows the onscreen fly-out menu.

Radio Button

A radio button is used to select an item in a dialogue box. The following diagram shows radio buttons in the Update Table of Contents dialogue box.

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