Word opens with a new blank document ready for editing.
Using the Toolbars Word offers well over a dozen toolbars, each containing a series of buttons designed to perform common related tasks. Letting the cursor linger over an icon on a toolbar provides a descriptive ScreenTip identifying the icon's purpose. The Standard toolbar contains basic file management and editing tools, along with one-button shortcuts for common tasks like inserting tables, columns, or drawings. The Formatting toolbar contains shortcuts for formatting text, aligning paragraphs, bullets and numbering, indentation, borders, and highlighting. Using the Ruler You can control margins, indents, and tabs by clicking and dragging elements of the ruler.