Exploring the Interface and Formatting Elements

Welcome to the first chapter of Learn Microsoft Office 2019. This chapter will show you how to create, manipulate, and work with documents using Microsoft Word 2019. You'll learn about the interface layout and the ribbon elements, as well as how to customize the default behavior.

We will look at controlling the font attributes, creating a style to speed up the document formatting process, changing the spacing of paragraphs, and looking at the text alignment options. In addition, you will learn how to use Word 2019 to create, print, and review professional-looking documents.

The following list of topics is covered in this chapter:

• An overview of the interface features
• Creating and opening documents
• Selecting, rearranging, and duplicating text
• Setting the printing options
• Formatting text, styles, and paragraphs

The skills mentioned in this chapter are important for building up your confidence to work on the later chapters of this book.

The various interface features we will talk about span across all of the Microsoft Office suite applications and can be accessed and used using the same method shown for Word 2019.