before I get started on my first
document I want to make sure that my
word environment is set up in a way that
allows me to access all the tools and
features I use in my current view the
ribbon is maximized but if you don't see
the ribbon it means your ribbon is
minimized you can minimize and maximize
a ribbon by right-clicking on the ribbon
and selecting or deselecting minimize
the ribbon from the drop down menu now
look closely and you'll see the quick
access toolbar right here if you're not
looking closely you may miss it the
first time and the quick access toolbar
is separate from the ribbon it can be
used to make certain tools more
convenient for you now by default it
only displays the save undo and redo
tools I personally use more than these
three tools so I'm going to add a few
things there's a tiny little arrow that
appears beside the toolbar if I place my
mouse over it a message displays telling
me that I can customize quick access
toolbar by clicking on the arrow I see a
list of tools I can add I want to add
the new and the spelling and grammar'
tools now I don't know about you but I
like to use the ruler because it really
helps me with my formatting just in case
the ruler isn't on when you start your
document I want to show you how to turn
it on if you look to the right side
above your scroll bar you'll see a view
ruler icon simply click on this icon and
your ruler appears above your document
alright everything looks good to me
I'm ready to get to work oh wait there
are a few more things I think are really
nice about Word 2007 in the lower left
corner you will see a word count button
that tells you how many words you've
typed in your document if you click on
the button it'll tell you more detailed
information in the right corner there's
a zoom slider I can use this to zoom in
and out of my document okay now I'm
ready to get started
you