WHAT IS MICROSOFT WORD?
If you need to create a document, you will probably consider the option of Microsoft Word. This tool is useful for quickly and easily creating a wide variety of professional documents. Furthermore, it is one of the most popular tools available today.
Microsoft Word can be used to produce many types of documents because of its many features and tools.
In theory, Microsoft Word is a word processor, which means it's an application you use to "process" – format, manipulate, save, print, share – a text-based document.
Microsoft Word is arguably the most popular word processor on the planet. That's because it's part of Microsoft's Office Suite, which is installed on a billion devices worldwide. For both beginners and advanced users, Word remains the world's best word processor. Its intuitive features allow you to quickly create visually appealing and effective documents.
Microsoft Word also includes features such as spell check, grammar check, text formatting and fonts, HTML support, image support, advanced page layout, and more. Microsoft Word can check your grammar and spelling, as well as the complexity of your writing. Word uses language tests such as the Flesch Reading Ease test, which calculates a score on a 100-point scale. The higher the number, the easier the text is to understand.
A bit of history
To review the history of Microsoft Word, we have to go back many years, to when Word 1.0 for Windows was released in 1989. This was one of the first word processors to offer a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface.
This combination of ease of use and robust features makes it the go-to word processor for both homes and offices today. It's now also available for Mac, as well as a web-based version through an Office 365 subscription.
The many uses of Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word offers a wide range of possibilities for creating personal and professional documents, going far beyond simply writing text from scratch. For example, you can use professionally designed templates to enhance the appearance of your documents. With these templates, you can create reports, proposals, newsletters, brochures, catalogs, flyers, CVs, business cards, invoices, receipts, product packaging, labels, invitations, gift cards, and much more.
Microsoft Word is compatible with many other programs, the most common being the other components of the Office suite.
Microsoft Word has evolved over the years with online subscriptions offering access on multiple devices, as well as a free, cloud-based version. Because of this, it remains the go-to tool for producing important documents: it's reliable, customizable, and has many built-in features.
