An introduction to MS Word, its features and its uses, have all been discussed in detail, in this article. Also, a few sample questions based on this MS Office program have been given further below for the reference of candidates preparing for competitive exams.

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What are the five uses of Microsoft Word?

Given below are the basic functions of Microsoft Word:

• Creating text documents.

• Editing and Formatting the existing documents.

• Making a text document interactive with different features and tools.

• Graphical documents, comprising images.

• Used by Authors and Researchers.

• Detect grammatical errors in a text document.

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• What is Word?

• Find and apply a template.

• Create a new document.

• Open a document.

• Save a document.

• Read documents.

• Track changes and insert comments.

• Print your document.

Whether you're on Windows 10 (opens in new tab), Mac, Chrome OS, or Linux, using Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, or any other major browser, you can access a free-to-use version of Microsoft Word. All you need is a Microsoft account and a data connection to access the free version of Word.

What are 10 features of Microsoft Word?

• Changing case.

• Create a custom tab.

• Quick parts.

• Add placeholder text.

• Edit wrap points when wrapping text.

• Convert a list to a table.

• Convert a bulleted list to SmartArt.

• Quick selection methods.