| A | B |
| Save | Allows the document to be written on a disk for later retrieval. |
| Save As | Allow the document to be written with a new file name. |
| Open | Retrieves a saved document from a disk. |
| Close | Closes the active document window |
| New | Opens a new document window. |
| Print | Create s a hard copy of the active document window. |
| Save and Send | Allows the document to be saved and sent to another user via e-mail or web |
| Help | Provides tutorials and glossaries to assist the user with topics and functions. |
| Exit | Closes the Word Program |
| Home tab | contains commands for the Clipboard, changing the Font settings, Paragraph settings ,Styles settings, as well as Editing features. |
| Insert tab | contains elements that can be inserted into the document, such as tables, illustrations, headers and footers, symbols, links, and page breaks. |
| Page Layout tab | contains the ribbons for the document’s themes, page setup, page background, and paragraph settings. |
| References tab | contains the ribbons for the Table of Contents, Footnotes, Citations and Bibliographies, Captions, Indexes, and Table of Authorities. |
| Mailings tab | contains ribbons for creating envelopes and labels; as well as Mail Merge commands |
| Review tab | contains ribbons for Spell Check, the Thesaurus, translating documents into other languages, Inserting Comments, and Tracking editing changes. |
| View tab | allows the user to select various document views, show/hide the ruler, gridlines, and navigation page. |
| Add-ins tab | contains any functions that may have been added to the software. |