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Notes • The Status Bar: The first section of the status bar shows the current page number, the
section number and the total number of pages in the document. The next portion shows
the distance (in inches) from the top edge of the page to the insertion point, followed
by the insertion point’s line and column numbers. The last section displays the current
time and modes. To turn it off choose the Tools >> Options command. Select the View
tab and click the Status bar check box.

• The Style Area: The vertical pane along the left edge of the document window displays
the style name for each paragraph visible in the window. To display or hide the style
area, follow these steps:
Choose View >> Normal (only available in Normal and Outline views).
Choose Tools > > Options.
Choose Window tab, specify width in the Style Area Width box. For example,
enter 0.5".
Click OK button.

Figure 7.3: A Microsoft Word Window

To hide the style area, drag the style area boundary to the left until the
style names disappear.

• The Document Window: One can create, edit, format, and view the document files in
the document window. The blinking vertical bar is called the insertion point. It
indicates where text is to be entered into a document.
• The Scroll Bars: The vertical and horizontal scroll bars, which are a part of the
document window, are used to scroll the document either from top to bottom or
bottom to top and from left to right or right to left respectively. The horizontal scroll

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