Ms-Word: The view buttons

With the View Buttons you can change the way your document is displayed.

The View does not change the way your document appears when you print it. The different Views each have their advantages depending on what you are working on.

1 Print Layout

Print Layout is the default View. In this View, what you see on the screen is similar to the print-out. This View is good when you type text, and it is excellent when you want to position pictures and graphics as well as when you need to adjust page setup and margins. This View is probably the one you will use most often.

2 Full Screen Reading

Full Screen Reading is reminiscent of the Print Layout, but Ribbons and various buttons are hidden, so the
screen space is used to display the document. This is a good View when you need to read a document on the
screen.

3 Web Layout

This View shows how your document would look if you saved it as a Web page. Word can save documents in HTML format, so you can actually create simple Web pages in the program. However, I would recommend that you use a real Web site program for this purpose

4 Outline

This view differs somewhat from the others. To make use of it requires that you use Heading Styles. Outline View can display different levels of headers in your document, and it makes it easy to move around between entire sections and change the heading levels.

If you are writing long reports or manuscripts, Outline View is a great tool when you need to organise your document, but it is not suitable for reading or writing.

5 Draft

Draft View is suitable for writing. If there are pictures and graphics in the document, they are not displayed, which means that this View does not require much of the computer. If your computer is a little weak and you need to read a large document, this may be an option. Otherwise I do not think you need to use this View.

6 Zoom

The Zoom feature is easy to use, but in my opinion it is better to hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard while scrolling up and down with the scroll wheel on your mouse. Of course this requires that you have a mouse with a scroll wheel.