Word document introduced to the world in 1983 as Multi-Tool Word. It started with 2003 version and continuously revised to improvise its features for more flexibility in its usability. Latest versions of the Word document are 2007 and 2008 and they offer advanced features.
A Word document is replete with many advanced attributes that benefit a user in any type of work process. The document supports printing facility. Earlier when Word was introduced, it did not have password-protected ability. In the latest version, the Word document is equipped with a password-protected ability that protects the document from any kind of alternation or modification without the correct password. You can save the document in many formats including .rtf, .doc and .txt. One can insert images, graphics, clip-art, chart, shape and size to the text. You can also use header and footnotes. With headers, you can customize the document as per your requirement. Footnotes provide a reader with additional information. For example, if a user wants to prepare a presentation or a project to support his point he can use the graphs and charts. One can also insert data to the graphs that help in illustrating the point with lucidity. A person can customize them as per the requirement. You can also make headers and personalize your text. With footnotes, a user can have access to the additional information. A person can also check the grammatical errors. With autocorrect options, you can create perfect documents with no grammatical error. The Word document has the ability for spelling check and grammatical errors. You can also edit the text. There is a feature of inserting comments to the text. You can also track changes made in the document. One can even compare two versions of the document. A person can also give spaces to sentences and words with the feature of paragraph settings. With conversion ability, you can convert the Word to any other application. A person can also convert any other application to Word document as well. For instance, a user can
convert PDF to Word.
It is advantageous to use this computer application in any type of work. Teachers, students, home users and various corporations benefit from the advantageous features of the Word document.
