On the left of the Status bar, you will notice indicators showing which page you are on, how many pages there are in your document, and a running word count. There is also a spell check indicator, to show when the spell checker is active.

On the right, you have the same zoom slider that you saw in PowerPoint. To the left of the slider are the View Buttons.The five small View buttons on the Status Bar are the View Buttons They are, in order:

1. Print Layout View. This view will show you what the actual printed piece of paper will look like, with margins and the edge of the paper. It is also best for doing special formatting, such as with tables and images.
2. Full Screen Reading View. This view expands the viewing area to include the whole screen, making everything except the Task bar and a small toolbar at the top of the screen disappear.
3. Web Layout View This view is for making web pages with MS Word. However, I would recommend you use Mozilla or another program for that purpose; MS Word is not the best web page editor. In fact, it can be a terrible web page editor. We will not be studying this feature in this class.
4. Outline View. We will not be studying this feature in this class.
5. Draft View. This used to be called "Normal" view. This provides a view of the text only, without showing margins or the edge of the paper. This view gives you the best arrangement to look at the text if you have a very small screen. In the past, when everyone's screen were smaller, this was the most-used view, therefore the old name "Normal" view. It is not good for viewing the format of the paper, however, and some features--such as tables and images--cannot be changed very much in this view. Most people won't use this because screens are so large today. However, if you have a notebook computer with a 12" or 13" screen, this view might still be useful for you.