# The &kword; Screen

## Overview

&kword;, like most GUI based programs, divides the screen up into several areas. Each area of the screen is used to perform a group of similar features. When you examine the &kword; screen, it is divided into 5 major areas:

1. The &kde; Titlebar (which remains at the top of all programs run under &kde;).

2. The Menubar.

3. an assortment of Toolbars.

4. the Document Area, including the rulers and scroll bars.

5. and the Statusbar.

The KDE Titlebar.

  The &kde; titlebar surrounds all applications run under &kde;. For more information on the titlebar, please see the &kde; User Guide.

The Menubar

  The menubar provides access to all of &kword;'s functions and options. Each part of the &kword; menubar is detailed in the section entitled: The Basic Menubar.

The Toolbars

  The toolbars provide shortcuts to commonly used functions. &kword; uses 8 toolbars, with similar functions grouped together.

Statusbar

  The statusbar provides important information during the editing of your document. In the lower left corner, &kword; gives you the current page number and the total number of pages. There will be helpful text shown in the statusbar whenever you hold the mouse over a menu item.

  The statusbar can be toggled on and off. See the section on Configure &kword; User Interface.

The Document Area.

  The document area consists of:

  - Horizontal and Vertical Rulers - The rulers can be used to help you layout your document. For more information on rulers, see Using Rulers.

  - Scrollbars - The scrollbars are used to move through a &kword; document quickly. The &kword; scrollbars functions similar to all scrollbars in &kde; or &Windows;.

    The scrollbars can be toggled on and off. See the section on Configure &kword; User Interface.

  - Tab Selector - This is used to select and place tab stops in your document for easy formatting. For more information on tab stops, see the section entitled Using Tab Stops.

  - Document View - This is the area of the screen which is used to enter text. It shows you the current status of your document, and allows you to adjust frames, select text, and cut and paste text.

## Using Rulers

Along the top and left edges of the document area, are a horizontal and a vertical ruler.

These rulers measure from the top left edge of the page.

Each ruler has a bright area surrounded by a dark area. The bright area shows the size and location of the currently selected frame on that page. As you change frames, the bright area changes to reflect the new frame's settings.

The ruler can measure the page in 3 units of measure:

1. Millimeters (mm)

2. Points (pt)

3. Inches (inch)

To change the units of the ruler, place the mouse cursor over one of the rulers (either one), and click with the right button on your mouse.

Select your choice from the sub-menu. You will notice both rulers change to the new unit of measure.

You may also notice two vertical arrows (one pointed up, the other pointed down), on the left side of the bright area of the horizontal ruler. These are used to adjust the margin of a paragraph. For more information, see the section entitled Formatting Paragraphs.

Finally, you may see some black marks, which are not part of the ruler. They may appear as L shaped, a Reverse-L, an Upside-down T, or an Upside-down T with a dot in it. These are location of tab stops. For more information see the section entitled Using Tab Stops.

To quickly format the page layout, you can right mouse click on either ruler. A small sub menu will appear. Simply select Page Layout, and the Page Layout Dialog box will appear.

If you don't want the rulers in your document area, they can be switched off.

Simply select View Show Rulers from the menubar. This will let you toggle the rulers on and off as you desire.