Question

why ms-word is known as WYSIWYG?

Answer 1

Microsoft Office Word is an essential part of the Microsoft Office Suite. The Microsoft Office Suite's main essential parts are Word, PowerPoint, & Excel. These three packages are included in every version of Office such as Office365, OfficeHome, OfficeStudents etc....

Coming to your question, let's talk about what a WYSIWYG editor is.

So, the full form of WYSIWYG is What You See Is What You Get.

The full form it self suggests that why word is a called a WYSIWYG editor.

This is because in MS Word, what you type and you format is what you will get when you print the document.

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