Welcome to "Learning WordBasic." This part of the Microsoft Word Developer's Kit introduces the tools Word provides for writing and testing macros, the elements of the WordBasic language itself, and techniques useful for various tasks. This chapter provides a brief overview of the WordBasic macro language, some tips on how to approach learning WordBasic, a description of the sample files provided on the Microsoft Word Developer's Kit disk with instructions for loading them, and references to resources for additional information.