you might not like it, but this is what peak UX design for word processing looks like

@jollysea still better than much of the modern web

@sa2tms there are some clues here: https://www.howtogeek.com/723648/did-you-know-microsoft-made-a-kids-word-processor-in-the-1990s/

first row: text-editing, insert images (clipart, but also a tool to draw your own or change clipart), sounds (not sure why you needed those in a text editor), adding borders/background, spelling, undo, cut&paste, special feature (password, rebus), dictionary, printing