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CT-Word Processing
CRHS: Computer Tech-Word Processing Vocab.
Question | Answer |
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Describes how text is positioned between the left and right margins on a page--left, centered, right, or justified. | Alignment |
A temporary storage area for text and/or graphics that are to be cut or copied and then pasted to another location. | Clipboard |
To duplicate a selection, file, folder, etc., so that you can place it in another position or location. | Copy |
To remove text or graphics from a document, and place it on the clipboard. | Cut |
A setting that is automatically used unless another option is chosen. | Default |
To change an existing document. | Edit |
The general shape and style of a set of characters. | Font |
The shape the mouse pointer takes when it is postioned on text in a document. | I-beam |
To place text or graphics from the clipboard into a document. | Paste |
a page layout in which documents are printed across the width of a page, making the page taller than wide. | Portrait orientation |
a page layout in which documents are printed across the length of a page, making the page wider than tall. | Landscape orientation |
the white space surrounding the content of a page at the top, bottom, left & right sides. | Margins |
the amount of space between lines of text. | Line Spacing |
: text and/or graphics appearing at the top of each page in a document. | Header |
text and/or graphics appearing at the bottom of each page in a document. | Footer |
a break the user forces into a document, creating a new page at a specific location. | Page break |
a formatting feature that allows the user to control where a line of text will be entered and how the text will be aligned; so that when the tab key is pressed, the insertion point will move to that location. | Tab Stop |
a feature that scans a document, searches for occurrences of specific text and allows a user to replace it with new text. | Find and Replace |
the process of checking the spelling of words in a document against a dictionary of known words & offering advice on how to make corrections. | Spell checker |
a feature in word processing software that allows you to quickly find alternative words or synonyms for a word in your document. | Thesaurus |