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Word Processing
CBA Word Processing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alignment | how the edges of a line, paragraph, object, or table are positioned horizontally and vertically between the margins or on a page |
| Ascending | sort order arranging text or numbers from A to Z, from smallest to larges, or from earliest to latest |
| Automatic Page Break | a feature that automatically generates a new page, allowing text to flow to the new page when space runs out on the previous one; also known as a Soft Page Break |
| Borders | lines around the edge(s) of text, a page, a cell, or a table |
| Bullets and Numbering | a feature in a word processing application that allows the user to create outlines or itemized lists with either icons or numbers |
| Clip Art | a feature that includes pre made illustrations, drawings, opictures, and other graphic that can be inserted into a document |
| Column | one of two or more vertical sections of printed material on a page; usually seperated by margins |
| Copy and Paste | a feature that allows a user to select text or a graphic, duplicate it and placeit in another location within a document |
| Cut and Paste | a feature that allows a user to select text or a graphic, remove it form its current location andplace it in another location within a document |
| Descending | sort order arranging text or numbers from Z to A, largest to smalles, or latest to earlies |
| Desktop Publishing | through the use of a eprsonal computer, combinding text and graphics to produce a high-quality documents, such as newsletters, flyers, brochures, etc. |
| Drag and Drop | a feature that allows a user to select text using a mouse or pointing device, and quickly move (drag) it to a different location |
| Edit | to make changes by adding, deleting, or modifying text, graphics, or other items in a document |
| Find and Replace | a feature that scans a document, searches for occurrences of specific text, symbols or formatting, and allows a user to replace it with new text, symbols or formatting |
| Font | the size,style, and design of text |
| Footer | text appearoing at the bottom of each page, separate from the main body of a text |
| Format | in word processing, to utilize features that enhance the appearance and overall layout of text, graphics,tables within a document |
| Graphics | drawings, pictures, or other illustrations inserted in a document to ethier explain data or enhance the appearance of text on a page |
| Hard Return | a break in a line or paragraph that is forced by the user when the return key is pressed, creating a new paragraph |
| Header | text appearing at the top of each page, separate form the main body of text |
| indent | to move text horizontally away from the left or right margin, setting it apart from surrounding text |
| landscape orientation | a page layout in which documents are printed across the length of a page, making the page wider than it is tall |
| line spacing | the amount of space between lines of text |
| manual page break | a page break the end user forces into a document, creating a new page at a specific location; also known as a hard page break |
| margins | the white space surrounding the content of a page at the top, bottom, left and right sides, defining where a line of text begins and ends |
| print preview | a feature that allows the user to view a document onscreen and make necessary formatting changes prior to printing it |
| point size | the measurement, or size of a font (text); each point is approximately 1/72 of an inch |
| portrait orientation | a page layout in which documents are printed across the width of a page, making the page taller than it is wide |
| shading/fill | the background color of a cell, table, or page |
| sort | to arrange a list aplphabetically (text) or numberically (numbers), in ascending or descending order |
| spell check | a feature used to automatically locate and correct spelling errors |
| tab stop | 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 |
| table | a set of data arranged in a grid of rows and columns |
| template | a feature that includes pre-made documents that allow the user to fill-in-the blanks to create new documents, such as calendars, invoices, reports, resumes, etc.; enhances user's efficiency and creativity |
| thesaurus | a feature that allows the user to view synonyms and antonyms, and automatically replace words for enhanced writing |
| view | a feature that allows the user to view the current page of a document onscreen in different ways -- example: normal view, page layout, web layout, etc. |
| word processing | the use of software application to create, edit format, print and save text-based documents, such as letters, reports, and memos |
| word wrap | also called a soft return; a feature that automatically moves text to the next line when the previous line is full without the user pressing the enter key |
| word/text art | text created as a graphic image |
| wrap text | a feature that allows text to be included with pictures, shapes, or tables without covering or hiding under the image, giving the user control over how the text is positioned |
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