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Desktop Publishing
Computer skills terms that deal with desktop publishing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Located on the keyboard and number keypad and used to move the cursor to a new line. | Enter/Return |
| A backspace key on a Mac computer keyboard that moves the cursor one space to the left, and usually erases the letter or character to the left. Key | Delete Key |
| Key on the keyboard that moves the cursor a predetermined number of spaces; the default is usually 5 spaces; used to indent paragraphs. | Tab Key |
| To select text, leave it where it is, and also place a copy of it in another location. | Copy and Paste |
| To select text and move it to another location; deletes original text. | Cut and Paste |
| Feature that allows you to find a word or series of words in a document and replace it with a different word or series of words. | Search and Replace or Find and Replace |
| Word processing tool that checks the spelling of words in a document with the dictionary spellings. | Spell Check |
| When text is lowered a little lower than the line of text. | Subscript |
| When text is raised a little higher than the line of text. | Superscript |
| A place to find synonyms for a selected word; finds alternate words or phrases. | Thesaurus |
| Located at the bottom of a document, contains information such as page numbers. Allows the user to insert ordered values in a reserved space on the page. | Footer |
| Located at the top of a document, contains information that identifies the contents such as a title. | Header |
| To view a file on the monitor to see how it will look when it is printed | Print Preview |
| Allows you to name or rename the file being stored, and to select the location where it will be stored. | Save As |
| The command to name a file for the first time. | File, Save As |
| A computerized method of writing, editing, saving, and printing text. | Word Processing |
| The paper position where the width is greater than the height. | Landscape |
| The paper position where the length is greater than the width. | Portrait |
| What software would be best for creating a newsletter | Desktop Publishing |
| The function that allows you to delete words in a document and still see what was deleted. | Strike Through |
| To load a file into the computer's memory. | Save |
| Output from a printer that you can touch. | Hard Copy |
| Small pictures or symbols that will open applications or documents when clicked on; may or may not have text. | Icon |
| Output from a computer that you can see or hear, but can not touch. | Soft Copy |