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Unit 5 Vocab Pt I
Hervey ICT I Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alignment | the arrangement of text and images on a page |
| Bold | the type format in which the letter is made to appear extra thick and dark |
| Bullet | a character or symbol used to itemize lists or emphasize points |
| Clipboard | a temporary storage area that holds text and graphics |
| Copy | to duplicate data or text |
| Crop | the act of “cutting” part of a graphic image |
| Cut | removing text from one location in a document with the intention of inserting it at another |
| Default | a preset condition of the software that the software uses if no other option is selected |
| Delete | to remove an item or value from a document |
| Desktop Publishing | the ability to make the printed word more attractive using the computer and specialized software |
| Enter | key that, when pressed, moves the text insertion point to the start of the next line |
| Font | a print typeface or style of characters displayed on the screen or printed to paper |
| Cursor (I-Beam) | The blinking vertical line that shows where your text/object will be inserted. |
| Handles | the "dots" surrounding a selected object indication that it is in edit mode |
| Format | to put selected text or an entire document into a given form; the form itself |
| Save As | command that stores the document currently in memory to disk under a new name. |
| Font Size | height of a text character measured in points or pixels |
| Spacebar | oblong key at the bottom of of the keyboard which, when pressed adds a space at the text insertion point. |
| Margin | border on the left, top, right, and bottom of a document |
| Insert | to place characters in between existing characters |
| Italics | text format in which characters take on a slanted appearance |
| Underline | text format in which selected text is underlined |
| Tab | key that, when pressed moves the text insertion point to a different place in the current line |
| Word Wrap | Word processing feature in which text is automatically continued from online of text to the next. |