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Word Processing II
WP II All Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Columns | The vertical arrangement of information |
| Em dash | A symbol that is used to join two related phrases; it is the longest dash you can key |
| Hard/Non-breaking space | a space used between two words or word parts that are not to be separated at the end of the line |
| Special characters | Symbols that cannot be found on a standard keyboard |
| Style | A set of formatting instructions applied to text |
| Style library | a collection of available styles |
| Template | A file that contains page and paragraph formatting and text that you can customize to create a new document similar to, but slightly different from, the original |
| Cell | The intersection of a row and a column filled with text |
| Row | Ahorizontal arrangement of information |
| Sorting | A process of arranging data in a set order |
| Table | An arrangement of data in rows and columns; similar to a spreadsheet |
| Online business forms | Computerized versions of the paper form used in the business world |
| Printed business forms | Paper forms used in the business world |
| Scanned business forms | Paper forms used in the business world that are scanned into electronic form |
| Scanning | A process used to capture images that are saved in graphic format for displaying on a computer |
| Data source file | A collections of information to be merged with a form document; often the data source contains names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc., of customers or clients |
| Form File | The shell document or file used in a merge that contains the standard net to be merged with the data source. |
| Mail merge | Combining a document with information that personalizes it |
| Main Document | The document with information that does not change in a form letter |
| Merge | To combine or unite with something to form a single entity |
| Drawing tools | Features used to create shapes |
| Exporting | Converting data from a computer program into a form suitable for use by a different program |
| Graphics | The art and science of storing, manipulating, and displaying computer data in the form of pictures, diagrams, graphs, or symbols |
| Importing | Transfering data from one location to another in a computer or from one computer to another in a computer network, especially when a change of format is required |
| Joint Photographic Group (JPG) | A graphic file format for encoding high-resolution graphic images as computer files for storage and transmission |
| Watermark | A picture or graphic image that appears faintly behind text in a document |
| Bookmark | An assigned location in a document |
| Index | A list of words and phrases that provides a guide for reference within |
| Macro | A collection of key strokes that are accumulated because they are used together frequently; used to simplify and automate repeated set of commands |
| Password | Assigning a word to a document that prevents others from opening or modifying the file |
| Table of contents | A list that provides a guide to the contents of a document and their locations |
| A message sent electronically | |
| Hyperlink | Underlined and colored text that links you to a different location on your document or to an external location, such as a different Web page |
| Web | An application that makes use of the Internet; the Internet can exist without the Web, but the Web cannot exist without the Internet |