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BTA Chapter 2
BTA Chapter 2 Test Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Antonym | A word with an opposite meaning |
| Auto Correct | Automatically corrects errors |
| Auto Correct Options | Button that allows you to direct Word how to handle corrections |
| Automatic page break | Automatically inserted when you exceed one page |
| Background repagination | Automatic page break task |
| Backspace | Key used to delete text |
| Bibliographical list | An alphabetized list of sources |
| Click and Type | Used to format and enter text, graphics, and other items |
| Cutting | Removing a selected item from a document |
| Double-space | One blank line between each line of text |
| Drag-and-drop editing | Moving to a new location |
| Endnote | Explanatory note at the end of a document |
| Field | A placeholder for data whose contents can change |
| First Line Indent Marker | Top triangle on the ruler |
| First-line Indent | Procedure to automatically indent the first line of each new paragraph |
| Footer | Text printed at the bottom of each page |
| Footnote | Explanatory note at the bottom of a page |
| Hanging indent | The first line of each entry begins at the left margin |
| Hanging Indent marker | Bottom triangle on the ruler |
| Hard page break | Forced into a document at a specific location |
| Header | Text printed at the top of each page |
| Horizontal Ruler | A ruler that displays along the top edge of the document window |
| Ignore All button | Used to ignore future occurrences of flagged errors |
| Left Indent marker | Used to change the entire left margin |
| Line spacing | The amount of vertical space between lines of text |
| Manual page break | Forced into a document at a specific location |
| Modern Language Association of America | A documentation style used in a wide range of disciplines |
| Note reference marks | Signals that an explanatory note exists |
| Office Clipboard | Temporary storage area |
| Paragraph spacing | The amount of space above and below a paragraph |
| Paste Options button | Menu that allows you to change format of moved text |
| Pasting | Placing an item from the Clipboard into a document |
| Plagiarize | Claiming someone else's work to be your own |
| Proofreading | Looking for errors |
| Replace all button | Button used to replace all occurrences of Find and Replace |
| Research paper | A document you can use to communicate the results of research findings |
| Shortcut keys | Can make typing more efficient because your hands are on the keyboard |
| Soft page break | Automatically inserted when you exceed one page |
| Style | A named group of formatting characteristics |
| Superscript | Raised numbers |
| Synonym | A word with a similar meaning |
| Thesaurus | A book of synonyms |
| Vertical ruler | A ruler that displays along the left edge of the Word window |
| Word Count dialog box | Summing the number of words in a document |
| Works cited | Page that lists author and reference book title |
| Works cited page | A list of sources that are referenced directly in a research paper |
| All capital letters | CTRL+SHIFT+A |
| Bold | CTRL+B |
| Case of letters | SHIFT+F3 |
| Decrease font size | CTRL+SHIFT+< |
| Double-underline | CTRL+SHIFT+D |
| Increase font size | CTRL+SHIFT+> |
| Increase font size 1 point | CTRL+] |
| Italic | CTRL+I |
| Remove character formatting (plain text) | CTRL+SPACEBAR |
| Small uppercase letters | CTRL+SHIFT+K |
| Subscript | CTRL+EQUAL SIGN |
| Superscript | CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN |
| Underline | CTRL+U |
| Underline words, not spaces | CTRL+SHIFT+W |
| 1.5 line spacing | CTRL+5 |
| Add/remove one line above paragraph | CTRL+0 (zero) |
| Center paragraph | CTRL+E |
| Decrease paragraph indent | CTRL+SHIFT+M |
| Double-space lines | CTRL+2 |
| Hanging indent | CTRL+T |
| Increase paragraph indent | CTRL+M |
| Justify paragraph | CTRL+J |
| Left-align paragraph | CTRL+L |
| Remove hanging indent | CTRL+SHIFT+T |
| Remove paragraph formatting | CTRL+Q |
| Right-align paragraph | CTRL+R |
| Single-space lines | CTRL+1 |