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Unit 2 Terms
Keyboarding Definitions and Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alignment | The horizontal positioning of text. |
| Bold | A print enhancement used to make words appear darker than other text and add emphasis. |
| Bullets/Numbering | Used to arrange items in a list beginning with a bullet or number. |
| Cut/Copy/Paste | A feature that allows you to move or copy text from one place to another. |
| Font size | Determines the height of characters in units called points. |
| Font Style | The type of character format that determines the look or style of each character. |
| Font Type | The design and appearance of printed characters. |
| Footers | Text printed at the bottom of the page. |
| Headers | Text printed at the top of the page. |
| Indentations | To move one or more lines inward from the margins. |
| Insertion Mode | An input mode where existing text moves to the right as new text is added. |
| Italics | Text that is slanted to the right. |
| Landscape Orientation | Page orientation in which text prints across the wider part of the page. |
| Line Spacing | The vertical difference between two lines of type. |
| Margins | Blank space between the edge of the paper and printed text. |
| Page Numbering | The method of arranging pages in numerical order. |
| Portrait Orientation | Page orientation where text prints across the narrower part of the page. |
| To make a hard copy of a document. | |
| Reveal/Show Codes | Shows non-printing or formatting characters. |
| Spell Check | Used to check the spelling of a document after keying. |
| Tab Settings | Allows you to line up text at a certain point. |
| Typeover Mode | Replaces existing text with new text as it is keyed. |
| Underline | A feature that underlines text as it is keyed. |