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WORD Vocab
Apps for Academics WORD 2016 Unit Test Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Word Processing | a software used to create, edit . and print text documents, and also has features that make it easy to add graphics to the text. Word processing software can be used to create letters, memos, flyers, essays, reports, books, etc(Microsoft Office Word 2016) |
| Italicize | (Home Tab): makes you text slanted |
| Double Spacing | (Home Tab): one blank line is in between the text lines, changes the spacing of lines to 2.0 |
| New | (File Tab): word command allowing you to create a blank document |
| Print/Print Preview | (File Tab): word command allowing you to produce copies of documents on paper |
| Clipboard | (Home Tab): saves all copied or cut text to be pasted |
| Font Color | (Home Tab): changes the color of your text |
| Superscript | (Home Tab): types very small letters just above the line of text |
| Bold | (Home Tab): makes your text darker |
| Sort (Ascending and Descending) | (Home Tab): arranges the selected text into alphabetical or numerical order |
| Center Alignment | (Home Tab): align your content with the middle of the document |
| Shading | (Home Tab): changes the color behind the selected text, paragraph, or table cell |
| Find | (Home Tab): locates specified text in the document |
| Cover Page | (Insert Tab): inserts a fully formatted cover page |
| Online Pictures | (Insert Tab): finds and inserts pictures from a variety of online sources |
| Hyperlink | (Insert Tab): inserts a link into your document for quick access to web-pages and files |
| Text Box | (Insert Tab): inserts a text box into your document |
| Margins (default size) | (Layout Tab): amount of space at the top, bottom, left, and right sides of your document, with a default size of one inch |
| Portrait | (Layout Tab): a vertical layout; up and down |
| Page Color | (Design Tab): choose a color for the background of the page |
| Thesaurus | (Review Tab): suggests other words with similar meaning to the word you selected |
| Default Font and Font Size | (Home Tab): preset or programmed setting of Calibri 11 |
| Save | (File Tab): word command allowing you to store a document in a storage device (H, C, L, E) |
| Cut | (Home Tab): remove the selection and put it on clipboard so you can paste it somewhere else |
| Copy | (Home Tab): puts a copy of the selection and puts it on the clipboard, ready to be pasted somewhere else |
| Paste | (Home Tab): add content that is on the clipboard to the document |
| Save As | (File Tab): word command allowing you to change the name of a document or storage location |
| Word Art | (Insert Tab): inserts decorative text into the document |
| Open | (File Tab): word command allowing you to retrieve a document previously saved |
| Close | (File Tab): word command allowing you to close out of a document while still remaining on Word |
| Font | (Home Tab): type style of text |
| Change Case | (Home Tab): change the selected text to uppercase, lowercase, or any other common capitalization |
| Subscripts | (Home Tab): types very small letters just below the line of text |
| Bullets | (Home Tab): a symbol used to separate a list |
| Show/Hide | (Home Tab): shows paragraph marks and other hidden formatting symbols such as spaces and tabs |
| Justified | (Home Tab): aligns your content with both the left and right margins |
| Borders | (Home Tab): adds lines around text or pictures |
| Select | (Home Tab): selects all the text in the document |
| Blank Page | (Insert Tab): inserts a blank page anywhere in your document |
| Shapes | (Insert Tab): inserts ready-made shapes, such as circles, squares, and arrows |
| Smart Art | (Insert Tab): inserts a graphic to "visually" communicate information, such as pyramids and cycles |
| Headers | (Insert Tab): inserts information at the top of the document |
| Footers | (Insert Tab): inserts information at the bottom of the document |
| Page Orientation | (Layout Tab): switches between portrait and landscape layouts |
| Columns | (Layout Tab): splits text and documents into two or more columns |
| Envelopes | (Mailings Tab): creates and prints envelopes |
| Undo | (Home Tab): undoes your last action |
| Redo | (Home Tab): redoes your last action |
| Single Spacing | (Home Tab): no blank lines are between your text lines, changes the spacing to 1.0 |
| Underline | (Home Tab): inserts a line underneath your text |
| Word Wrap | (Automatic): in a text document, this feature automatically moves to the next line when the text hits the right margin |
| Increase Font | (Home Tab): makes your text a bit bigger |
| Decrease Font | (Home Tab): makes your text a bit smaller |
| Font Size | (Home Tab): the size of the text |
| Highlight | (Home Tab): makes text pop by highlighting it |
| Strikethrough | (Home Tab): crosses out something by drawing a line through it |
| Numbering | (Home Tab): automatically starts a numbered list |
| Left Alignment | (Home Tab): aligns your content with the left margin |
| Right Alignment | (Home Tab): aligns your content with the right margin |
| Page Borders | (Design Tab): inserts a decorative border around the page |
| Tables | (Insert Tab): a grid of rows and columns that organizes information so it is easy to find and understand |
| Table Rows | (Insert Tab): information in a table that is arranged horizontally |
| Table Columns | (Insert Tab): information in a table that is arranged vertically |
| Table Cells | (Insert Tab): where a column and a row cross |
| Page Break | (Insert Tab): ends the current page and inserts a new page |
| Charts | (Insert Tab): inserts a chart to illustrate and compare data |
| Page Numbers | (Insert Tab): inserts page numbers into a document |
| Symbols | (Insert Tab): inserts symbols that are not on your keyboard, such as the copyright symbol |
| Landscape | (Layout Tab): a horizontal layout; left and right |
| Watermark | (Design Tab): inserts ghosted text behind the document, which is a great way to show that the document requires special treatment without distracting from the content |
| Spelling/Grammar Check | (Review Tab): checks the spelling and grammar of the text in the document |
| Zoom | (View Tab): opens the zoom dialog box to specify the zoom level of the document (shortcut on right corner of screen) |
| Labels | (Mailings Tab): creates and prints labels |