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Word Lesson 1
Understanding words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Backstage view | The Save As screen opens in the backstage. You have three options for where to save your work, OneDrive, This PC, or + Add a place. |
| Block style | Format that aligns text along the left margin, including the date, inside address, salutation, body of the letter, closing and signature. |
| Command | A command is an instruction based on an action that you perform in Word by clicking a button or entering information into a command box. |
| Dialog box | Displays additional options or information you can use to execute a command. |
| Dialog box launcher | A small arrow in the lower-right corner of the group |
| Groups | Collections of related word commands |
| I-beam | The insertion point changes to a large "I" which is called I-beam |
| Insertion point | Word inserts the text to the left of the insertion point and uses the programs default for margins and line spacing |
| Menu | A list of options associated with command icons |
| Mixed punctuation | Requires a colon after the salutation and a comma after the closing |
| Nonprinting characters | Symbols for certain formatting commands, such as paragraphs, indents, tabs and spaces |
| Open punctuation | No punctuation after the salutation or the closing |
| Preview | A tool that enables users to visually check your document for errors before printing |
| To send a document to a printer | |
| Quick Access Toolbar | A toolbar that contains commands that users use more often such as save, undo and repeat. |
| Repeat | A command that repeats a users last action |
| Ribbon | Contains multiple commands on seperate tabs |
| Save | A button in the quick access toolbar that saves an existing document |
| Save as | A dialog box that will save a document in a specific format |
| Setting | An option that enables users to set document properties |
| Tabs | 8 areas of activity on the ribbon that contain groups or collections of related words |
| Template | Master document that has predefined page layout, fonts, margins, and styles that is used to create new documents with the same basic formatting. |
| Undo | A command that allows users to cancel or undo their last command or action |
| White space | A space between pages in a document |
| Word wrap | A tool that automatically wraps text to the next line as it reaches the right margin |