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Fund of Tech CH11-13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Application window | The primary interface between the user and the application. (Mod2-4) |
| Backstage view | Provides quick access to common tasks for managing documents |
| Cursor | Another term for insertion point. (Mod2-11) |
| Document window | The area where you enter new text and data or change existing text and data. (Mod2-10) |
| File | A collection of information saved as a unit. (Mod2-18) |
| File compatibility | The ability to open and work with files without a format conflict. (Mod2-23) |
| File extension | Three or four characters after the filename that identify the type of file. (Mod2-18) |
| Folder | A means for organizing files into manageable groups on a designated storage device. (Mod2-18) |
| I-beam | The shape of the arrow pointer when positioned within the document window. (Mod2-11) |
| Insertion point | A blinking vertical line that indicates the location in the document where the new text and data will be entered. (Mod2-11) |
| Jump List | A collection of links that provides quick access to files and data. (Mod2-19) |
| Minimized | An application that is still running |
| Open | To load a file into an application. (Mod2-18) |
| Path | The route the operating system uses to locate a document. (Mod2-18) |
| Ribbon | The blue banner that stretches across the top of the screen |
| Save | To store a document on a disk or other storage medium. (Mod2-24) |
| ScreenTip | A small window that appears when you position the mouse pointer over the button. (Mod2-5) |
| Scroll | Moving through the document window on the screen without changing the location of the insertion point. (Mod2-11) |
| Shortcut menu | A list of commonly performed commands from the current window.(Mod2-5) |
| Subfolders | Folders within folders. (Mod2-18) |
| Default | Preset options or variables automatically in effect when the document is created. (Mod2-36) |
| Normal.dotm template | A file containing default styles and customizations that determine the structure and page layout of a document. (Mod2-36) |
| Toggle | Alternating between the off and on states by repeating a procedure |
| Word wrap | A feature in Word that automatically wraps text that extends beyond the right margin to the next line. (Mod2-40) |
| Alignment | How the text is positioned between the left and right margins. (Mod2-81) |
| Clipboard | A temporary storage place in your computer's memory. (Mod2-68) |
| Drag-and-drop editing | Using the mouse to drag selected text from the existing location and then dropping the selected text in a new location. (Mod2-68) |
| Edit | To modify or adapt the document and make revisions or corrections. (Mod2-62) |
| First line indent | The first line of each paragraph is indented. (Mod2-87) |
| Font | The design of the typeface in a document. (Mod2-81) |
| Format | To change the appearance of the text or of the whole document. (Mod2-80) |
| Format Painter | Copies and applies font and paragraph formatting. (Mod2-93) |
| Hanging indent | Where the first line of text begins at the left margin |
| Incremental search | As you begin typing the string of characters to search for |
| Indent | Space inserted between the margin and where the line of text appears. (Mod2-87) |
| Landscape orientation | Formats the content of the document with the long edge of the page at the top. (Mod2-90) |
| Manual line break | Inserting a paragraph marker by pressing Enter. (Mod2-81) |
| Manual page break | Forces a page break at a specific location. (Mod2-90) |
| Margins | The blank spaces around the edges of the page. (Mod2-81) |
| Points | The unit of measurement for font size. (Mod2-81) |
| Portrait Orientation | Formats the content of the document with the short edge of the page at the top. (Mod2-90) |
| Select | To identify a block of text you want to edit. (Mod2-62) |
| Soft page break | When you fill a page with text or graphics |
| Wildcard character | A keyboard character used to represent one or more characters in a search. (Mod2-71) |