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Editing Terms
Basic Editing Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| proofreaders' marks | symbols that are used to mark changes that need to be made in a document |
| editing | using proofreaders' marks to show exactly how a document should be revised |
| backspace key | erases the characters to the left of the insertion point |
| insert key | activates/deactivates the overtype feature |
| overtype | allows you to key overexisting text |
| delete key | erases characters to the right of the insertion point |
| insert | proofreader symbol meaning to add |
| delete | proofreader symbol meaning to remove |
| transpose | proofreader symbol meaning to change position of |
| clipboard | temporary storage area in your software where selected data is temporarily stored before being copied to another location |
| copy | command that allows you to move selected material to temporary storage so it can later be duplicated in the document |
| paste | command that allows you to remove information from temporary storage and place it in a new area of the document |
| cut | command that removes selected material from the document and places it in temporary storage to be placed in a new area of the document |
| click-shift-click | method for precisely selecting text |
| selecting | highlighting text so that you can change it in some way |
| command that allows you to produce hard copies of documents on paper | |
| Italic | special font attribute in which characters are slanted for emphasis |
| undo | command that reverses the last action taken |
| copy/paste | allows you to duplicate information in a document |
| bold | print enhancement used to make characters appear darker for emphasis |
| save | command that allows you to store data on a hard drive, floppy disk, or cd-rom |
| save as | command which allows you to name a file and set a path for saving |
| alignment | software feature that allows you to change horizontal position of text such as left, center, and right |