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2011-2012 Vocab 5
vocab 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Insert/typeover key | A toggle key; insert is default. Use by moving insertion point to where you want to insert text. Insert new text is inserted. Typeover replaces original text. |
| Autocorrect | Feature that detects and correct some typing, spelling, and capitalization errors automatically. Can be undone by hovering over change and selecting undo option. |
| Clipboard | Home/clipboard. Storage place for material that is cut or copied. |
| Undo/Redo | Undo reverses last action. Redo undoes last undo. Located on quick access toolbar or use CTRL + Z |
| CTRL +A | Keyboard shortcut to select the entire document. |
| Selecting a paragraph | Triple click anywhere within the paragraph. |
| Help | An online user's manual on how to use your software. In Office, click the ? icon in top right section of window. |
| Keep on top/not on top icon | A button (looks like a push pin) in the help window that allows you to keep the help window on top of your document. |
| Screen tip | Pop-up description that gives the purpose of buttons on the ribbon. |
| Margin | Blank space at top, bottom, and sides of document; microsoft default is 1 inch top, bottom, and sides. Page layout/Page setup/Margins |
| Line Spacing | Feature used to change the amount of white space left between lines of text. ☺Home/Paragraph/Line Spacing |
| Font | A combination of ☺typeface - the look of the font; Examples are Segoe UI, Tahoma, Verdana, and Arial ☺point size - the size of the font; roughly 1/72 inch ☺attributes - Ex. bold or italic |
| Serif/sans serif | ☺Serif refers to small turns that often finish the strokes of letters in a typeface; EX - Times New Roman ☺Sans serif has no serifs; EX Arial |
| Hyphenation | Page Layout/Page Setup/Hyphenation Feature that automatically divides (hyphenates) words that would normally wrap to the next line; creates more even right margin. |
| Horizontal Alignment | Home/Paragraph/Select alignment type ☺Left alignment starts text at the left margin. ☺Right alignment starts text at the right margin. ☺Center alignment centers text between the left and right margins. ☺Justify alignment - even left and right margins |
| Tabs | View Ruler Home/Paragraph/dialog box launcher/Tabs (bottom left) ☺MO default is left tab every 1/2 in. Used to indent text & arrange text in columns. |
| Text Wrapping Break | SHIFT + enter ☺Removes extra space after paragraphs ☺Used in letters when typing addresses with MO default settings |
| Interoffice Memo | Written messages used by employees within an organization to communicate with one another |
| Memo heading | Labels are all caps Use tabs to align names, date, subject TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: |
| Reference initials | Your initials when you are typing correspondence for someone else ☺SS below body ☺lowercase ☺no space or punctuation |
| Autocorrect box | ☺When you type reference initials, first initial automatically capitalized ☺ Place insertion point on the initial until the auto correct box appears & select Undo automatic capitalization |
| Interoffice memo spacing | ☺2 inch top margin ☺ 1 inch side and bottom margin |
| Interoffice memo margins | ☺2 inch top margin ☺ 1 inch side and bottom margin |
| Attachment notation | ☺ At left margin, SS below reference initials (or lat line) of body if no initials ☺ Used when another document is attached to the memo |
| Enclosure notation | ☺ At left margin, SS below reference initials (or lat line) of body if no initials ☺ Used when another document is sent with the memo but not attached to the memo |