Question | Answer |
clipboard | an area of memory that temporarily stores cut or copied selections |
copy | duplicate a selection so you can paste it in another position |
i-beam | the shape the mouse pointer takes in an area of text |
insertion point | the blinking vertical bar that signals where any text or nonprinting character you key will appear |
move | cut a selection from one position and paste it in another |
paste | inserts the clipboard contents at the insertion |
presentation | a way of communicating ideas, facts, suggestion, or other information to an audience |
text objects | placeholders, including the dotted lines around them, for entering text on a slide |
blank presentation | option that lets you create a presentation from scratch without help with either content or design |
content template | provides a suggested outline and design for your presentation |
design template | provides a professionally set up design, but no outline or content for a presentation |
HTML | Hypertext Markup Language, the universal language or file format used for displaying Web pages in a browser |
wizard | similar to a template, but creates the type of document you want for a memo, letter, fax, report, or Web page |
alignment | text can be positioned at the left, center, or right of a placeholder |
autocorrect | feature that corrects some words you key incorrectly or adds capitalization when appropriate |
bullets | characters that appear before each item in a list |
custom dictionary | a dictionary to which you can add words you used in your work that are not in the main dictionary |
font style | changes in the shape or weight of characters—bold, italic, or underline |
drawing objects | AutoShapes, curves, lines, WordArt, or other objects that you create that are part of your Word document or presentation |
embedded objects | information from a source application that is saved with your presentation |
linked object | an object in your file that is actually stored in a source file to which the user must have access |
OLE(Object Linking and Embedding) | feature used to share information through linked or embedded objects |
pictures | files other than drawings—bitmap, scanned picture, photo, or clip art |
wordart | a drawing tool that turns words into a graphic image |