Term | Definition |
word processing | software used to create and edit documents |
edit | change or rewrite your document to improve it |
proofread | you check to make sure the documents make sense |
cut | you select to remove something |
copy | duplicate something |
paste | to place something |
synonym | words that have similar meanings |
format | refers to the way text looks and the way it is arranged on a page |
font | the shape of letters |
orientation | describes the direction of the page or the paper ypu will print on |
alignment | describes the way the text is lined up |
bulleted list | uses dots for each item presents info. in no specific order |
numbered list | inserts a number before each item lists info in specific order |
margin | space around the page |
default | a setting that the computer automaticcaly sets to unless you change it |
tab | a set distance for the moving of an insertion point |
indent | determins the distance of a paragraph from either the left or the right of the margin |
quotation | the exact words someone else wrote or said |
header | shows information at the top of each page |
footer | shows information at the bottom of the page |
citation | the detailed information about each source |
title page | seperate page at the biginning of the report |
desktop publishing | allow you to use text and graphics to create newsletters |
wordart | a feature that laets you create eyecatching text |
table | a grid of rows that let you organize complex information |
column | the information that is arranged vertically in the table |
row | information arranged horizontally |
cell | where a column ad row cross |