Term | Definition |
word processing | software is used to create and edit text documents |
edit | change or rewrite your document to improve it |
proofread | check to make sure the document makes sense and there are no errors in spelling,grammar,or punctuation |
cut | select and remove it |
copy | duplicate,text in a document so that it appears exactly the same in another part of your document |
paste | place it in a new location |
format | refers to the way text looks and the way it is arranged on a page |
font | the shape of the letters,numbers,and other characters |
orientation | describes the direction of the page or the paper you will print on |
alignment | descibes whether the text is lined up on the left,right,center,and across |
bulleted list | inserts dots called bullets before each item |
numbered list | inserts a number before item |
margin | the space around the sides,top,and botttom of the paper. |
default | a setting that the computer autpmatically selects unless you cahnge it |
indent | determines the distance of a paragraph from either the left or right margin |
quotation | the exact words that someone else wrote or said |
header | shows information at the top of each page |
footer | shows information at bottom of each page |
citation | a method to provide information about a source used or quoted for a research paper |
title page | is a separate page at he beginning of a report or research paper. |
desktop publishing | allow you to use text,graphics,phodtographs,and other features |
wordArt | a feature in Microsoft word that allows you to create |
table | a grid of rows and columns that organizes complex intoramtation so that it is easy to find and understand |
column | information that is arranged vertically up and down in the table |
row | the information tha is arranged horizontally form left to right |
cell | where a column and a row cross |
tab | a set distance for moving the isertion point |
symbol | specialzed character or pucture |