Question | Answer |
Alignment | the way multiple lines of text line up along the left, right, or both margins |
Bullets and Numbering | A word processing feature used to arrange items in a list with each item beginning with a bullet or number |
Center Align | the alignment of text between both margins, leaving a jagged left and right margin |
Clipboard | the temporary storage location for text or graphics that have been cut or copied |
Copy | the word processing feature that allows text or graphics to be copied to another location within a document |
Cursor | the on-screen blinking character that shows where the next character will appear |
Cut | the word processing feature that removes text or graphics from the current location in a document |
Double Space | When 1 blank line is left between lines of text; striking the Enter key 2 times |
Editing | the process of updating a document to make changes, correct errors and make it visually appealing |
Font | A specific design for a collection of letters, numbers and symbols |
Footer | Allows you to type information below the bottom margin of each page of a document |
Formatting | the way text appears, for example: bold, underline, all caps, with color |
Function Keys | Allow you to quickly access frequently used functions |
Grammar Check | the word processing feature that checks selected words in a document for grammatical errors |
Header | Allows you to type information above the top margin of each page of a document |
Horizontal Centering | When text is centered between the left and right margins, commonly used when creating invitations, announcements title pages |
Justified | the alignment of text along the left and right margin, leaving no jagged edges |
Landscape | the page orientation in which the width of the page is greater than the height |
Left Align | the alignment of text along the left margin, leaving a jagged right margin |
Line Spacing | the spacing between lines of text within a document |
Margins | the blank space at the top, bottom, left and right of a document where you cannot type |
Menu Bar | Provides you with a menu of options to use when creating a document |
Operational Keys | Allow you to operate the computer without a mouse |
Orientation | the direction in which you can print on a page (portrait or landscape) |
Paste | the word processing feature that places text or graphics that have been cut or copied in a new location within a document |
Portrait | the page orientation in which the height of the page is greater than the width |
Quadruple Space | When 3 blank lines are left between lines of text; striking the Enter key 4 times |
Right Align | the alignment of text along the right margin, leaving a jagged left margin |
Scroll Bars | Allows you to scroll throughout a document that is too long to fit on one screen |
Single Space | When no blank lines are left between lines of text; striking the Enter key 1 time |
Spell Check | the word processing feature that checks your document for incorrectly spelled words, similar to an electronic dictionary |
Thesaurus | the word processing feature that allows you to find words with similar meanings (synonyms) for the text within a document |
Title Bar | Displays the filename of a document |
Tool Bars | Provide you with buttons that allow you to access frequently used commands |
Triple Space | When 2 blank lines are left between lines of text; striking the Enter key 3 times |
Vertical Centering | When text is centered between the top and bottom margin, commonly used when creating invitations, announcements and title pages |
Word Processing | Application software that is used to create text documents such as letters, memos and reports |
Word Wrap | the automatic wrapping of text from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line without having to press the Enter key |
Block Style | the paragraph format in which all lines of text are aligned with the left margin |
Hanging Indent | A temporary left margin that indents all lines but the first line of text |
Indented | the paragraph format in which the first line of the paragraph is indented |
Tab | the operational key of the keyboard that is used to indent paragraphs; moves the cursor 5 spaces on a line |