Question | Answer |
Alignment | Describes how text is positioned between the left and right margins on a page - left, right, or justified |
Clipart | Prepared pictures and other artwork you can insert into a document |
Clipboard | a temporay storage area for text and/or graphics that are to be cut or copied and then pasted to another location |
Copy | to duplicate a selection, file, folder, etc., so that you can place it in another position or location |
Cut | to remove text or graphics from a document, and place it on the clipboard |
Default | a setting that is automatically used unless another option is chosen |
Delete | remove the character from the right of the insertion point |
Document | a data file in a software application |
Edit | to change an existing document |
Font | the general shape and style of a set of characters |
Footers | text and/or graphics appearing at the bottom of each page of a document |
Graphics | items other than text including photos, clip art, and drawing objects |
Grammar Checker | checks each sentence in the document, and points out grammatical errors, such as subject and verb agreement, sentence fragments, sentence structure, sentence length, and punctuation |
Header | text and/or graphics at teh top of each page in a document |
I-beam | the shape the mouse pointer takes when it is positioned on text in a document |
Orientation | determines whether your document will be lengthwise or crosswise on a sheet of paper |
Overtype Mode | in this mode, new text replaces existing characters |
Paste | to place text or graphics from the clipboard into a document |
Preview | allows the document to be viewed in full page format to check the layout prior to printing |
Save | to store a document file on a disk or other storage medium |
Scroll | to move (using scroll boxes or scroll arrows)through a list, a block of text, a document, or any display larger than the current window or screen |
Sizing Handles | small squares or circles surrounding a graphic or object, indicating that if it is selected |
Spell Checker | the process of checking the spelling of words in a document against a dictionary of known words and offering advice on how to make corrections |
Thesaurus | a feature in word processing software that allows you to quickly find alternative words or synonyms for a word in your document |
Scroll | to move (using scroll boxes or scroll arrows)through a list, a block of text, a document, or any display larger than the current window or screen |
Sizing Handles | small squares or circles surrounding a graphic or object, indicating that if it is selected |
Spell Checker | the process of checking the spelling of words in a document against a dictionary of known words and offering advice on how to make corrections |
Thesaurus | a feature in word processing software that allows you to quickly find alternative words or synonyms for a word in your document |
View | example normal view, print layout view, reading layout view and outline view |
Word Processing | software you use to prepare text documents such as letters, reports, flyers, brochures, and books |
Word Wrap | text automatically moves to the next line when it reaches the right margin |