Question | Answer |
Alignment | how the edges of a line, paragraph, object, or table are positioned horizontally and vertically between the margins or on a page |
Bullets & Numbering | allows the user to create outlines or itemized lists with either icons or numbers |
Copy & Paste | allows a user to select text or a graphic, duplicate it and place it in another location within a document |
Cut & Paste | allows a user to select text or a graphic, remove it from its current location and place it in another location within a document |
Drag & Drop | allows a user to select text using a mouse or pointing device, and quickly move (drag) it to a different location |
Footer | text appearing at the bottom of each page, separate from the main body of a text |
Graphics | drawings, pictures, or other illustrations inserted in a document to either explain data or enhance the appearance of text on a page |
Header | text appearing at the top of each page, separate from the main body of text |
Landscape Orientation | page layout in which documents are printed across the length of a page, making the page wider than it is tall |
Indent | to move text horizontally away from the left or right margin, setting it apart from surrounding text |
Edit | to make changes by adding, deleting, or modifying text, graphics, or other items in a document |
Font | the size, style, and design of text |
Format | to utilize features that enhance the appearance and overall layout of text, graphics, tables within a document |
Hard Return | a break in a line or a paragraph that is forced by the user when the return key is pressed, creating a new paragraph |
Line Spacing | the amount of space between lines of text |
Margins | the white space surrounding the content of a page at the top, bottom, left and right sides, defining where a line of text begins and ends |
Print Preview | allows the user to view a document onscreen and make necessary formatting changes prior to printing it |
Point Size | the measurement, or size of a font (text); each is approximately 1/72 of an inch |
Portrait Orientation | a page layout in which documents are printed across the width of a page, making the page taller than it is wide |
Spell Check | used to automatically locate and correct spelling errors |
Tab Stop | allows the user to control where a line of text will be entered and how the text will be aligned |
Table | a set of data arranged in a grid of rows and columns |
Templates | pre-made documents that allow the user to fill-in-the blanks to create new documents |
Thesaurus | llows the user to view synonyms and antonyms, and automatically replace words for enhanced writing |
View | allows the user to see the current page of a document onscreen in different ways |
Word Processing | the use of software application to create, edit, format, print and save text-based documents, such as letters, reports, and memos |
Word Wrap | automatically moves text to the next line when the previous line is full without the user pressingthe enter key; also called a soft return |
Word/Text Art | text created as a graphic image |
Wrap Text | allows text to be included with pictures, shapes, or tables without covering or hiding under the image, giving the user control over how the text is positioned |
Automatic Page Break | automatically generates a new page; also known as a soft page break |
Borders | lines around the edge(s) of text, a page, a cell, or a table |
Clip Art | includes pre-made illustrations, drawings, pictures, and other graphics that can be inserted into a document |
Column | one of two or more vertical sections of printed material on a page |
Desktop Publishing | using a computer to combine text and graphics to produce high-quality documents |
Find and Replace | scans a document, searches for occurrences of specific text, symbols or formatting, and allows a user to replace it with new text, symbols or formatting |
Manual Page Break | creating a new page by force at a specific location; also known as a hard page break |
Shading/Fill | background color of a cell, table, or page |