Terms about Word
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| Proofreaders' marks | Symbols written on a printed document by a copyeditor or proofreader to indicate where revisions are required.
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| Insert mode | THe method of operation used for inserting new text within existing text in a document. Insert mode is the default.
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| Overtype mode | The method of operation used to replace existing text in a document with new text.
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| Active Pane | The pane in which the insertion point is currently located. Commands and actions occur in the active pane.
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| Active document | The document in which the insertion point is currently located. Commands and actions occur in the active document.
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| Tile | Arrange windows so they do not overlap onscreen.
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| Synchronous scrolling | A feature that links the scroll bars in two windows so that when you scroll in one window the other window scrolls as well.
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| Independent scrolling | The ability to scroll a window without affecting the display in other open windows.
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| Cut | To delete a selection from its original location and move it to the Clipboard.
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| Paste | To insert a selection from the Clipboard into the document
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| Clipboard | A temporary storage area that can hold up to 24 sections at a time.
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| Drag-and-drop editing | The action of using a mouse to drag a slection from its original location and drop it in a new location.
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| Copy | To create a duplicate of a selection.
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| Read-only | A mode of operation in which revisions cannot be saved in the original document.
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| Document properties | Categories of information about a document.
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| Metadata | Data about data, such as file properties.
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| Keywords | Important words found in a document. They can be used to classify a document.
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| File type | The format in which a file is stored. Usually, the file type corresponds to the program used to create the file.
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| File extension | A dot followed by three or four characters at the end of a file name, used to indicate the file type.
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| File icon | The icon used to represent a file in a file list.
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| Compatible file type | A file type that Word can open, even though it was created and saved using a different program.
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