Computers: Understanding Tech 5e 4.2
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| word-processing software | An application designed to help users create a variety of text-based documents.
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| template | A model for creating new data files in an application.
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| insertion point | A blinking vertical line in a text entry area in an application, indicating where new text will appear when typed.
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| spelling checker | An editing feature in a word-processing program that checks each word in a document against a word list or dictionary and identifies possible errors.
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| grammar checker | An editing feature in a word-processing program that checks a document for common errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics.
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| text formatting | Formatting applied to individual characters of text, such as changes to the font, size, and color of the text.
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| paragraph formatting | Formatting applied to entire paragraphs of text at a time, such as changes to the line spacing, indentation, horizontal alignment between margins, and style of bullets and numbering.
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| document formatting | Formatting applied to the entire document, page, or section, such as changes to the paper size, margins, number of columns, and background color. Also called page formatting or section formatting.
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| style | A named set of formatting that can be consistently applied to multiple paragraphs throughout a document.
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| print preview | An onscreen preview of a document as it will appear on the printed page.
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| desktop publishing software | Software that allows users to create documents with complex page layouts that include text and graphics of various types.
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| spreadsheet software | Software that provides a means of organizing, calculating, and presenting financial, statistical, and other numerical information.
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| value | A numeric entry in a spreadsheet cell or formula.
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| formula | An instruction to perform a math calculation in a spreadsheet.
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| function | A named operation that performs one or more calculations on data in a spreadsheet.
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| cell | The intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet.
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| chart | A visual representation of data that often makes the data easier to read and understand.
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| macro | A recorded set of commands that can be played back to automate complex or repetitive actions.
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| database management system (DBMS) | An application used to manage a database.
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| enterprise database | A large database that is stored on a server and managed using professional tools such as Oracle Database and Structured Query Language (SQL).
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| object | The tables in a database plus the support items for working with the database such as forms, queries, reports, and macros.
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| presentation graphics software | An application that allows users to create computerized slide shows that combine text, numbers, animation, graphics, audio, and video.
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| slide | An individual page or screen that’s created in presentation graphics software.
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| slide show | A collection of slides in a single data file in a presentation graphics program.
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| clip art | Royalty-free, scalable line drawings made available through Office.com within Office applications, and also available through other sources.
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| software suite | A group of applications bundled and sold as a single package.
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| embed | To insert data of one type into a file that stores its own data as a different file type (e.g., a picture into a Word document), so that if the embedded content is double-clicked, it opens for editing in its original application.
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| link | To create a connection between embedded data and the file from which it was originally copied so that if the original file changes, the embedded data changes too.
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| object linking and embedding (OLE) | The Windows and Office feature that allows content to be linked and/or embedded.
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| personal information management (PIM) software | An application that provides an address book, a calendar, and a to-do list in one convenient interface.
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| project management software | A type of software that helps manage complex projects by keeping track of schedules, constraints, and budgets.
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| accounting software | Software that integrates all the financial activities of a company into a single interface.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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