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Definition
Addressee   the person to whom you are sending the memorandum  
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Alignment   the horizontal positioning of text (such as left, right, center or justify)  
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Attachment notations   indicates that another document is attached to a letter  
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Bold   a print enhancement used to make characters appear darker than other text to add emphasis  
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Block format   all parts of a letter (including paragraphs) begin at the left margin  
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Body   the paragraphs that make up the main message  
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Bullets/Numbering   used to arrange items in a list with each item beginning with a bullet or a number  
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Citation   a reference to a published or unpublished source  
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Clip Art   a feature that includes pre-made illustrations, drawings, pictures, and other graphic that can be inserted into a document  
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Columns   one of two or more vertical sections of printed material on a page; usually separated by margins  
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Complimentary close   is the closing or the farewell of the letter  
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Cut/Copy/Paste   a feature that enables you to move or copy text from one place to another  
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Desktop Publishing   the production of printed matter by means of a computer having a layout program that integrates text and graphics  
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E-mail   an electronic message used by individuals to communicate with one another  
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Enclosure notation   indicates that another document is enclosed with a letter  
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Font size   determines the height of characters in units called points  
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Font style   the type of character format that determines the look or artistic style of the characters  
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Font type   the design and appearance of printed characters  
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Footers   text such as title, page numbers, and dates printed at the bottom of a page  
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Graphic   illustrations, drawings, pictures  
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Hard return   a code entered into a document by pressing the Enter key that indicates the end of a paragraph or sentence  
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Headers   text such as title, page numbers, and dates printed at the top of the page  
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Indentations   to move one or more lines inward from the margins  
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Insertion mode   an input mode in which the existing text moves to the right as new text is added  
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Italics   text that is slanted to the right  
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Landscape orientation   page orientation in which data prints across the wider portion of the page  
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Letter address   the address to which the letter is being sent  
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Line spacing   the vertical distance between two lines of type  
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Margins   blank spaces between the edge of the paper and the printed text  
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Memorandum   (memo) a written message used by individuals within an organization to communicate with one another  
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Mixed punctuation   a punctuation style for letters in which there is a colon follows the salutation/greeting and a comma follows the complimentary closing  
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Open punctuation   a punctuation style for letters in which there is no punctuation following the salutation and complimentary close of the letter  
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Page numbering   method of arranging pages in numerical order  
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Portrait orientation   page orientation in which data prints across the narrower portion of a page  
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Print   to make a hard copy of a document  
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Proofreader’s marks   symbols used to indicate errors that need correcting when re-keying copy  
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Reference initials   indicate who keyed the document  
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Return address   the greeting of the letter  
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Reveal/Show codes   shows non-printing or formatting characters  
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Soft return   a return that the application inserts automatically when you reach the end of a line  
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Source document   copy from which you are keying  
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Spell check   used to check the spelling of a document after keying  
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Subject line   alerts the reader immediately to the content of the document  
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Tab settings   allow you to line up text at a certain point  
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Table   a grid of rows and columns that intersect to form cells into which information can be typed  
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Textual citations   parentheses used in the report body to give credit (cite) to authors for quotes taken from their works  
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Typeover mode   replaces existing text with new text as it is keyed  
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Unbound reports   short reports that are often prepared without covers and binders and, if longer than one page, is usually fastened together in the upper left corner by a staple or paper clip  
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Underline   a feature that underlines text as it is keyed  
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Word/Text Art   decorative text that you can add to a document  
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Writer   the author of the document  
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