Formatting &Editing Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Title Bar | Displays the file name of the document |
Cursor | An on-screen blinking character that shows where the next character will appear |
Orientation | The direction in which you can print on a page |
Portrait | Height is greater than the width (default orientation) |
Landscape | Width is greater than the height |
Margin | The blank space at the top, bottom, left, and right of a document where you cannot type |
Header | allows you to type above the top margin |
Footer | allows you to type below the bottom margin |
Line Spacing | The spacing between lines of text in a document |
Single Space | Press Enter 1 time leaving no blank lines |
Double Space | Press Enter 2 times leaving 1 blank line |
Quadruple Space | Press Enter 4 times leaving 3 blank lines |
Word Wrap | the automatic wrapping of text from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line without having to press the Enter key |
Horizontal Centering | Text is aligned between the left and right margins |
Vertical Centering | Text is aligned between the top and bottom margins |
Font | The specific design for a collection of letters, numbers, and symbols |
Bullets and Numbering | used to arrange items in a list with each item beginning with a bullet or number |
Cut | Used to remove text or graphics from the current location in a document |
Copy | Allows text or graphics to be copied to another location in a document |
Clipboard | Temporary storage location for text or graphics that have been cut or copied |
Paste | Places text or graphics that have been cut or copied in a new location within a document |
Block Style | Paragraph format used where no lines of text are indented; used for emails and letters |
Indented | Paragraph format used where only the first line of text in a paragraph is indented; used for reports |
Hanging Indent | Paragraph formed used where all lines of text except for the first are indented; used for bibliographies and sources in a report |
Tab | Operational key used to indent paragraphs |
Thesaurus | Feature that is used to find synonyms |
Spell Check | Feature that is used to find and correct misspelled words |
Formatting | Changes made to font (color, underline, bold, italics, etc.) |
Clipboard | The temporary storage location for text or graphics that have been cut or copied |
Alignment | The way multiple lines of text line up along the left, right, or both margins. |
Center Align | The alignment of text between both margins, leaving a jagged left and right margin. |
Editing | The process of updating a document to make changes, correct errors, and make it visually appealing. |
Function Keys | Allow you to quickly access frequently used functions. |
Grammar Check | The word processing feature that checks selected words in a document for grammatical errors. |
Justified | The alignment of text along the left and right margin, leaving no jagged edges. |
Left Align | The alignment of text along the left margin, leaving a jagged right margin. |
Menu Bar | Provides you with a menu of options to use when creating a document. |
Operational Keys | Allow you to operate the computer without a mouse. |
Right Align | The alignment of text along the right margin, leaving a jagged left margin. |
Scroll Bars | Allow you to scroll through a document that is too big to fit on one page. |
Tool Bars | Provide you with buttons that allow you to access frequently used commands. |
Triple Space | When 2 blank lines are left between lines of text; striking the Enter key 3 times. |
Word Processing | Application software that is used to create text documents such as letters, memos, and reports. |
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