Computer Application Review #4
status bar
A bar at the bottom of the program window that provides information about the current file and process.
save
A button in the Quick Access Toolbar that saves an existing document.
Ribbon Display Options button
A button on the title bar that is used to hide or show the Ribbon and the Ribbon tabs and commands.
toggle button
A button that can be turned on by clicking it once, and then turned off by clicking it again.
Comment Button
A button that opens the Comments pane where you can add and manage comments.
Save As
A dialog box that will save a document in a specific format.
AutoCorrect
A feature that automatically detects and corrects typing errors and misspelled words.
Font
A format that lets you define one font for headings and another for body text.
tab
A formatting mark that appears in a document in the empty space between tab stops.
landscape orientation
A page layout in which documents are printed across the length of a page, making the page wider than it is tall
Theme
A predefined, coordinated set of colors, fonts, graphical effects, and other formats that can be applied to documents, spreadsheets, presentations, publications, and Access forms and reports to give them a consistent, professional look.
vertical ruler
A ruler that displays along the left edge of the Word window
horizontal ruler
A ruler that displays along the top edge of the document window
Tell Me what you want to do box
A search box on the ribbon that is used to find a command or access the application Help system.
document properties
A set of rules that describes the preferred format and style for a certain type of writing, such as the Modern Language Association (MLA) style guide and the American Psychological Association (APA) style guide, which are commonly used for academic research papers.
bullet
A small graphic symbol used to set off an item in a list.
Mini toolbar
A small toolbar with popular commands that appears when you point to selected text.
Word Processing Program
A software program that includes tools for entering, editing, and formatting text and graphics.
file
A tab that provides access to Backstage view.
Clipboard
A temporary Windows storage area that holds the selections you copy or cut so you can use them later.
Word Wrap
Allows you to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing the ENTER key at the end of each line.
Hyperlink
An address that refers to another location, such as a website, a different slide, or an external file.
View Buttons
Buttons on the status bar that are used to change document views.
select
In Word, a screen section that shows the objects on the current page and their stacking order; the picture at the top of the Selection pane is the picture on top.
copy
Moving text or graphics using the Copy and Paste commands.
Formatting marks
Special symbols, representing spaces, tabs, and paragraphs, that do not appear on paper when a document is printed.
Zoom Slider
The Zoom Slider increases or decreases the viewing area.
Margins
The blank borders that occupy the top, bottom, and sides of a document.
insertion point
The blinking point at the upper-left side of the document where you will begin creating your text.
portrait orientation
The position of a page, slide, or worksheet so that the page, slide, or worksheet is taller than it is wide.
font size
The size of characters, measured in units called points.
Backstage view
The view that opens when you click the File tab, containing commands for managing files, setting program options, and printing.
Word program window
The window that contains the Word program elements, including the document window, Quick Access toolbar, Ribbon, and status bar.
drag and drop
To drag selected text from one place in a file to another.
cut
To move text or graphics using the Cut and Paste commands and the Clipboard.
point
To move the pointer to a location or over an object on the desktop using a pointing device.
paste
To place an item stored in the Clipboard into a location in a file or window.
scroll boxes and scroll arrows
Used to move easily through a document.
Share button
Used to save a document to the cloud
rotate handle
When you click on an inserted object, little squares appear at the edges of the graphic. The green circle is the rotate handle
cut and paste
a feature that allows a user to select text or a graphic, remove it from its current location and place it in another location within a document
copying and pasting
duplicating text and inserting it in a new location