Formatting & Editing Review

Quadruple Space (QS)

Press Enter Four Times

Single Space (SS)

Press Enter Once

Triple Space (TS)

Press Enter Three Times

Double Space (DS)

Press Enter Twice

Landscape

width is greater than the height

Bullets and numbering

used to arrange items in a list with each item beginning with a bullet or a number

Horizontal Centering

when text is centered between the left and right margin

Vertical Centering

when text is centered between the top and bottom margin

Header

allows you to type above the top margin at the top of each page of a document

Footer

allows you to type below the bottom margin at the bottom of each page of a document

Portrait

height is greater than the width

Examples of Text-Based Documents

letters, memos, and reports

Word processing

software is a type of application software that is used for creating text documents

Justified

text is aligned along the left and right margins, with no jagged edges

Center align

text is centered between both margins, resulting in jagged left and right margins

Left align

text is lined up along the left margin, leaving a jagged right margin

Right align

text is lined up along the right margin, leaving a jagged left margin

Margin

the blank space at the top, bottom, left, and right of a document where you cannot type

Orientation

the direction in which you can print on a page

Editing

the process of updating a word processing document to: make changes, correct errors, make it visually appealing

Alignment

the way multiple lines of text line up along the left, right, or both margins

Thesaurus

the word processing tool that allows you to find synonyms (words with similar meanings) for words in a document

Grammar Check

the word processing tool that checks selected words in a document for grammatical errors

Spell Check

the word processing tool that checks your document for incorrectly spelled words, similar to an electronic dictionary

Cut

the word processing tool that removes text or graphics from the current location in a document

Format

to place text on a page so that it looks good and is easy to read