Key Terms Chpt 2

Shading

—A background color that appears behind text in a paragraph, page, or table element.

Style set

—A combination of title, heading, and paragraph styles that can be used to format all of those elements in a document at one time.

Live Layout

—A feature that enables you to watch text flow around an object as you move it, so you can position the object exactly as you want it.

Serif font

—A font that contains a thin line or extension at the top and bottom of the primary strokes on characters.

Sans serif font

—A font that does not contain a thin line or extension at the top and bottom of the primary strokes on characters.

Indent

—A format that offsets data from its default alignment. For example, if text is left-aligned, the text may be indented or offset from the left side to stand out.

Column

—A format that separates document text into side-by-side vertical blocks, often used in newsletters.

Bulleted list

—A graphic element that itemizes and separates paragraph text to increase readability; often used to identify lists.

Picture

—A graphic file that is retrieved from storage media or the Internet and placed in an Office project.

Text box

—A graphical object that contains text.

Alignment guide

—A horizontal or vertical green bar that appears as you move an object, assisting with aligning the object with text or with another object.

Border

—A line that surrounds a paragraph, page, or a table or table element.

Tab stop

—A marker that specifies the position for aligning text in a column arrangement, often including a dot leader.

Style

—A named collection of formatting characteristics that can be applied to text or paragraphs.

Sizing handle

—A series of faint dots on the outside border of a selected object; enables the user to adjust the height and width of the object.

Document theme

—A set of coordinating fonts, colors, and special effects that gives a stylish and professional look.

Left indent

—A setting that positions all text in a paragraph an equal distance from the left margin.

Right indent

—A setting that positions all text in a paragraph an equal distance from the right margin.

Hanging indent

—Aligns the first line of a paragraph at the left margin, indenting remaining lines in the paragraph.

Live Preview

—An Office feature that provides a preview of the results of a selection when you point to an option in a list or gallery. Using Live Preview, you can experiment with settings before making a final choice.

WordArt

—An feature that modifies text to include special effects, such as color, shadow, gradient, and 3-D appearance.

Section break

—An indicator that divides a document into parts, enabling different formatting for each section.

Object

—An item, such as a picture or text box, that can be individually selected and manipulated in a document.

Left alignment

—Begins text evenly at the left margin, with a ragged right edge.

Right alignment

—Begins text evenly at the right margin, with a ragged left edge.

First line indent

—Marks the location to indent only the first line in a paragraph.

Center alignment

—Positions text horizontally in the center of a line, an equal distance from both the left and right margins.

Numbered list

—Sequences items in a list by displaying a successive number beside each item.

Justified alignment

—Spreads text evenly between the left and right margins, so that text begins at the left margin and ends uniformly at the right margin.

Paragraph spacing

—The amount of space before or after a paragraph.

Formatting

—The process of modifying text by changing font and paragraph characteristics.

Crop

—The process of reducing an image size by eliminating unwanted portions of an image or other graphical object.

Line spacing

—The vertical spacing between lines in a paragraph.