Microsoft Word Chapter 1
formatting mark
Character displayed on screen, but not in print
shade
Colored area behind text or graphics
virus
Computer program that can damage files and programs
undo button
Allows you to cancel your recent command(s) or action(s)
wordwrap
Allows you to type words in a paragraph continually
bold characters
Appear somewhat thicker and darker than other characters
insert mode
As you type, all characters to the right are moved to the right
ignore all
Button on shortcut menu to instruct Word not to flag future same occurrences
reset button
Button used to set a graphic to its original size
body copy
Text between headline and signature line
Italic
Text with a slanted appearance
format
To change the appearance of
font
Typeface
antivirus program
Verifies that any files you use are virus free
selection rectangle
What a selected graphic is surrounded by
resizing
Increasing or reducing the size of a graphic
spelling and grammar check icon
Indicates that Word is checking for spelling and grammar errors
green wavy underline
Indicates the text may be incorrect grammatically
blue wavy underline
Indicates the text may contain a contextual spelling error
hard copy
Information that exists on a physical medium
green computing
Involves reducing electricity and waste generating when using a computer
nonadjacent items
Items not next to each other
signature line
Last line of text; contact information and call to action
color scheme
12 complementary colors for text, background, accents, and links
calibri
Default font for body text
normal style
Default style in Word
document properties
Details about a file
automatically updated properties
Details of a file that include author, title, and subject
drag-and-drop editing
Dragging text to new location and inserting it there
standard properties
File details including date created/changed, statistics, and file size
headline
First line of text on the document
point
Font size measurement, 1/72 of an inch
red wavy underline
Means the flagged text is not in Word's dictionary
scroll
Moving portions of the screen into and out of sight
style
Named group of formatting characteristics
centered
Positioned horizontally between the left and right margins
underlined text
Prints with an underscore (_) below each character
paragraph formatting
Process of changing the appearance of a paragraph
character formatting
Process of changing the way characters appear
download
Process of copying a file to your computer
bulleted list
Series of paragraphs, each beginning with a bullet character
theme
Set of unified formats for fonts, colors, and graphics
print layout view
Shows document on a mock sheet of paper
font size
Size of character in points
sizing handles
Small squares and circles on a selection rectangle