Microsoft Word
autocomplete
a Word feature that automatically inserts dates and other regularly used items
bullet
a black circle or other graphic symbol that appears before each paragraph in a bulleted list
find and replace dialog box
a dialog box used to find an instance of text, formatting, or graphics in a document and replace it with something else
bulleted list
a group of paragraphs in which each paragraph is preceded by a bullet
numbered list
a group of paragraphs in which each paragraph is preceded by a number, with the paragraphs numbered consecutively
paragraph
a group of words that is many lines long, a single word, or even a blank line, in which case you see a paragraph mark alone on a single line
section
a part of a document that can have its own page orientation, margins, headers, footers, and so on
outline
a print option that prints the text of the presentation as an outline
style guide
a set of rules that describe the preferred format and style for a certain type of writting
fields
a table is a useful way to present information that is organized into categories
clipboard
a temporary storage area on your computer that hold objects such as text or graphics until you need them
navigation pane
a window in Word used to search a document for specific items, with the results highlighted in yellow in the document
hanging indent
all the lines except the first line of the paragraph are indented from the left margin
style
also know as a "quick style", is a set of formatting options that you can apply by clicking its icon in the quick style gallery on the home tab
bibliography
an alphabetical list of all the books, magazines, web sites, movies, and other works that you refer to in your research paper
footnote
an explanatory comment or reference that appears at the bottom of a page
paragraph border
an outline that appears around one or more paragraphs in a document
floating graphic
attached, or anchored, to a specific paragraph; wordart is considered this
autocorrect
automatically corrects common typing errors, such as typing "adn" for "and"
shading
background color that you can apply to one or more paragraphs; also can be used in conjunction with a border for a more defined effect
spelling checker
checks your document against Word's built-in dictionary; a wavy red line appears under a misspelled word
theme
controls the variety of fonts, colors, and other visual effects availiable as you format a document
cropping a graphic
cutting off part of the graphic
text wrap setting
dictates how text will wrap around it in its new location; ex: Square, Tight, Through, Top and Bottom, and Behind Text
clipboard task pane
displays the contents of the clipboard
citations
formal references to the work of others; parenthetical reference
justified alignment
full lines of text are spaced between both the left and the right margins, and the text is not ragged; ex: text in newspaper columns
continuous section break
insert this at the end of the document if you want the column in a document to appear balanced on a page and of equal length
address block
inserts a merge field for the entire address with one click; this link is in the Mail Merge task pane
smartart
is a diagram or chart that illustrates concepts that would otherwise require several paragraphs of explanation
drop cap
is a large letter at the beginning of a paragraph; Word treats it like a graphic, which means you can click it to select it, and then resize it by dragging the handles
page number field
is an instruction that tells Word to insert a page number on each page, no matter how many pages you eventually add to the document
inline graphics
is located in a specific position in a specific lin of text in the document
desktop publishing
is the process of preparing commercial-quality printed material using a computer; ex: newsletter
left indent marker
is the square below the hanging indent marker
sources
items listed in the bibliography
right indent marker
looks just like the hanging indent marker, except that it is located on the far right side of the horizontal ruler
hanging indent marker
looks like the bottom half of an hour glass
first line indent marker
looks like the top half of an hour glass
grammer checker
marks grammatical errors with a waxy green line
tab stop
often called a tab, is a location on the horizontal ruler where the insertion point moves when you press the tab key; 5 major types of tab stops are: Left, Center, Right, Decimal, and Bar
manual page break
one you insert at a specific location, whether the previous page is full or not
templates
pre-formatted files that already contain formatting and generic text commonly used in a variety of professional documents such as a fax cover sheet or a report
paragraph spacing
refers to the space that appears directly above and below a paragraph
redo button
restores your original change; reverses the action of the undo button
undo button
reverses the last thing you did in a document
beveled
rounded edges to the individual letters
header row
row at the top containing the names of each field
clip art
simple drawings that are included as collections with many softward packages
paragraph-level formatting
some styles apply this because they are set up to format an entire paragraph, including changing the paragraph and line spacing
character-level formatting
some styles apply this because they are set up to format only a few characters or words (ex: formatting book title in italics)
text effects
special visual enhancements such as outlines, shading, shadows, and reflections that you can add to text to make it stand out
wordart
specially formatted, decorative text
center alignment
text is centered between the left and right margins and is ragged along both the left and right margins
header
text, date, or other information that is printed above the top page margin; blanked area at the top of the page where such information can be inserted
footer
text, date, or other information that is printed below the bottom margin; blanked area at the bottom of the page where such information can be inserted
line spacing
the amount of space that appears between lines of text within a paragraph
record
the complete set of information about a particular client
outline
the exterior color
fill
the interior color
portrait orientation
the page orientation where the page is taller than it is wide; the default page orientation for Word documents because it is the most common
landscape orientation
the page orientation where the page is wider than it is tall
reference marker
the small, superscript number that Word inserts after you create a footnote
endnotes
the text appears at the end of a section or at the end of a document
left alignment
the text is aligned along the left margin and is ragged along the right margin
right alignment
the text is aligned along the right margin and is ragged along the left margin
copy
to copy a selected item to the clipboard, leaving the item in its original location
promote
to format a heading with a higher level heading style; ex: by changing a second-level bullet into a first-level bullet or changing a first-level bulleted item into a slide title the item
paste
to insert a copy of whatever is on the clipboard into the document; it gets inserted at the insertion point
cut
to remove something from a document and place it on the clipboard
single spacing
1.0 setting that allows the least amount of space between lines
point
1/72 of an inch; paragraph spacing is measured in points
double spacing
2.0 setting that allows for twice the space of single spacing
ragged
used to describe text that has an uneven appearance on the left or right side (when aligning text)
section break
used to divide a document into sections and appears as a dotted line with the name
demote
when using the navigation pane, to format a heading with a subordinate level heading style; ex: to change text from the heading 1 style to the heading 2 style
object
wordart is considered this and is something that you can maipulate independently of the text
contextual spelling error
words that are soelled correctly but used incorrectly ("you're" instead of "your") and are underlined with a wavy blue line; Word doesn't always catch these type of errors
drag and drop
you select the text you want to move, press and hold the mouse button while you drag the selected text to a new location, and then release the mouse button