Microsoft Word Vocabulary
styles
a set of formatting characteristics, such as font name, size, color, paragraph alignment and spacing that lets you quickly and easily apply a set of formatting choices consistently throughout your document
caption
a short phrase or titles describing a picture, chart or table
MS Word
a word processor program developed by Microsoft for typing documents
text wrap
allows text to surround embedded features such as pictures
markup
also known as comments, these are notes other people can leave you o your document
footnote
an extra piece of information printed at the bottom of a page
hyperlink
an icon, graphic, or text in a document that links to another file or object.
footer
any information at the bottom of a page that is repeated on every page like a page number or file name
header
any information located at the top margin of a page that is repeated on every page like a book title or author name or page number
zoom
focusing on a section of something and increasing its overall size to manipulate or view in greater detail
landscape
horizontal orientation; sideways
first line indent
indent on the first line of the paragraph, all other lines of the paragraph below are not indented
Quick Access Toolbar
shows buttons to perform frequently used commands with a single click
export
taking data from one program or computer to another
gridlines
the dotted lines on a slide that intersect to form a grid like pattern that helps you position objects on a slide
margin
the edge or border of something
ribbon
the horizontal space at the top of the window that organizes commands in tabs, and then groups the commands by topic
hyphen
the sign (-) also known as dash
page break
this is a disruption indicating that any text which follow after the disruption should be displayed on the next page in your document
promote
to advance or raise a bullet point to a higher position or rank
format
to change the way an object looks
merge
to combine cells or put together information into one form
mail merge
to combine outside data like names and addresses into a Word document such as a letter or envelope
filter
to include or exclude information based on criteria
demote
to move under or reduce a bullet point to a lower position or rank
sort
to put in order
Quick Parts
use this gallery to create, store, and find, reusable pieces of content, including AutoText, document properties such as title and author, and fields
portrait
vertical orientation, up-down
backstage
where you manage your data and information - create, save, and send documents, inspect documents for hidden stuff or personal information and set options such as turning on or off AutoComplete
hanging indent
In word processing, a paragraph that has all lines but the first indented.
smartart
a cool way to represent your information; organization of charts, flow charts, venn diagrams, pyramids, etc
a file format that provides an electronic image of text or text and graphics that looks like a printed document and can be viewed, printed or emailed
template
a file that has been created with an overall layout and format to be used for a group of documents.
tab stop
a halt point for tabbing placed at regular intervals (for example, every half inch)
dropcap
a large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book
bullet points
a list of information with a circle or dot next to each short phrase or sentence
endnote
a note printed at the end of a book or section of a book
citation
a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
grayscale
a range of gray shades from white to black, as used in a monochrome display or printout
painter
A tool that allows you to copy animations or formatting easily from one object to another
autocorrect
Automatically checks spelling and indicates any misspelled or potentially misspelled words by including a wavy red line below the affected word.
wordart
Decorative text that enhances text.
tab leader
Draws a dotted, underscored or dashed line from the current cursor location to the next tab stop.
align
To line up, straighten