Microsoft Word

Master List

database of all citation sources created in Word on a particular computer

descending order

date is arranged from highest to lowest

compress

decrease the size of a graphic

Print Layout View

default view and is the view you use most frequently; under view tab; closely resembles printed document

field

each individual piece of data

foreground

area to be kept

background

area to be removed

ascending order

arranges text in alphabetical or sequential order starting with the lowest letter or number and continuing to the highest

plagarism

act of using and documenting the ideas or writings of another as one's own

first line ident

affects only the first line in the paragraph; applied by pressing the Tab key at the beginning of the paragraph or by setting a specific measurement in the Paragraph dialog box

hanging indent

aligns the first line of a paragraph at the left margin and indents the remaining lines

proportional typeface

allocates space according to the width of the character

Typeface/Font

complete set of characters

header row

first row in the data source

Column width

horizontal space or width of a column

nonbreaking hyphen

keep stext on both sides of the hyphen together

table of contents

lists headings in the order they appear in a document and the page numbers where the entries begin

citation

note recognizing the source of information or a quoted passage

Cross-reference

note that refers the reader to another location for more information about a topic

Text direction

places text in a horizontal position

Serif typeface

contains a thin line or extension at the top and bottom of the primary strokes on characters

Current List

contains all sources you use in the current document

data source

contains individual pieces of data

soft return

created by the word processor as it wraps text from one line to the next

hard return

created when you press enter at the end of a line or pargraph

Draft View

creates a simple area in which to works; removes white space and certain elements from the document such as header, footers, and graphics, but leaves the Ribbon

caption

descriptive title for an image, a figure, or a table

line spacing

determines the space between the lines in a paragraph and between paragraphs

Reviewing Pane

displays all comments and editorial changes to the main document

Sans serif typeface

does not contain the thin lines on characters

Cell Margins

enables you to adjust the amount of white space inside a cell as well as spacing between cells

word wrap

enables you to type continuously without pressing enter at the end of a line within a paragraph

Show Markup

enables you to view document revisions by reviewers

multilevel list

extends number lists to several levels; automatically updated when topics are added or deleted

crop

the process of trimming edges or other portions of an image or other graphical objects that you do not wish to display

sizing handles

the small circles and squares that appear around selected; used to size an object by clicking and dragging any one of the handles

text wrapping style

the way text wraps around image

watermark

text or a graphic display behind text

paragraph spacing

the amount of space before or after a paragraph, as indicated by the paragraph mark when you press Enter between two paragraphs

typestyles

bold and italic

table of figures

list of captions

Outline View

Does not display a conventional outline, but rather a structural view of a document that can be collapsed or expanded as necessary

Revision marks

Indicate where a person added, deleted, or formatted text

Changed lines

Vertical bars that display in the right or left margins to specify the line that contains revision marks

shading

a background color that appears behind text in a paragraph, a page, or a table

comment

a note or annotation that appears in the document to ask a question or provide a suggestion about the content of a document

main document

also known as a source or starting document that contains the information that stays the same for all recipients

Table Move handle

appears when you hover the mouse over any cell of a table; can click this handle once to select the whole table at one time

toggle

causes the computer to switch from one setting to another

footnote

citation that appears at the bottom of the page

endnote

citation that appears at the end of a document

database table

collection of related records that contain fields to organize data

markup balloons

colored circles in the margin with a line drawn to the object of the comment

soft page break

hidden marker that automatically continues text on the top of a new page when text no longer fits on the current page

hard page break

hidden marker that forces text to begin on the next page

Full Screen Reading View

hides the Ribbon, making it easier to read your document

contrast

increases or decreases the difference in dark and light areas of the image

bulleted list

itemizes and separates paragraphs to increase readability

form letters

letters you might print or email many times

brightness

lightens and darkens the overall image

border

line that surrounda paragraph, a page, a table, or an image

bibliography

list of works cited or consulted by an author and should be included with the document when published

mail merge

process that combines content from a main document and a date source with the option of creating a new document

index

provides an alphabetical listing of topics covered in a document

Show/Hide feature

reveals formatting applied to a document

syntax

rules for constructing a formula

numbered list

sequences and prioritizes the items and is automatically updated to accommodate additions or deletions

merge fields

serve as placeholders for the variable data that will be inserted into the individual letters

Nonbreaking space

special character that keeps two or more words together

filter

specify criteria for including records that meet certain conditions during the merge process

table of authorities

used in legal documents to reference case, rules, treaties, and other documents referred to in a legal brief

Layout View

used when you are creating a Web page

monospaced typeface

uses the same amount of horizontal space for every character regardless of its width

Row height

vertical distance from the top to the bottom of a row

Final: Show Markup

view that displays the inserted text in the body of the document and shows the deleted text in a balloon

Original: Show Markup

view that shows the deleted text within the body of the document and displays the inserted text in a balloon to the right of the actual document