Application: Word

Gallery

A collection of choices, often graphical, arranged in a grid or list, that you can browse through before making a selection, such as fonts or templates.

ScreenTip

A label that appears when you point to a button or object, that may include the name, purpose, or keyboard shortcut for the object; may also include a link to associated help topics.

Shortcut Menu

A list of frequently used commands that relate to an object, typically displayed by right-clicking; the commands on a shortcut menu are related to the item you right-clicked.

Home Tab

A tab on the ribbon that contains the more frequently used commands; also called the primary tab. Also called the primary tab.

Pane

A window that can remain open and visible while you work in the document and provides additional options.

Wordwrap

Allows you to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing the ENTER key at the end of each line.

pointer

a small symbol on the screen that becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing in Word and the pointer's location on the screen.

scroll box

A box in a scroll bar that you can drag, or click above and below, to display different parts of a window.

Quick Access Toolbar

A customizable toolbar at the left edge of the title bar that contains buttons for frequently used commands.

Tell Me Box

A search box on the ribbon that is used to find a command or access the application Help system.

Tab

A section of the ribbon or a dialog box that contains a group of related commands and settings.

Dialog Box Launcher

A small arrow in the lower-right corner of some ribbon groups that, when clicked, displays a dialog box or task pane with more options.

Mini Toolbar

A small toolbar that appears next to text you select using the mouse or when you right-click a document, worksheet, slide, or database cell.

Live Preview

An Office feature that shows the results that would occur in your file, such as the effects of formatting options on a document's appearance, if you clicked the option you are pointing to.

Group

In Office apps and in Windows, a section of a tab on the ribbon containing related commands.

Ribbon

In many Microsoft app windows, a horizontal strip near the top of the window that contains tabs of grouped commands and buttons.

KeyTips

Labels that appear over each tab and command on the ribbon when the ALT key is pressed.

Formatting Mark

Nonprinting characters that appear on screen to indicate the ends of paragraphs, tabs, and other formatting elements.

Scroll Arrow

Small triangular "up" and "down" arrows at each end of a scroll bar that you use to adjust your window view in small increments.

Tool Tabs

Tabs that appear in addition to the main tabs on the ribbon when you perform certain tasks or work with objects, such as pictures or tables; also called contextual tabs.

Status Bar

The gray bar at the bottom of Office app windows that shows status information about the currently open document, worksheet, database, or presentation, as well as containing commands for viewing the file in different ways and for changing the zoom percentage.

Active Tab

The ribbon tab currently displayed.

insertion point

a blinking vertical line that appears when you click in the document and indicates where new text, pictures, and other objects will be inserted.

Microsoft Word

is a full-featured word processing app that allows you to create professional-looking documents and revise them easily.

scroll bars

which appear at the right and bottom edges of the document window, to view documents that are too large to fit on the screen at once.

document window

which is a window within Word that displays all or part of an open document

Flyers

which usually are a single page in length, are an inexpensive means of reaching an audience.