MS Word Terminology Quiz
MS Word
A Word processor program developed by Microsoft for typing documents.
Smart Art
A cool way to representing your information--Organization 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, and emailed.
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.
Styles
A set of formatting characteristics, such as font name, size, color, paragraph alignment, and placing 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.
Hanging Indent
In word processing, a paragraph that has all lines but the first indented.
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 preform frequently used commands with a single click.
Ribbon
The Horizontal space at the top of the window that organizes commands on tabs, and then groups the commands by topic. It's where all of your tabs and menus are.
Margin
The edge or border of something.
Quick Parts Gallery
Use this gallery to create, store, and find reusable pieces of content, including Auto text, document properties such as title and author, and fields.
Backstage
Where you manage your slideshow's 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 Auto Complete.
Markup
Also known as comments, these are notes other people can leave you on your document.
Footnote
An extra piece of information printed at the bottom of the page.
Footer
Any information at the bottom margin of a page that is repeated on every page like a page number or file name.
Header
Any information at the top margin of a page that is repeated on every page like book title or author's name or page number.
AutoCorrect
Automatically checks spelling and indicates any misspelled or potentially misspelled words by including a wavy red line below the affected word.
Page Break
This is a disruption indicating that any text which follows 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.
Mail Merge
To combine outside data like names and addresses into a Word Document such as a letter on envelope.
Demote
To move under or reduce a bullet point to a lower rank or position.
