word chapter 3

table

a word table is a collection of rows and columns.

signature block

at least four blank lines below the complimentary close, allowing room for the author to sign his or her name.

message

begins two lines below the salutation.

floating object

by contrast, is an object that can be positioned at a specific location in a document or in a layer over or behind text in a document.

tab character

formatting mark appears in the empty space between the tab stops.

salutation

if present, begins two lines below the last line of the inside address

building block

if you use the same text or graphic frequently, you can store the text or graphic as a building block and then insert the stored building block entry in the open document, as well as in future documents.

clip art

in this project, you insert clip art, which is a predefined graphic.

border

in word, you can draw a solid line, called a border, at any edge of a paragraph.

document theme

is a coordinated combination of colors, fonts, and effects.

drawing object

is a graphic that you create using word.

tab stop

is a location on the horizontal ruler that tells word where to position the insertion point when you press the tab key on the keyboard.

nonbreaking space

is a special space character that prevents two words from splitting if the first word falls at the end of a line.

nonbreaking hyphen

is a special type of hyphen that prevents two words separated by a hyphen from splitting at the end of a line

inline object

is an object that is part of an paragraph.

letterhead

is the section of a letter that identifies an organization or individual.

inside address

placed three to eight lines below the date line, usually contains the addressee's courtesy title plus full name, job title, business affiliation, and full geographical address.

row boundary

the border at the bottom of a row, until the row is the desired height.

column boundary

the border to the right of a column, until the column is the desired width

cell

the intersection of a row and a column is called a cell, and cells are filled with data.

complimentary close

two lines below the last line of the message, the complimentary close is displayed.

dimension

when inserting a table, you must specify the total number of rows and columns required, which is called the dimension of the table.

date line

which consists of the month, day, and year, is positioned two to six lines below the letterhead.

end-of-cell mark

which is a formatting mark that assists you with selecting and formatting cells.

table resize handle

which is a small square that appears when you point to corner of the table.

rotate handle

which is the white circle on the top of the object, word rotates the object in the direction you drag the mouse.

end-of-row mark

which you can use to add columns to the right of a table.

clear formatting

word uses the term, clear formatting, to refer to returning the formats to the normal style.