| A | B |
| AutoComplete | Inserts an entire item when you type a few identifying characters and then press Enter or F3. |
| AutoCorrect | Automatically corrects certain words as they are typed. |
| Automatic Grammar Checker | Inserts a green wavy line below a sentence containing a grammatical error. |
| Automatic Spell Checker | Inserts a red wavy line below words not contained in the Spelling dictionary. |
| Help | An on-screen reference manual containing information about all Word features and commands. |
| Insertion Point | Can be moved throughout the document without interfering with text by using the mouse, the keyboard, or the mouse combined with the keyboard. |
| New Line | This command is executed by pressing Shift + Enter. |
| Scroll Bar | Iitem on the vertical scroll bar indicates the location of the text in the document in relation to the remainder of the document. |
| Undo | Use this item on the quick Access toolbar if you change your mind after typing, deleting, or formatting text. |
| Word Wrap | Automatically wraps text to the next line as you type information. |
| Horizontal Ruler | Displays horizontally above the document window and is used to set margins, indents, and tabs. |
| Office Button | Displays as a Microsoft Office logo and, when clicked, displays a list of options along with the most recently opened documents. |
| Quick Access Toolbar | Displays to the right of the Office button and contains buttons for commonly used commands. |
| Ribbon | An area containing the tabs and commands divided into groups. |
| Status Bar | Located at the bottom of the Microsoft Word program and displays number of pages and words, View buttons, and the Zoom sliber bar. |
| Taskbar | Part of Windows XP and displays the Start button. |
| Title Bar | Located at the top of the Microsoft Word window and displays the document name followed by the program name. |
| Tabs | Contains commands and features organized into groups. |
| Vertical Ruler | Displays vertically to the left of the document window and is used to set top and bottom margins. |
| I-Beam Pointer | Used to move the insertion point or to select text. |
| Vertical Scroll Bar | Used to view various parts of the document. |
| 255 | The maximum number of characters that document names can contain. |
| Inserting | Adding text. |
| Deleting | Omitting text. |
| Select Browse Object | The button located toward the bottom of the vertical scroll bar that contains options for browsing through a document. |
| Mini Toolbar | The toolbar that displays when you have text selected. |
| Double-Click | How you quickly select a word. |
| Review | The Spelling and Grammar button can be found at this tab. |
| F1 | Keyboard shortcut for accessing Help. |
| ? | Click this to access help in a dialog box. |
| Home | The Find and Replace dialog box can be accessed from this tab. |
| Save as | Use this command to save an existing document with a new filename. |
| Scrolling | Changes the text displayed, but does not move the insertion point. |
| Hard Copy | Printing of a document on paper. |
| Soft Copy | A document displayed on the screen. |
| Delete Key | Deletes text to the right of the insertion point. |
| Backspace Key | Deletes text to the left of the insertion point. |