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| report | A document that gives facts, ideas, or opinions about one or more topics |
| format | To place text on a page so it looks good and is easy to read |
| title | Main heading that tells what a report is about |
| body | Contains the paragraphs that make up a report |
| margins | The amount of blank space between text and the edge of the paper |
| default settings | Settings used by the program unless you change them |
| lines spacing | Word feature used to change the amount of blank space between lines of text |
| paragraph | Any amount of text that is keyed before the ENTER key is struck; can be one word or several words or lines |
| align left | Starts all lines of the paragraph at the left margin; is the default paragraph alignment |
| justify | Starts all lines at the left margin and ends all full lines at the right margin |
| center | Places an equal (or nearly equal) space between the text and each side margin |
| align right | Ends all lines at the right margin |
| font | Style of letters used |
| points | Measurement used for font size |
| header | Contains information that appears at the top of pages in a document |
| footer | Contains information that displays at the bottom of pages in a document |
| outline | Document that gives the main points of a subject |
| tabs | Set locations at which text can be placed; by default, set every one-half inch on the Ruler |
| Spelling Check | Word feature used to check text for spelling errors |
| citations | Notes placed in the report body to mark material taken from other sources |
| hanging indent | Begins all lines except the first line away from the left margin |
| page breaks | Used to signal the end of a page |
| bullets | Characters or graphics (squares, circles, pictures) that appear before each item in a list |
| bullets and numbering | Word feature used to select styles for bullets or numbering for lists |
| proofreaders’ marks | Letters and symbols used to show the errors or changes needed in a document |
| cut | Software command that removes selected text from a document |
| copy | Software command that copies selected text so it can be pasted to another location; original text is unchanged |
| paste | Software command that places text that has been cut or copied into a document |