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| Character | A letter, number punctuation, space or symbol on the keyboard. |
| Cursor | A small spot of light or I-beam on the screen that shows where you are working. |
| Font | The name give to a particular way characters look, expamples = Helvetica, Palatino, New York, Times |
| Format | To change the way a document looks |
| Format | To make a blank disk ready to use in the computer, also erases a disk. |
| Initialize | To make a blank disk realy to use in the computer; also, erases a disk. |
| Printer | the machine that prints information from the computer onto paper. |
| Point | A unit of measurement for type. Standard text size is 12 point. |
| Style | formatting that is applied to text in a document; |
| Word-processing | a computer program which turns the computer into a "smart" typewriter. |
| Style | bold, italicized, underline, stirkethrough, etc. |
| Word-wrap | a function, found in word processors, which cause the cursor to automatically start a new line when it reaches the right-hand margin |
| Output | the answer or response the computer sends out. |
| Output Devices | printer, monitor, disk drive, etc. |
| Apple P | Prints |
| Apple X | Cuts |
| Apple C | Copy |
| Apple V | Pastes |
| Command | The name for anything you tell the computer to do. |
| Data | facts or information you enter into a computer or a computer outputs to you. |
