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| Excel | a spreadsheet application; used to organize, analyze, and chart data |
| Word | a word processor application, used to produce letters and resumes |
| status bar | displays the current page number |
| resize tab | dragged to size the window; located at the bottom-right corner of the window |
| insertion point | a blinking vertical line in a document; the place where the next character will be typed |
| extension | added to a file name by an application to indicate what application the file was created in |
| menu | a list of commands |
| closing a document | removing the document's window from teh Desktop and the file from the computer's memory |
| header | text that appears tat the top of every page in a document |
| footer | text that appears at the bottom of every page in a document |
| file | a collection of related data stored on a lasting medium |
| folder | used to organize commonly related files |
| Outlook | personal information manager and communications application |
| multitasking | a feature that allows more than one application to run at a time |
| PowerPoint | a presentation application |
| scroll bar | dragged to bring unseen parts of the document into view |
| taskbar | displays buttins that represent each open file or application; located at the bottom of the desktop |
| title bar | a horizontal bar that displays the name and type of document |
| toolbar | a horizontal bar that contains buttons that are clicked to perform an action |
| window | the interface of a Windows application |
| input device | data is entered into a Windows application using this; such as a keyboard or mouse |
| expand arrows at the bottom of a menu | indicates that there are more commands on the list |
| ellipsis (...) | indicates that a dialog box will be displayed when the command is selected |
| dimmed commands | indicate that they cannot be selected at this time |
| Toolbars and commands in an unexpanded menu | vary in appearance because they display the most frequently used buttons |
| Delete key | erases the character directly to the right of the insertion point |
| .doc extension | a file created in Word |
| Insert Date button | on the Header/Footer toolbar; can be used to add a date that updates automatically |
| Access | an application used to generate forms and reports from the data it stores |
| Home key | pressed to move the insertion point to the beginning of a line of text |
| Enter key | pressed to end the current paragraph, insert a blank line, or begin a new paragraph |
| End key | pressed to move the insertion point to the end of a line of text |
| mouse | an input device that is used to select commands and respond to prompts |
| : ? * & @ | invalid file names contain these symbols |
| Backspace key | pressed to erase the character directly to the left of the insertion point |
| Esc key (Escape) | pressed to cancel toe current operation |
