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Office Basics Vocabulary

AB
Button“Icon you click to choose a command which tells computer what you want to do"
Contextual tab“Appears on the Ribbon only when you select certain items in a file
Dialog box“A window that opens on top of a program window (OFF 36).”
File extension“A series of letters that Office adds to the end of a file name that identifies in which program the file was created.”
Gallery“Shows the options available for a command (OFF 36)”
Group“The commands on each tab are organized into groups (OFF 34)”
Home page“The first page that opens when you start your browser (OFF 51).”
Icon“A small picture (OFF 34).”
Insertion point“Shows where text will appear when you start typing (OFF 34).”
Internet“A vast network of computers located all over the world and linked to one another (OFF 50).”
Link“Text
Live Preview“Lets you see how a gallery option affects your file without making the change (OFF 36).”
Menu“List of other commands related to the button (OFF 35).”
Microsoft Office 2007 (Office)“A collection of software programs (OFF 31).”
Mini toolbar“Appears in the work area after you drag the pointer over text while holding down the left mouse button (OFF 38).”
Office Button“In all Office programs
Program window“Rectangle that contains the open program
Quick Access Toolbar“Provides access to commonly used commands (OFF 34).”
Ribbon““Command central” for the office programs (OFF 34).”
ScreenTip“A box that appears when you point to a button (OFF 47).”
Scroll bar“Shifts other areas of the file into the work area (OFF 34).”
Shortcut menu“Appears when you right-click something in the program window (OFF 38).”
Sizing button“Changes the size of the program window and exits the program (OFF 34).”
Status bar“Contains information about the current file and process (OFF 34).”
Tab“Appears on the Ribbon and organizes the commands into related tasks (OFF 34).”
Task pane“A pane that opens on the right or left side of the program window (OFF 36).”
Title bar“Shows the name of the program and the current file (OFF 34).”
Toolbar“Contains buttons that you can click to perform common tasks (OFF 38).”
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)“The address of a Web page on the Web (OFF 51).”
Web browser“Software used to view Web pages (OFF 51).”
Work area“Displays the file you are working on (OFF 34).”
World Wide Web (Web)“A system of computers that share information by means of links on Web pages (OFF 50).”


Business Teacher
Minnesota Virtual Academy
Houston, Minnesota

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