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| Proofreaders' marks | Symbols written on a printed document by a copyeditor or proofreader to indicate where revisions are required. |
| Places Bar | A strip of buttons on the left side of certain dialog boxes used to open common folders quickly. |
| Insert mode | The mode of operation used for inserting new text within existing text in a document. |
| Overtype mode | The method of operation used to replace text in a document with new text. |
| Cut | To delete a selection from its original location and move it to the Clipboard. |
| Paste | To insert a selection from the Clipboard into a document. |
| Clipboard | A temporary storage area that can hold up to 24 selections at a time. |
| Drag-and-drop editing | The action of using a mouse to drag a selection from its original location and drop it in a new location. |
| Copy | To create a duplicate of a selection and move it to the Clipboard. |
| Read-only | The mode of operation in which revisions cannot be saved in the original document. |
| Document Properties | Categories of information about a document. |
| Keywords | Important words found in a document. |
| File type | The format in which the file is stored. |
| File extension | A dot followed by three or four characters at the end of a file name, used to indicate the file type. |
| File icon | The icon used to represent a file in a file list such as Windows Explorer. |
| Compatible file type | A file type that Word can open, even though it was created and saved using a different program. |
