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| Cursor | the position indicator on a computer display screen where a user can enter text; also known as an insertion point |
| Default settings | settings used unless another option is chosen |
| Function keys | a set of 12 "F" keys on the keyboard used as an alternative to the menu system in choosing and executing features |
| Hardware | the physical components, or parts, of the computer |
| Horizontal ruler | provides features for setting tabs, margins, and indentions |
| Insertion point | the place in a document where something will be added; represented by a blinking vertical bar, also known as a cursor |
| Menu bar | at the top of the screen, a listing of the names of menus, each of which contains a set of commands |
| Network computer | a configuration of computers cabled together with one workstation designed as the file server |
| Peripherals | an input device, output device, or secondary storage device that is not part of the central processing unit |
| Scroll bar | appears at the bottom and/or right side of a window to allow a user to view another part of the window |
| Software | a list of step-by-step instructions telling the computer what to do |
| Stand-alone computer | a single, self-contained computer not attached to a network system |
| Title bar | at the top of a window, contains the name of the open program, document, or folder |
| Tool bar | at the top or bottom of the screen, displays buttons you can click to quickly choose a command |
| Word processing | the use of a computer and software to produce written documents, such as letters, memos, forms, and reports |
| Working screen | the work area that has pull-down menus |
| Delete | to remove text |
| Font size | determined by measuring the height of characters in units called points |
| Font style | formatting feature that changes the appearance of text, such as bold, italic, and underline |
| Font type/typeface | refers to the design and appearance of printed characters |
| Hard return | striking the Enter key to end a line of text |
| Insert mode | new characters being added to existing characters |
| Redo | reverses the last undo action |
| Sans serif | type in which letters have no feet, or curves, at the ends of the main strokes |
| Save | storing a file in any storage medium |
| Serif | the feet, or curves, at the ends of the main strokes of letters |
| Typeover/overtype mode | allows you to replace existing text with the new text that is keyed |
| Undo | reverses the last changes made to a document |
| Word wrap | feature that automatically wraps words around to the next line when they will not fit on the current line |
| Automated helps | a form of online assistance that gives you instructions, definitions, and context-sensitive help |
| Editing | involves adding, deleting, and changing text in a document |
| Grammar checker | used to check the grammar of a document after you finish keying |
| Proofreading | comparing keyed text to the original copy, and correcting errors; |
| Retrieving | opening (loading) an existing file, and displaying it on the screen |
| Spelling checker | used to check the spelling of a document after you finish keying |
| Thesaurus | a feature for finding a synonym, or a word with a similar meaning, for a word in your document |
| Landscape orientation | the long edges of the paper are at the top and bottom of the page and short edges are at the sides |
| Portrait orientation | the short edges of the paper are at the top and bottom of the page and long edges are at the sides |
| Print menu | provides choice of printer, page range, and number of copies |
| First-line indent | the paragraph format in which the first line indents more than the following lines |
| Hanging indent | a paragraph format in which the first full line of text is not indented but the following lines are indented |
| Hard page break | a marker inserted manually in a document to indicate where a page ends |
| Soft page break | a marker inserted automatically in a document to indicate where a page break goes |
| Widow | that the last line of a paragraph does not appear by itself at the top of the next page |
| orphan | a feature that ensures that the first line of a paragraph does not appear by itself at the bottom of a page |
| Copy | a method of duplicating text or other information by copying it from a document and temporarily placing it on a clipboard until it is pasted to another location |
| Cut | a method for removing selected information from a document and storing it temporarily on a clipboard so it can be pasted to another location within the file, to another file, or to a file in another program |
| Find | a feature that finds a series of specified words in a document |
| Paste | to insert text or graphics that have been copied or cut from a different location in your document |
| Replace | a feature that replaces a specified series of words in a document with another series of words |
| Borders | a feature used to add a border around a page, paragraph, or column |
| Bullets | a dot, box, check mark, or other small graphic used to set off each item in a list |
| Endnotes | references to other works or publications; printed as a list on the final page of the document |
| Footers | piece of information printed at the bottom of the pages of a multiple page document to tie the document together |
| Footnotes | references to other publications or quotations taken from other publications, usually numbered and positioned at the bottom of the page on which the quoted or referenced text is mentioned |
| Formatting | character formatting includes changing the font, color, strikethrough, or shadow; the way the text appears on the page |
| Headers | pieces of information printed at the top of the pages of a multiple page document |
| Horizontal centering | ext that is centered between the left and right margins |
| Justification/alignment | text is aligned at both ends of the line |
| Leaders | dots (periods) that direct (lead) your attention from one column of a line of text to another |
| Line spacing | the vertical distance between two lines of type |
| Margins | spaces at the top, bottom, left, and right of the document between the edges of the text and paper; the absolute boundary of text and graphics on a page |
| Numbering | in a word processing document, you can number each item in a list of ordered steps |
| Shading | a feature used to customize documents by filling areas with varying shades of color |
| Tab | causes the cursor to skip across the display screen to a place set by the operator or to the default tab setting |
| Vertical centering/alignment | text that is centered between the top and bottom margins |
| Block format letter style | all parts of a letter begin at the left margin, including the paragraphs |
| Bound report style | reports that are two pages or longer that are prepared with a cover or a binder |
| Cell | the intersection of a row and a column in a table or spreadsheet |
| Column | information arranged vertically within a table |
| Interoffice memorandums | written messages used by individuals within an organization to communicate with one another |
| Modified block format letter style | the date and the closing of a block style letter start near the horizontal center of the paper instead of the left margin; paragraphs may be indented or they may be blocked at the left margin |
| Row | information arranged horizontally within a table |
| Table | a series of columns and rows in which data is entered |
| Unbound report style | reports that are one page or longer that are prepared without a cover or a binder |
