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| Insert Mode | The method of operation used for inserting new text within existing text in a document. |
| Overtype Mode | The method of operation used to replace existing text in a document with new text. |
| Proofreader's Marks | Symbols written on a printed document by a copyeditor or proofreader to indicate where revisions are required. |
| Active Document | The document in which the insertion point is currently located. Commands and actions occur in the active document. |
| Active Pane | The pane in which the insertion point is The pane in which the insertion point is currently located. Commands and actions occur in the active pane. |
| Independent Scrolling | The ability to scroll a window without affecting the display in other open windows. |
| Synchronous Scrolling | A feature that links the scroll bars in two windows so that when you scroll in one window the other window scrolls as well |
| Tile | Arrange windows so they do not overlap on-screen |
| Clipboard | A feature of Windows that holds data or graphics that you have cut or copied and are ready to be pasted into any document. |
| 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. |
| Drag-and-Drop Editing | To use the mouse to copy or move information from one location to another on a work sheet, across worksheets, or across workbooks. |
| Copy | To create a duplicate of a selection. |
| Compatible File Type | A file type that owrd can open, even though it was created and saved using a different program. |
| Document Properties | Categories of information about a document. |
| Read-only | A mode of operation in which revisions cannot be saved in the original document. |
| File extension | A dot followed by three or four characters at the end of a file name, used to indicate the file type. |
| Keywords | Important words found in a document. |