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Word Processing Terms

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sortingarranges a list of words in ascending order
tabsmark the place where the insertion point will move when you strike the Tab key
line spacingamount of space between lines of text
decimal tabsalign decimal points in numbers with decimals
boldfaceadds emphasis to documents; used in headings or titles
type styleappearance of text
justification/alignmenthow text is aligned on a page
justified textlines up on both left and right edges
left justificationaligning text on left side; aka ragged right
center justificationaligning text in the center of the page
marginamount of space between the edge of a page and printed text in a document
right justificationaligning text on the right side of the page
typefacedesign of type, such as Times New Roman
fontspecific design of type such as Arial 12 point
serifssmall lines at ends of characters
sans seriffont without serifs
type sizedetermined by measuring the height of characters in units (72 points per inch)
clipboardtemporary storage place in memory
copying and pastingcopying data and inserting it in another location
cutting and pastingremoving text from one location and placing it in another
drag and dropsame as cut and paste
find and replaceallows you to search document for occurrences of word or phrase--and change it
page breakwhere one page ends and another page begins (Control + Enter)
indentspace you place between text and a document's margin
hanging indentwhen the first line of text begins at the left margin and the remaining lines are indented


Kathy Rolan

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