| A | B |
|---|
| animate | to make an item move |
| backup | to copy files from one location to a separate storage device |
| bug | a malfunction due to an error in the porgram or a defect in the equipment |
| bullets/numbering | an icon or numbers next to each item of a list |
| chat | typing text into a message box on a screen to engage in dialog with one or more people via the Internet or other network |
| command key | a key on the Mac keyboards that is used to access commands through the keyboard rather than menus, commonly called shortcuts |
| control key (CTRL) | a key used to access commands through the keyboard (usually on a Windows computer) rather than a menu, commonly shortcuts |
| cropping | to delete unwanted parts of a graphic like clip art or a photo |
| debug | slang to find and correct equipment defects or program malfunctions |
| digital camera | a camera that uses a disk instead of film and saves the images so they can be read and processed on a computer |
| digital photo | an image that is stored in bits and bytes on a computer and can be manipulated and displayed on a computer screen |
| find | to locate text within a document |
| glitch | the cause of an unexpected malfunction |
| input | data that goes into a computer device |
| instant messenging | (IM) a chat applicatino that allows two or more people to communicate over the Internet via real-time keyed-in messages |
| layout | the way items are situated in a document |
| margins | the edge of the document where you don't want anything to print |
| MP3 | compact audio and video file format makes them easy to download and e-mail. Used in portable playback devices like the iPod |
| output | Data that comes out of a computer device like informatin displayed on the monitor, sound on the speakers, and information printed to paper |
| page number | automatically inserts the page number on the page and updates as pages are added or deleted |
| paragraph spacing | adjusts the spacing of the selected text |
| peripheral | any external device attached toa computer to enhance operation like an external hard drive, scanner, printer, speakers, keyboard, mouse, etc. |
| project gallery | where you can find pre-designed templates for various projects in Office |
| right-click | to use the right mouse button to open context-sensitive drop-down menus |
| scanner | a device that uses light-sensing equipment to scan paper images such as text, photos, and illustratiosn and translate the images into signals that the computer can then store, modify or distribute |
| symbols | Characters that are not numbers or letters like arrows _or degrees ยก |
| theme | the overall design of a presentation or document, usually related to the topic |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator. The protocol for identifying a document on the Web or a Web address unique to each user |
| Word Art | an easy way to make text more graphically interesting |
