| A | B |
| AutoComplete | Can use for months, days, dates, etc. Word finishes typing the words for you |
| AutoCorrect | Fixes your mistakes with capitalization, spelling of some words, etc. |
| AutoFormat As You Type | changes ordinal numbers, fractions; makes automatic numbered lists and other things |
| Quick Parts | Uses building blocks to insert text you use very often |
| superscript | text appears smaller and above the line |
| Thesaurus | a "book" of synonyms; similar meanings |
| hover | hold your mouse over text without clicking |
| blue wavy line (contextual spell checking) | shows that you have misused a word: for example, to, too, two |
| tilde | ~ a symbol used in other languages; for example, Spanish |
| ignore | don't pay attention to |