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Insert,
| To place characters in between existing characters; to add data to a database or document. |
Delete,
| To remove an item or value from a document. |
Wordwrap,
| A word processing feature in which text is automatically continued from one line to the next.,
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Spacebar | Large oblong key at the bottom of a keyboard which when pressed, adds a space at the text insertion point. |
Enter,
| Key that when pressed, moves the text insertion point to the start of the next text line,
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Save | Command that stores the document currently in memory to a disk. |
Save As,
| Command that stores the document currently in memory to a disk under a new name.,
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Spacing,
| Distance between characters, lines, or cells in a document.,
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Find | The command that initiates a search for a specific item in a document. |
Replace | A command that exchanges one word or symbol for another. |
Spell checker | Word processing option that checks a document for spelling errors and offers correcting alternatives. |
Thesaurus | Word processing option suggesting synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms. |
Grammar Checker | Word processing option that contains the rules for writing correctly, which also offers suggestions.,
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Scrolling | Moving the lines of print up and down |
Buffer,
| Portion of computer memory that temporarily holds data.,
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Cut | Highlighting and removing text from one location on the document with the intention of inserting in at another. (See paste.) |
Copy | To duplicate data, graphics, text, etc. |
Paste | To insert word or graphics from the clipboard to a document. (See cut.) |
Drag and drop | Highlighting text, data, or graphics with the mouse and hold the right button with the intention of moving it to another part of the word processing document. |
Format | To put selected text or an entire document into a given form; the form itself; to lay down areas on a disk. |
Underline | Text format in which the selected text is underlined. |
Bold | The type format in which the letter or character is made to appear extra thick and dark. |
Italic | Text format in which characters take on a slanted appearance. |
Ruler | In a word processor, a graphic device from which a user can set tabs and margines, and perform other functions. |
Margin | Border on the left, right, top, and bottom of a document. |
Tab | Key that, when pressed, moves the insertion point to a different place in the current line. |
Justification | Line-up of text on a page in regard to the margins -- flush-left, flush-right, centered, or full(filled). |
Font | A print typeface or style of characters displayed on the screen or printed to paper. |
Type Size | Height of a text character measured in points or pixels. |
Columns | One of two or more vertical sections of typed lines lying side by side on a page and separated by a rule or a blank space. |
Print Preview | Option on toolbar that allows you to see it before you print it. |
Insert Hyperlink | Option on toolbar that allows you to hotlink to something else. |