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| Add-In | A supplemental program that can be used to extend Word’s functions. |
| Backstage view | A view that replaces the Microsoft Office Button and combines all the file and program management features into a single easy-to-use window. |
| Bibliography | A list of sources, usually placed at the end of a document, that you consulted or cited in creating a document. |
| bullet point | An item in a list in which each list entry is preceded by a symbol, rather than by a number. |
| Caption | A numbered label that you can add to a figure, a table, an equation, or another object. |
| Citation | A reference to a published or unpublished source. |
| Contextual tab | A tab containing groups of buttons that represent commands for customizing and formatting the selected object. |
| Embed | To save a file as part of another file, as opposed to linking one file to another. |
| Extensible Markup Language (XML) | A set of rules for encoding documents electronically. |
| Footnote | A printed note, placed below the text on a printed page, used to explain, comment on, or provide references for text in a document. |
| Gallery | A set of thumbnails that show visually the effect of each option. |
| Graphic | Any image—such as a picture, photograph, drawing, illustration, or shape—that can be placed as an object on a page. |
| Group | A set of buttons on a tab that all relate to the same type of object or task. |
| Macro | A series of recorded automated actions that can be replayed |
| Mail merge | A feature, which helps users create documents such as letter and e-mails that are essentially the same but contains unique elements such as recipient name, address, city, and state. |
| Mini translator tool | The Mini Translator tool pops up over text you select to offer a translation of the chosen text. You can copy the translation, look up more information about it, or click Play to hear it read aloud. |
| Quick Access Toolbar | A toolbar located in the upper-left corner of the program window, which displays the Save, Undo, and Repeat buttons by default but can be customized to include any command. |
| Ribbon | An area at the top of the Word 2010 window where almost all the capabilities of Word are available to help you use the program efficiently. |
| Spreadsheet | An application commonly used for budgets, forecasting, and other finance-related tasks that organizes data values using cells, where the relationships between cells are defined by formulas. |
| Table of contents | A list of divisions and the pages on which they start. |
| Windows Live SkyDrive | A file storage and sharing service that allows users to upload files, and then access them from a Web browser. |
| Worksheet | A collection of cells on a single sheet where you keep and manipulate data. |
