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| Alignment | Refers to the way multiple lines of text line up along the left, right, or both margins of a document. |
| Bibliography/reference list/Works cited | A list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text. |
| Bullets | The best enhancement to use to set a list of items apart from the rest of the document. |
| Body | The main text of a personal letter, business letter, memo, email, or report |
| Bound Report | Report prepared with a binder or cover. Has a binding on the left requiring a 2” left margin. |
| Center alignment | Results in a ragged left and right margin. |
| Copy and paste | A word processing feature that allows text to remain in the old position and also be duplicated to a new position in a document. |
| Cursor | A blinking vertical bar on the screen that marks the location at which the inserted text appears. You can also use it to select text or graphics in a document. |
| Cut and paste | A word processing feature that allows text to be removed from the old position and be placed in a new position in a document. |
| Desktop publishing (DTP) programs | Used to combine text and graphics to create documents such as brochures, greeting cards, annual reports, books, or magazines. |
| Double space | Enter twice and leaves 2 blank lines between each line keyed. |
| Editing | The process of updating a word processing document to correct spelling, layout issues, and other items to make the document visually appealing. |
| Flush left/left align | The alignment of text along the left margin, leaving an uneven right margin. |
| Flush right/right align | The alignment of text along the right margin, leaving an uneven left margin. |
| Font | The type design for an entire set of characters, the distinctive design of a set of type, distinguished by its weight, posture, and type size. Ex. Calibri |
| Footer | Allows text to be printed below the bottom margin of a document. |
| Google Drive | A word processing program created, manipulated and saved on a digital cloud. |
| Groups (in Microsoft Word) | Commands are organized in logical groups, which are collected together under tabs. Examples include Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, etc. |
| Hanging Indention | A temporary left margin that indents all lines but the first line of the text. |
| Header | Allows text to be printed above the top margin of a document. |
| Indentation | When a line starts .5” from the margin. |
| Integration | When you combine the features of two programs, for example, including charts from spreadsheets with word processing documents. |
| Insert mode | Allows text to be added in the middle of an existing line. |
| Integration | Combining the features of two programs; for example, including charts from spreadsheets with word processing documents. |
| Justified | Means that words are even at both the left and right margins. |
| Landscape orientation | The page layout in which text and/or graphics are printed across the long edge of a page; the width of the page is greater than the height. |
| Microsoft Office Button | Located in the upper left corner of Microsoft Word. Contains commands such as Save, Open, Print, and settings. |
| Modern Language Association Report (MLA) | Are used to present your findings about a given topic; a research paper. |
| Mouse pointer | An on-screen arrow or other shape that moves when you move the mouse or other pointing device. |
| Orientation | The vertical or horizontal setup of a printed page. |
| Point | The standard unit f measurement for typography in word processing/desktop publishing. One inch is equal to 72. |
| Portrait Orientation | The default (preset) printing orientation for a page of text; the height of the page is greater than the width. |
| Print preview | The feature that allows the user to view a document before it is printed. |
| Productivity software | These are specialized programs that help you create and work with various types of documents. Common categories are word processors, spreadsheets, presentation software, and databases. |
| Quick Access Toolbar | Located in the upper left corner of Microsoft Word, beside the Microsoft Office Button. Allows you to add and remove tools that are used most frequently. |
| Reports | You can create these in a database program, such as Access 2007, to organize, summarize, and perform calculations on data stored in a database. |
| Ribbon | Designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task in Microsoft Word. |
| Scroll bars | Vertical and horizontal bars located at the side or at the bottom of a display area. You can use them to move to a specific location in the work area. |
| Shading | When you apply a background color to text. |
| Side Heading | Heading used to separate the report into sections. |
| Single spacing | Enter once and leaves 1 blank line between each line keyed. |
| Spell check | The word processing feature that compares every word in a document with an electronic dictionary. |
| Status bar | A horizontal bar that is at the bottom of some productivity programs. This bar displays information about the current status of the program or document that you are viewing. |
| Subscript | Lower in order H2O |
| Superscript | Higher in order 510 |
| Tab (in Microsoft Word) | A tab organizes commands used in Microsoft Word and contains groups. Examples of tabs include Home, Insert, etc. |
| Tab Key | Moves the cursor a predetermined (5) number of spaces on a line. |
| Table of Contents | A list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start |
| Thesaurus | Allows you to find synonyms, words with similar meanings. |
| Title bar | The horizontal bar that contains the name of the window. Most of these also contain buttons to close, minimize, and resize the window. |
| Title pages | The page at the beginning of a report that indicates the title, author’s name, the publication information, and date of publication. |
| Toolbar | A block of buttons or menus that you can use to quickly perform common tasks. |
| Unbound Report | Short reports that are prepared without binders or covers. May be stapled or paper clipped. |
| Weight | Refers to the overall lightness or darkness of a typeface design (font type). |
| Word processing software | Used to create, edit, proofread, format, and print documents. |
| Word wrap | Word Processing feature that automatically moves text to the next line without you having to strike the Enter key. |
| Work area | The blank space within the program where you enter information. |
