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| Brightness | The light to dark ratio of an image. |
| Check Box content control | A content control that allows the user to select, or not select, a specific option. |
| Check Box form field | A legacy control that allows the user to select, or not select, a specific option. |
| Combo Box content control | A content control that allows the user to select an item from a list or enter new text. |
| Compress | The process of reducing the size of a file. |
| Content control | A data entry field where the particular type of information is supplied by the user. |
| Contrast | The difference between the darkest and lightest areas of a picture. |
| Cropping | The process of removing unwanted parts from the edges of a picture. |
| Date Picker content control | A content control that allows the user to select a date from a calendar. |
| Design Mode | A command that enables the user to edit content controls that are inserted in a document. |
| Digital certificate (Digital ID) | A file that contains information about a person and is used to electronically sign a document. |
| Digital signature | An electronic stamp that is added to a document to verify the document’s authenticity. |
| Drop-Down List content control | A content control that allows the user to select a specific item from a list. |
| Flipping | The process of reversing the direction of an object either vertically or horizontally. |
| Form | A structured document that has static text and reserved spaces for information to be entered by the user. |
| Grouping | The process of combining multiple elements into a single object. |
| Legacy control | A field used in designing a form for persons who possess older versions of Word. |
| Metadata | Details about a file that describe or identify it. |
| Password | A code that is used to gain access to a file. |
| Plain Text content control | A content control that enables the user to enter unformatted text. |
| Read-only file | A file that can be viewed but not changed. |
| Rich Text content control | A content control that enables the user to enter text and apply formatting. |
| Signature line | An element added to a document that specifies who should sign the document. |
| Stacking | The process of placing objects in individual layers of the document. |
| Static text | Descriptive text such as labels or headings. |
| Stylus | A pen-like device used for writing on an electronic document. |
| Tablet PC | A computer with a monitor that allows you to write on the screen. |
| Template | A predefined structure that contains basic document settings, such as fonts, margins, and available styles, and can also store elements such as building blocks and content controls. |
| Unformatted text | Plain text without any special formatting applied. |
| WordArt | A feature that applies combinations of decorative formatting to text, including shadows, reflections, and 3-D effects, as well as changing the line and fill color of text. |
