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| superscripts | Numbers are those that appear raised above other text on a line. |
| parenthetical citations | The MLA documentation style uses these in-text instead of footnoting each source. |
| paste option button | A menu appears that allows you to change the format of the item that was moved. |
| line spacing | Is the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document. |
| paragraph spacing | The amount of space above and below a paragraph. |
| header | Text and graphics that print at the top of each page in a document. |
| footer | Is text that prints at the bottom of each page in a document. |
| formatting marks | Marks that show you what spaces and enters you have in a document. |
| ruler | The horizontal ruler. |
| autocorrect | Fixes common errors including capitalizing the first letter in a sentence, spelling, and dates. |
| note reference mark | A superscript (raised number) used to signal that an explanatory note exists either at the bottom of the page as a footnote or at the end as an endnote. |
| footnote | Are located within a paper to allow the author to include additional information about items within the paper at the bottom of each page. |
| endnote | An explanatory note at the end of the document. |
| soft page break | As you type documents that exceed 1 page, word automatically inserts in when the text has filled 1 page according to the paper size, margin settings, line spacing and other settings. |
| cutting/copying | Removing the selected item from the document and then places it on the clipboard. |
| works cited page | The MLA uses this for bibliographical references. |
| hard page break | ctrl + enter |
| bibliograpical list | Word formats the list of sources and alphabetizes them for you. |
| hanging indent | When creating the Works Cited page you must create this so that the second line of each source is indented. |
| first line indent | The ruler is used to indent the 1st line of a paragraph. |
| drag and drop editing | You drag the selected item to the new location and then insert, or drop, it there. |
| clipboard | Is a temporary Windows storage area that holds up to 24 separate items of text, pictures, etc. |
| find-and-replace | Automatically locateds each occurance of a word or phrase and then replaces it with specified text. |
| thesaurus | Helps the author of a paper find synonyms for a given word. |
| research task pane | Can look up a synonym in a thesaurus, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, a search engine and other web sites that provide information. |
