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| Alignment | Way multiple lines of text line up along the left, right or both margins |
| Block Style | Paragraph format in which all lines of text are aligned with the left margin |
| Bullets and Numbering | Word processing feature used to arrange items in a list with each item beginning with a bullet or number |
| Center Align | Alignment of text between both margins, leaving a jagged left and right margin |
| Clipboard | Temporary storage location for text or graphics that have been cut or copied |
| Copy | Word processing tool that allows text or graphics to be copied to another location within the document |
| Cursor | On-screen blinking character that shows where the next character will appear |
| Cut | Word processing tool that removes text or graphics from the current location in the document |
| Double Space (DS) | When Enter is hit 2 times leaving 1 blank line is left between lines of text |
| Editing | Process of updating a document to make changes, correct errors and make it visually appealing |
| Font | Specific design for a collection of letters, numbers and symbols |
| Footer | Allows you to type information below the bottom margin of each page of a document |
| Format | Place text on a page so that it looks good and is easy to read |
| Function Keys | Allows you to quickly access frequently used functions, such as Help and Spell Check |
| Grammar Check | Word processing tool that checks selected words in a document for grammatical errors |
| Hanging Indent | Temporary left margin that indents all lines BUT the first line of text |
| Header | Allows you to type information above the top margin of each page of a document |
| Horizontal Centering | When text is centered between the left and right margins, commonly used when creating invitations, announcements and title pages |
| Indented | Paragraph format in which the first line of the paragraph is indented |
| Justified | Alignment of text along the left and right margin, leaving no jagged edges |
| Landscape | Page orientation in which the width of the page is greater than the height |
| Left Align | Alignment of text along the left margin, leaving a jagged right margin |
| Line Spacing | Spacing between lines of text within a document |
| Margins | Blank space to the top, bottom, left and right of a document where you can not type |
| Operational Keys | Allow you to operate the computer without a mouse |
| Orientation | Direction in which you can print on a page (portrait or landscape) |
| Paste | Word processing tool that places text and graphics that have been cut or copied in a new location within a document |
| Portrait | Page orientation in which the height of the page is greater than the height |
| Quadruple Space (QS) | When you strike the enter key 4 times leaving 3 blank lines are left between lines of text |
| Ribbon | Provides you with groups of commands to use when creating a document |
| Right Align | Alignment of text along the right margin, leaving a jagged left margin |
| Scroll Bar | Allow you to scroll throughout a document that is too long to fit on one screen |
| Single Space (SS) | When enter is struck 1 time leaving no blank lines are left between lines of text |
| Spell Check | Word processing tool that checks your document for incorrectly spelled words |
| Tab | Operational Key of the keyboard that is used to indent paragraphs; moves the cursor 5 spaces |
| Thesaurus | Word processing tool that allows you to find words with similar meanings (synonyms) for the text within a document |
| Title Bar | Displays the filename of the document |
| Toolbar | Provides you with buttons that allow you to access frequently used commands |
| Vertical Centering | When text is centered between the top and bottom margins, commonly used when creating invitations, announcements and title pages |
| Word Processing | Application software that is used to create, edit and print text documents such as letters, reports and memos |
| Word Wrap | Automatic wrapping of text from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line without having the press the Enter key |
