| A | B |
| Character | Any single letter |
| Character styles | A style that is applied to individual characters or words that users have selected. |
| Clipboard | A storage area that temporarily stores the items for a user to paste in another location of the document or office file. |
| Copy | A command in Word that places a duplicate copy of selected text in the Clipboard. |
| Cut | A command in Word that removes selected text from the original location and place the deleted text in the Clipboard collection. |
| Document properties | Hidden information such as personal data is added to the document |
| Font | A set of characters that have the same design. |
| Go to | A command in the scroll box that enables users to browse by field |
| Gridlines | A tool that provides a grid of vertical and horizontal lines that help you align graphics and other objects in a document. |
| Live preview | Live preview shows you how your document will look with the selected feature. |
| Monospaced | A font in which all of its characters take up the same amount of horizontal space. |
| Multi-selection | A Word feature that enables users to select multiple items of the text that are not adjacent. |
| Navigation pane | A tool that appears in the left side of the window when you select its command in the Show command group. |
| Object zoom | A function that allows a user to zoom in on objects such as tables |
| Paragraph styles | A style in which the formats are applied instantly to all text in the paragraph where the insertion point is located |
| Paste | A command that pastes text from the Clipboard to a new location in the original document or new document. |
| Point size | A measurement that refers to the height of characters with one point equaling approximately 1/12 of an inch. |
| Proportional space | A font in which the horizontal spacing varies. |
| Read mode | Changes the page layout of the document and hides the ribbons. Some editing tools are available. |
| Replace | A command that enables users to replace one word or phrase with another. |
| Rulers | Measuring tools to align text |
| Sans serif | A font that does not have the small line extensions on its characters. |
| Scroll bars | A tool that allows the user to move up or down within the document. |
| Scroll box | A tool that allows users to move horizontally and vertically through a document more quickly than the scroll buttons or to see a screentip displaying a user’s position in the document. |
| Scroll buttons | A tool that allows users to move up or down one line at a time |
| Serif | A font that has small lines at the beginning and end of characters and that is usually used with large amounts of text. |
| Text Effects | A new font command group that adds a distinctive appearance |
| Thumbnails | Tiny images of the document pages. |
| Wildcard | Characters to find words or phrases that contain specific letters or combination of letters. |
| Wordart | Decorative text that enhances text. |