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| Word processing | software is a type of application software that is used for creating text documents |
| Thesaurus | the feature that allows you to find synonyms (words with similar meanings) for words in a document. |
| Menu bar | provides you with a menu of options to use when creating a document |
| Cursor | on-screen blinking character that shows where the next character will appear |
| Tool bar | provides you with buttons that allow you to access frequently used commands |
| Scroll bars | allow you to scroll throughout a document that is too long to fit on one screen |
| Sixty-six | The number of single spaced lines per standare letter size page/paper. Six lines equals one vertical inch |
| Orientation | the direction in which you can print on a page |
| Portrait | height is greater than the width (11 x 8.5) |
| Landscape | width is greater than the height |
| Margin | the blank space at the top, bottom, left, and right of a document where you cannot type |
| Header | allows you to type above the top margin |
| Footer | allows you to type below the bottom margin |
| Alignment | the way multiple lines of text line up along the left, right, or both margins |
| Left align | text is lined up along the left margin, leaving a jagged right margin |
| Right align | text is lined up along the right margin, leaving a jagged left margin |
| Center align | text is centered between both margins, resulting in jagged left and right margins |
| Justified | text is aligned along the left and right margins, with no jagged edges |
| Line spacing | the spacing between lines of text in a document |
| Single Space (SS) | Strike Enter 1 time; leaves no blank lines between lines of text in a document |
| Double Space (DS) | Strike Enter 2 times; leaves 1 blank line between lines of text in a document |
| Triple Space (TS) | Strike Enter 3 times; leaves 2 blank lines between lines of text in a document |
| Quadruple Space (QS) | Strike Enter 4 times; leaves 3 blank lines between lines of text in a document |
| Word wrap | the automatic wrapping of text from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line without having to press the Enter key |
| Horizontal Centering | The centering of text between the left and right margin |
| Vertical Centering | The centering of text between the top and bottom margins |
| Font | a collection of letters, punctuation marks, numbers, and special characters. |
| Bullets and numbering | used to arrange items in a list with each item beginning with a bullet or a number |
| Editing | the process of updating a word processing document (making changes, correcting errors, and/or appearance). |
| Cut | the feature that removes text or graphics from the current location in a document |
| Copy | the feature that allows text or graphics to be copied to another location in a document |
| Clipboard | temporary storage location for text or graphics that have been cut or copied |
| Paste | the word processing feature that places text or graphics that have been cut or copied in a new location within a document |
| Spell Check | the word processing feature that checks selected words in a document for spelling errors, similar to an electronic dictionary |
| Grammar Check | the feature that checks selected words in a document for incorrect grammar use |
| Title bar | displays the filename of a document |
