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Formatting and Editing Vocabulary

This activity will help you learn and/or review the terms for editing and formatting functions that would be used to complete specific changes within a document.

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alignmentthe way multiple lines of text line
left alignthe aligment of multiple lines of text at the left margin
right alignthe alignment of multiple lines of text at the right margin
justifythe alignment of text along both the left and right margins, leaving no jagged edges by the margins
center alignthe alignment of text centered between both the left and right margins, leaving jagged edges on both sides
vertical centeringtext is centered between the top and bottom margins
horizontal centeringtext is centered between the left and right margins
cutremoves text from its current location in a document
copymakes a copy of text to be copied to and placed in another location
pasteplaces cut or copied text into a new location
page orientationthe direction of the long side of your paper
portraitthe long side of your paper is vertical
landscapethe long side of your paper is horizontal
line spacingrefers to the number of blank lines in between lines of text in a document
single spacingleaves no blank lines between the lines of text in a document
double spacingleaves one blank line in between the lines of text in a document
triple spacingleaves two blank lines in between the lines of text in a document
quadruple spacingleaves three blank lines in between the lines of text in a document
word wrapthe automatic wrapping of text from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line without having to press the Enter key
marginsthe blank space at the top, bottom, left, and right of a document where you cannot type
headerpositions text within the top margin area
footerpositions text within the bottom margin area
bulletsvarious symbols used to arrange items in a list with each item beginning with the same symbol
numberingnumbers, roman numerals, & letters used to arrange items in an organized list
grammar checkchecks for grammatical errors within a document
spell checkchecks for spelling errors within a document
thesaurusfinds words of a similar meaning for a highlighted word in the text of a document
bordersvarious line designs used to box in text to improve the reader's attention to the information
shadingbackground colors used to improve the reader's attention to the information
fontthe design and printing style of the letters, numbers, and symbols
font size/pointspecifies how big or small the font will be
bolddarkens and/or thickens the font design
italicsa style of printing in which the font/text slants to the right
underlinedraws a line under the word or text to give it special emphasis
superscripttext written or printed above the standare line
subscripttext written or printed below the standard line


Instructor
NCHS
Conway, NC

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