| A | B |
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| lighted point on display screen where the next character or space can be entered | cursor |
| placing text so that half the text is on each side of the center point | centering |
| preset condition in software that controls features such as margins, the spacing, and tabs | default |
| listing of files stored on a disk | directory |
| pictorial symbol that represents commands, programs, or documents | icon |
| style (arrangement, placement, and spacing) of a document | format |
| information that is stored on a disk under an assigned name | file |
| software feature that checks a document for misspelled words against a dictionary included in the software | spell check |
| software feature that end a page and begins a new page | page break |
| device attached to the computer that produces a paper (hard) copy of information | printer |
| software feature that moves cursor to the left margin of the next line | return |
| list of options on the display screen from which selections are made | menu |
| software feature that displaya a page, part of a page, or more than one page of document so you can see the text and formate before printing document | view/print preview |
| instructions, or programs, that tell a computer what to do | software |
| feature that aligns text to the left of a tab | right tab |
| message displayed on a screen to inform the user that the computer is awaiting a specific response | prompt |
| software feature that displays text along with formatting codes for features such as tab, space, and enter that were used in the text | reveal codes |
| software feature that makes room for more lines of copy on the screen by causing the first line to "disappear" off the top of the screen | scroll |
| process of using existing files (usually called data and form files) to creat a new file | merge |
| software feature that allows you to record and retain a copy of a document on a disk | save |
| software condition that allows new text to be keyed over existing text | typeover mode |
| text and data that enter a computer | input |
| software feature that arranges text so that the decimal point is aligned at the tab settings | decimal tab |
| hardware that houses the disk | disk drive |
| DOS | disk operating system |
| set of keys (F1, F2, etc.) used by themselves or with Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys to activate software features | function keys |
| set of four keys that individually permit the user to move the cursor up, down, left, and right on the screen | arrow keys |
| software feature that allows additional text to be keyed into existing text | insert mode |
| software feature that positions the first line of a segment of text at left margin and indents the remaining lines a specified distance to the right | hanging indent |
| software feature that allows text to be aligned at left and/or right margins | justification |
| software feature that aligns text to the right of the tab | left tab |
| software feature that causes the cursor to skip across the display screen to a place set by the operator or to the software's default settings | tab |
| bar (or line) containing information about your document such as cursor position, page number, typeover mode | status bar |
