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| selecting | highlighting a block of text |
| double clicking | pressing the left mouse button quickly two times in a row |
| triple clicking | pressing the left mouse button three times in a row quickly |
| overtype mode | allows you to replace existing text with the new text that is keyed |
| clipboard | temporary storage area for text that is to be moved (out) or copied and then pasted to another location |
| drag and drop | a quick method for copying and moving text a short distance |
| fonts | design of type |
| serifs | small lines at the ends of the characters |
| sans serifs | a font that does not have serifs |
| font style | certain changes in the appearance of a font, such as bold, italic, and underline |
| font size | determined by measuring the height of characters in units called points |
| points | units for measuring type size, with 1pt=1/72nd of an inch |
| highlight | change color to emphasize important text or graphics |
| alignment | how text is positioned between the margins |
