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Word Processing Terms 2

Terms related to word processing documents.

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FooterRepetitive text automatically printed at the bottom of a document sucha as a page number.
FormatThe procedure of defining how information appears on a page. This may include bold, underlining, italics, arranging text on a page, number of decimal places, the style of print, color, etc.
Full justifiedText that is evenly spaced between the left and right margins so that lines are both left adn right aligned.
Hanging indentAll lines except the first line are indented, such as in a reference entry.
Hard copyPrinted output from a software program.
HeaderRepetitivee information that is automatically printed at the top of each page of a word processing document.
HighlightA feature that allows you to select or block a portion of text to be manipulated.
IndentInsetting text from one of the margins (left indent, right indent, hanging indent).
InsertTo place data between other previously existing pieces of data.
ItalicsText in which the characters are evenly slanted toward the right.
JustifyTo have an exact straight left and right margin.
LandscapePage orientation (layout) that is wider than tall, horizontal or wide layout.
LeadersRow of periods used to lead the eye across the page, usually from one column to another.
Left justifiedAlignment that allows a document to have an even left margin.
Line spacingThe amount of space between lines in a document such as a single space, double space, etc.
MarginsThe borders that mark the left, right, top, and bottom of a page.
MoveA feature that allows text to be moved to another location in the document. Also known as cut/paste.
OrphanThe first line of a paragraph that is separated from the rest of the paragraph.
Overstrike modeA feature that allows you to replace the character at the cursor position with a new character.
Page breakA mark on some word processors indicating that the maximum number of lines has been keyed on a page and a new page is beginning.
PaginationThe process by which a word processing program automatically breaks long documents into pages by inserting page breaks.
PasteTo insert or copy text into a document from the clipboard.
PortraitPrinting a page taller than it is wide.


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