| A | B |
| Word Wrap | automatically wraps the insertion point to the beginning of the next line |
| AutoComplete | offers to complete certain phrases |
| Smart Tags | display a map or schedule a meeting |
| overtype mode | existing text is replaced as new text is typed |
| OVR indicator | switches between insert mode and overtype mode |
| Undo button | reverses your last editing action(s) |
| Delete | removes character to the right |
| Backspace | removes character to the left |
| Show/Hide Button | nonprinting characters |
| Paragraph mark | ends a paragraph |
| I-beam | mouse pointer in the text area |
| Views | change onscreen, but not printed document |
| Zooming | changes the size of onscreen text and graphics |
| Automatic page break | Word breaks the page and begins a new page |
| Manual page break | created by user; remains in place until deleted |
| paragraph | any text or objects followed by a paragraph mark |
| select the text and apply new formats | To format existing text you must |
| Cut, Copy and Paste | move or copy text within a document, between documents or between different applications |
| Format Painter | copy text formats |
| Online Help | complete reference book |
| Spell check | compares words to dictionaries |
| red wavy underlines | spelling error |
| green wavy underlines | grammar error |
| Thesaurus | provides synonyms |
| Find command | search a document for a particular word or phrase |
| Line spacing | vertical space between lines in a paragraph |
| single | default line spacing |
| indent | offset from margins |
| margin | space between text and edge of the page |
| default top and bottom margin | 1" |
| default left and right margin | 1.25" |
| landscape | wide page orientation |
| portrait | tall page orientation |
| justified page alignment | spreads contents of page evenly from top to bottom margin |
| paragraph alignments | left, right, center, justified |
| scale a picture proportionally | drag on any corner handle |
| 72 points | 1 inch |
| insert mode | existing text moves to the right as new text is typed |
| Redo button | reverses Undo |