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| assistant | an animated character that offers helpful tips and allows you to search for help topics |
| alt key | used to select commands |
| arrow keys | four keys that move the cursor up, down, left, right |
| back space key | used to erase character to the left of the cursor |
| close button | closes document or application |
| closing a document | the process of removing a document from the computers memory and from the screen |
| ctrl key | used with the arrow keys to move the cursor |
| delete key | erases the character directly to the right of the cursor |
| editing | changing the contents of a document once text has been entered |
| end key | moves the cursor to the end of the current line of text |
| enter key | used to end a paragraph or to terminate a line of texts |
| escape key | cancels the current operation |
| exiting word | the process of removing word application from computers memory |
| file | a document that is stored on a disk |
| file name | a unique name for a file stored on a disk |
| formatting marks | characters that are displayed in the document window |
| formatting toolbar | a toolbar taht provides shortcuts to commonly performed texts formatting action |
| home keys | moves the cursor to the begining of the current line of text |
| I-beam pointer | the shape of teh mouse pointer when it's moved into a document |
| insertion point | the position of the cursor |
| menu | a list of cammands |
| menu bar | a horizontal bar below the Title bar that contains the names of available menus |
