| A | B |
| assistant | animated character that offers helpful tips and allows you to search for help topics |
| screen scroll | bringing hidden parts of a document into view |
| file | a document that is stored on disk |
| enter key | used to end a paragraph or to terminate a line of text |
| end key | moves the cursor to the end of the current line of text |
| escape key | cancels the current operation |
| home key | moves the cursor to the begining of the current line of text |
| menu | a list of commands |
| insertion point | the position of the cursor |
| arrow keys | four keys that move the cursor up, down, right, left |
| close button | closes the document or application |
| I-beam pointer | the shape of the mouse pointer when it is moved into a document |
| scroll arrows | used to move a document one line at a time |
| scroll bars | used to move a document one screen up or down |
| scroll box | used to move a document in large portions |
| screen tip | description of the acction that a buttol on the toolbar will perform |
| overwrite | when a saved file is replaced with an edited version of the file |
| title bar | a bar at the top of the window used to display the file name and type of a document |
| toolbar | a bar that contains short cuts to commonly perform actions |
| word processor | computer application that is used to produce documents |