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| assistant | an animated characterthat offers helpful tips and allows you to search for help topics |
| alt key | used to select commands from a menu |
| arrow keys | four keys that move the cursor up, down ,right, anf left int he window without changing any text |
| backspace key | used to erase the character directly to the left cursor |
| close button | closes the document or application |
| closing a document | the processes of removing a document from the computer's memory and from the screen |
| ctrl key | used with the arrow keys to move the cursor. Also used to select commands from a menu |
| cursor | abliking vertical line in the document that indicates where the next characters will be placed |
| delete keys | erases the character directly to the right of the cursor |
| editing | changing the contents of a document once text has been entered |
| end key | movws the cursor to the end of the current line of text |
| enter key | used to end a paragraph or to terminate a line of text |
| escape key | cancels [escapes from] the current operation |
| exiting word | the process of removing the word application from the computer's memory and from the screen |
| file | a document that is stored on a disk |
| file name | a unique name for aq file stored ona disk |
| formatting marks | characters that are displayed in the document window as special symbols but do not appear on paper when a document is printed |
| formatting toolbar | a toolbar that provides shortcuts to commonly performed text formatting actions |
| home key | moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line of text |
| menu | a list of commands |
