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| Alt key | Used to select commands from a menu. |
| Backspace key | Used to erase the character directly to the left of the cusor. |
| Close button | Closes the document or application. |
| Ctrl key | Used with the arrow keys to move the cursor. Also used to select commands from a menu. |
| Cursor control keys | See arrow keys. |
| 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. |
| File | A document that is stored on disk. |
| Enter key | Moves the cursor to the end of the current line of text. |
| Formating Toolbar | A toolbar that provides shortcuts to commonly performed text formatting actions. |
| Icon | A picture on the screen that is used to run programs and perform tasks. |
| Read-only | A file that cannot be changed. |
| Selecting | Clicking on an object on the screen. |
| Tab key | Selects the next option in a dialog box. |
| Taskbar | Displays a button for each open program. |
| Window | The area of the screen that contains an open program or document. |
| Windows 98 | An operating system that uses a graphical user interface. |
| Write protect | Moving the write protect tab on a diskette so it cannot receive data. |
| Toolbar | Located at the top of a window and contains an shortcuts for commonly used actions. |