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| Text memory | Internal memory within the electronic typewriter that is erased once the typewriter is turned off, unless a battery provides current to maintain the memory. |
| WYSIWYG | What you see is what you get |
| Scanners | Input devices that convert characters, images, and printed code into a form the computer can process. |
| Mouse | Small input device designed to fit in the palm of your hand. When moved across a flat surface, the mouse controls cursor movement on the screen. |
| Trackball | Input device that performs the same function as a mouse without being moved across a surface. |
| Touch screen | An input method that allows the user to select functions or enter limited data by merely touching the computer screen. |
| Pen PCs | Computers that can recognize words and numbers written on a screen and convert them to computerized data. |
| Voice input | Also known as voice recognition, allows you to enter data and direct the computer by speaking the words. |
| Electronic clip art | Predrawn art available on disk. |
| Formatting | Process of adjusting equipment or software to achieve the desired layout or arrangement of text on the page. |
| Default standards | Preset format settings |
| Editing | The process of making changes to a document. |
| Menu | A listing of available options. |
| Submenu | Detailed listings under each of the options in the main menu. |
| Prompts | One-line statements or questions that provide additional instructions or request specific detail. |
| Messages | self-explanatory, on-screen statements that guide you in completing the task or that acknowledge that the task is being performed. |
| Pagination | Process of dividing the document into individual pages for printing. |
| Mail merge | A function on a software program that combines information stored in a datebase with a word processing document. |
| Boilerplate | Prestored text combined to form a finished document. |
| Stylesheets | Preset formats used to automate document formatting. |
| Macro | A file created to represent a series of keystrokes. |
| Desktop publishing | Creating of computer-generated publications that appear to have been professionally typeset. |
| Typography | Style, shape, or appearance of printed alphabetic and numeric characters. |
| Typeface | Specific type design |
| Font | Complete alphabet (upper-lowercase), numbers, and symbols of one typeface in one size and one style. |
