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| attributes | properties or characteristics of an object |
| backspace | to remove an item of data from the left side of the cursor |
| bold | characters that are heavier and darker on printed output and brighter than normal on a display screen |
| bulleted list | software feature you use to create a list in which each item begins with a bullet such as a circle, diamond, square, or other symbol of your choice |
| centering | placing text so that half the copy is on each side of the center point |
| clip art | graphic images you can add into your document |
| cursor | a symbol or flashing light that shows the position of the pointer or insertion point on the screen |
| delete | to remove an item of data from the right side of the cursor |
| document | a file created in a word processing program |
| edit | to arrange, change, or correct existing text |
| font | the shape of the characters belonging to a particular family of type |
| footer | common text printed at the bottom of every page of the document |
| format | the appearance of your document using tools such as bold, italic, font, and other tools |
| handles | small boxes that appear around an object to tell you that it is selected |
| header | common text printed at the top of every page in a document |
| highlight | to identify an area on screen that you will copy, cut, delete, change, or modify in some way |
| insert | a data entry method that causes new data to be inserted at the current cursor location |
| insertion point | a mark that blinks on the screen to show the place where text will be inserted |
| italics | style of writing in which letters are placed on a slant |
| justify | to shift text to the left, right, or center of the margins |
| overwrite | a data entry method that writes over existing characters on the screen when new characters are typed in |
| paragraph | segment of text with the same format that begins when you press the enter key and ends when you press the enter key again |
| proofreader's marks | notations used to indicate changes and corrections needed to convert draft copy to final copy |
| table | a grid of rows and columns containing boxes (called cells) of text or graphics |
| text attribute | the characteristic of the text, such as font, font size, font style, or text color |
| view | a software feature used to look at a document in different ways on the screen |
| word-wrap | text will automatically wrap to the next line without striking the return key |
