Microsoft Word 2003 Terms
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- Full featured word processing program that allows you to create written documents (examples: letters, resumes, etc...)
- Microsoft Office Word 2003
- Buttons that allows you to speak commands or dictate text
- Language Bar
- A separate window that allows you to carry out some commands more efficiently
- Task Pane
- Contains buttons and boxes and allows you to carry out some Word tasks more efficiently
- Toolbar
- Displays texts, tables, graphics, and other items as you type or insert them into a document
- Document Window
- Blinking vertical bar that indicates where the text is inserted
- Insertion Point
- Short horizontal line that indicates the end of the document
- End Mark
- Becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing
- Mouse Pointer
- Sets the tab stops, indention, adjusts column widths, and changes the page margins
- Horizontal Ruler or Ruler
- Displayed on the left edge of the Word Document when you perform certain tasks
- Vertical Ruler
- Used to display different portions of documents in windows
- Scroll Bars
- Button in window above the Task Bar and programs certain tasks
- Status Bar
- Used to turn certain keys or modes on or off
- Status Indicators
- Special tool bar to display the Word menu names
- Menu Bar
- Lists most recently used commands
- Short Menu
- A list of commands associated with a menu
- Full Menu
- Appears gray and means not available
- Dimmed Menu
- A command that does not appear in the short menu
- Hidden Command
- List of additional commands available
- Submenu
- A short on screen note
- Screen Tip
- Tool bar located at the top of the screen
- Standard Toolbar
- This tool bar is located below the Standard Toolbar
- Formatting Toolbar
- Vertical dotted line on the edge of the toolbar, double clicking displays all
- Move Handle
- Placed on the edge of the Word Window
- Docked Toolbar
- Not attached to the edge of the Word Window
- Floating Toolbar
- Installed with a microphone; commands can be spoken
- Office Speech Recognition Software
- Larger bar is displayed
- Restore
- Displayed on the Windows Toolbar
- Minimized
- Not diplayed in the screen
- Hidden
- Permanently hidden until you enable it
- Closed
- The pre-set settings on the computer
- Default
- Font size; 1 point = 1/6 of an inch
- Point
- Right of the Status bar; indicated Word is checking spelling and grammar
- Spelling and Grammar Status Icon
- Displays on screen but not the print copy
- Formatting Marks or Nonprinting Characters
- Allows you to type continuously without having to press enter at the end of each line
- Wordwrap
- Top portion of the document
- Scrolls
- A saved document
- File
- The name given to or assigned to a saved document
- File Name
- Indicated a file is a Word Document
- .doc
- A specific location on a disk
- Folder
- The process of changing the appearance of characters on screen
- Character Formatting
- The process of changing the appearance of a paragraph
- Paragraph Formatting
- Highlighted Text
- Selected Text
- A keyboard shortcut positions insertion point at the top of the document
- CTRL + HOME
- Default alignment, flush with the left margin
- Left - Aligned
- Flush with the right margin
- Right - Aligned
- Positions text horizontally between the left and right margins
- Center
- Duplicates your last command
- Repeat Command
- Text with slanted appearance
- Italicized
- Text appears with underscore under every character
- Underlined
- Characters appear thicker and darker
- Bold
- Graphical images
- Graphics
- Pre-defined graphics in Word
- Clip Art
- Where the clip Art is located or stored
- Clip Organizer
- Enlarging or reducing graphics
- Resizing
- Surrounds selected graphics
- Selecting Rectangle
- Located on the Selecting Rectangle; located at each end and in the middle and used to resize
- Sizing Handles
- A printed copy
- Hardcopy or Printout
- As you type characters are inserted and all other characters are moved to the right
- Insert Mode
- Word replaces characters to the right of the insertion point
- Overtype Mode