Microsoft Word
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- Application Title Bar
- The bar at the top of the window that displays the name of the application and the minimize, maximize/restore, and close buttons
- menu bar
- The bar at the top of the window that contains menu options.
- toolbar
- A bar that contains buttons for accomplishing commands.
- AutoCorrect
- A feature that automatically corrects many common typographical errors.
- Enter
- The key you press to end short lines and paragraphs and create blank lines.
- Office Assistant
- The help feature that offers help on the task you are performing.
- New document
- A new blank document.
- status bar
- The bar at the bottom of the window that displays information about the current document.
- Context-sensitive help
- Help on the task you are performing provided by the Office Assistant.
- word processing program
- A program used to create documents such as memos, letters, envelopes, reports, manuals, and so on.
- insertion point
- The blinking, vertical line that marks the position where a letter is inserted when you press a key.
- document title bar
- The bar at the top of the document window that displays the document title, and the minimize, maximize/restore and close buttons.
- floating palette
- A palette of toolbar buttons that "floats" in the window instead of being displayed as a bar that spans the width of the windows.
- SpellIt
- The automatic spell-checking feature.
- scroll bars
- The bars on the side or the bottom of the window that enable you to scroll the screen vertically or horizontally.
- AutoComplete
- A feature that automatically completes many common words and phrases as you type.
- Wrap
- A feature that automatically wraps text around at the end of the line.
- Tab
- The feature on the ruler or command on the Format menu you use to align text.
- ruler
- The feature that displays the settings for the margins, tabs, and indents.
- title bar
- The bar at the top of a window that displays the minimize, maximize/restore, and close buttons.
- toolbar grip
- The vertical lines on the left side of a toolbar that can be used to drag the toolbar to a new location.