WORD PROCESSING
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- Typeface
- set of characters of similar design
- Alignment
- left, right, center, justify
- Right align
- all lines are evenly aligned on the right side
- Save
- used to update an existing document
- Save As
- used to save a document for the first time or to save a new version of an edited file
- Center align
- aligns the text horizontally on a line
- Spacing
- space between letters and lines
- Italics
- characters are evenly slanted toward the right
- Select
- highlight text usually by dragging
- Edit
- make changes
- Paste
- place contents of the Clipboard at cursor location
- Left align
- all lines are evenly aligned at the left side
- Tab
- moves the cursor a predetermined number of spaces
- Enter Text
- type new text
- Thesaurus
- look for synonyms for selected word
- Insert
- add text at location without overwriting existing text
- Font Size
- one point = 1/72 of an inch
- Landscape
- printing a document where wider than it is tall
- Word Processing
- software that is designed for the entry, editing, and printing of documents
- Page orientation
- direction a document is printed (landscape or portrait)
- Scrolling
- moving document around within window
- Header/Footer
- information to repeat on each page
- Borders/Shading
- lines around table or page; background color
- Print Preview
- shows you how the document will look in print
- Spell Check
- look for spelling errors
- Undo
- reverses whatever change you just made
- Bold
- a formatting option that makes selected words print darker
- Bulleted list
- a list of key points, each proceeded by a symbol for emphasis
- Columns
- columns of text side by side as in a newspaper
- Template
- a document that serves as a pattern for a new document
- Font
- combo of typeface and point size, includes styles such as Bold, Italics, Underline
- Copy
- copy selection onto Clipboard
- Cut
- remove selection from document and store temporarily on the Clipboard
- Delete
- removes text to the right
- Tables
- items listed in rows and columns
- Margins
- space at the page borders
- Redo
- command for reversing the undo command
- Cursor
- symbol for where text will appear
- when a document is finished, it may be printed onto paper
- Backspace
- removes text to the left
- Underline
- a horizontal line that is placed beneath characters
- Word Wrap
- automatically wrapping the text to the next line so it all fits within the screen's width
- Graphics
- pictures and charts
- Portrait
- printing a document where it's taller than wide
- Format
- How a document looks after it's created. (i.e. spacing, font size margins, title, etc.)