Computer Vocab 10/2

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characters

Back 1

letters, numbers, symbols, punctuation marks, and spaces

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font

Back 2

the design of characters and numbers; also called a typeface

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gutter

Back 3

the allowed space for binding between mirrored pages

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hard page break

Back 4

a page break that tells Word where to begin a new page

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leaders

Back 5

symbols or characters used to fill the empty space before a tab stop

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margins

Back 6

the white space separating the text on a page from the edges of the paper

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paragraph

Back 7

any amount of text or other items followed by a paragraph mark

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soft page breaks

Back 8

a page break word enters automatically

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window-orphan

Back 9

single lines that appear at the top of a page/single lines that appear at the bottom of a page

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borders

Back 10

lines around or to any side of selected text

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bullets

Back 11

characters that appear before each item in a list

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drop cap

Back 12

a large or dropped initial capital letter or a large first word used to add interest, such as at the beginning of a document

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newspaper-style columns

Back 13

two or more columns where text flows from the bottom of one column to the top of the next

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style

Back 14

a set of character or paragraph formats stored with a name

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comments

Back 15

reviewers can insert comments when reviewing files or presentations

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field

Back 16

each piece of information in a record

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footer

Back 17

text or graphic that prints in the bottom margin of each page in a document, worksheet, or presentation

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header

Back 18

information that prints at the top of each page in a document, worksheet, or presentation

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macro

Back 19

recording of a series of commands and actions you perform to complete a certain task

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watermark

Back 20

text or graphics used as background on printed documents

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wildcards

Back 21

characters such as ? pr * that you can use to help search when you don't know the exact values you want to find