Exploring Microsoft

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application window

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.the main window that serves as the primary interface between the user and the application

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dailog box launcher

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.a small arrow in the lower-right corner of a group on the ribbon; when clicked, it opens a dialog box with additional options and commands

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document window

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.the area in an application window where you enter new ttext and data or change existing text and data

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file

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,a collection of information saved as a unit

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file compatibilty

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.the ability to open and work with files without a format conflict

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file extension

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.three or four characters automatically added to the filename when the document is saved; period seperates the filename and the extension, which typically identifies the type of file

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folders.

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.a means for organizing files into manageable groups

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i-beam

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.the shape the mouse pointer takes when it is poistioned onthe text in a document

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insertion point

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.a vertical blinking line in the document widow that indicates the location in the document where new text and data will be entered

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open a document

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.to load a file into an appliction

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path

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.the route the operating system usues to locate a document, the path identifies the disk and any folders relative to the location of the document

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ribbon

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.a banner in the office fluent user interface that organizes commands in logical groips presented on tabs

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save a document

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.to store a docment on a disk or oother storage devices

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screen tip

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.a small winodw with descripitive text that apperas when you position the mouse pionter on a command or control in the application window

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scroll

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.to move text or content vertically or horizantilly on a display screen when searching for a particluar sectio, line,option, and so on