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76 Cards in this Set
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The position of text in relation to the margins (such as center, left, right, or justify), tab settings, or a specific location.
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AutoCorrect |
A feature that automatically corrects many common spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors as you type. This feature can also be used to expand abbreviated words.
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AutoText
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A feature that enables you to save text or pictures as an entry into a gallery, stored within the Building Blocks Organizer. This entry can then be inserted at any time into any document.
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Backgrounds
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Set a colour or picture to apply as the background behind text.
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Bibliography
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A list of the references sources cited or used in your document; usually appears at the end of the document.
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Bookmark
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A feature for marking text or a place in the document to find a marked place quickly and easily.
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Building Blocks
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Building block content includes headers and footers, cover pages, text boxes, bibliographies, citations, placeholders, equations, themes, and content controls (fields). See Quick Parts.
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Building Blocks Organizer
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A feature that stores all Quick Parts created by you or Microsoft for items that are used frequently in documents such as company header, standard footer text that contains the file name and its location, etc.
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Bullets
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The feature that enables you to apply bullets to text.
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Caption
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A piece of text that identifies the table or figure shown in the document. Can be placed above or below the table or figure.
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Change Case
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The feature that enables you to switch the casing of text from all lowercase to all uppercase or to Title Case.
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Citation
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Identifying the source where the information was researched, and copyright of the work is protected.
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Clip Art
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Images created by Microsoft or other third party vendors and made available for use in Word documents.
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Column
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A vertical arrangement of text that is separated from other columns by white space or a ruling line.
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Copy
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An editing function used to duplicate designated text, objects or files using the Office Clipboard.
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Cut
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An editing function used to move designated text, objects or files to the Office Clipboard.
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Dialog box launcher
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The button at the lower right of a group in a ribbon tab that displays a dialog box or a pane with more options for specific features.
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Drawing Canvas
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A placeholder where you can insert objects, including text, and keep the items within that canvas as a single entity.
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Drawing Objects/Shapes
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Objects that can be selected from the Insert tab or the Drawing Tools tab to be drawn in a document. See Shapes.
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Edit
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The process of manipulating (adding, removing, formatting) text.
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Endnote
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Further explanation provided for a marked reference in the document; usually appear at the end of a document.
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Extension
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The last part of the name given to a file. An extension may be up to three characters and usually describes the type of file (e.g., .DOCX for Word documents).
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Fields
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A code that Word inserts to represent a specific type of information, such as file name, date, page number, etc.
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File name
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The first part of the name given to a file. The file name may be up to 255 characters and usually describes the contents of the file.
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Find
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A feature that enables you to find specified text within a document.
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Font
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A specific typeface design.
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Font Size
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The vertical measurement to identify the height of proportionally printed characters (72 points equals 1 inch).
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Footer
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Text or graphics that repeat at the bottom of every page. A footer may include automatic page
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Footnote
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A mark on specific text where you want to reference further information; usually appears on the same page as the marked text.
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Format
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Word processing instructions as to how the text is to be printed (e.g., margins, tabs, bold text, underline, etc.).
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Formatting Characters
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Codes provided by Microsoft to help identify certain features or actions in the document, such as ¶ displays when the key is pressed, displays when the key is pressed, etc.
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Gallery
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An area that stores multiple entries for specific items such as headers, footers, AutoText, bibliographies, styles, etc.
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Gutter
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The extra space provided at the inside margin to accommodate punch holes or binding.
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Header
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Text or graphics that repeat at the top of every page. A header may include automatic page numbers.
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Hyperlink
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A feature that allows you to link one item to another to move quickly to another location. Hyperlinks can be set up in a Word document or a web page.
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Indent
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A temporary left and/or right margin, usually in effect for one paragraph at a time.
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Macro
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The feature that enables you to record all actions and commands for a repetitive task, to be saved in the current document or available to all documents. Macros can be edited using Visual Basic.
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Margin
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The white space or area from the edge of the paper to the text.
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Monospacing
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The type of consistent spacing used between characters, measured in CPI (characters per inch) or pitch. Each character uses the same amount of space.
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Multilevel List
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The feature that enables you to apply numbering or bullets to multiple levels of text.
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Normal.dotx
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The default template provided by Word whenever you create a blank document.
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Numbering
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The feature that enables you to apply numbering to text. |
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Office Clipboard
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A place to store data temporarily pending retrieval.
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Orientation
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The direction of the paper for text flow; Portrait takes advantage of the length of the paper vertically whereas Landscape uses the length of the paper horizontally.
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Orphan
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When the last line of text from a paragraph is on the next page, separated from the rest of the paragraph.
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Page
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The number of lines designated to create a page of data. Word automatically divides the document into pages based on the margin settings, the line spacing and the size of text.
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Page Break
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The division between two pages. Word automatically creates Soft Page Breaks that are adjusted accordingly when you add or remove text. You can create Hard Page Breaks which are always in effect.
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Page Numbering
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The feature that enables you to have Word display the current page number in the document.
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Page Setup
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The process that determines how Word displays or prints the document, e.g., margins, paper size, etc.
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Passwords
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A feature you can apply to a document to make it more secure from access by other users unless authorized. You can choose from read only, modify only, or both. See Encryption for another method to secure documents.
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Paste
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The editing function of placing cut or copied data into a new location.
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PDF (Portable Document Format)
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A file format that is used when you do not want others to alter the contents of the document. Word can save and open files in this format.
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Picture
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A graphic file that can be inserted into a Word document. This can be in a large variety of file formats, including Windows Metafile (*.wmf), JPEG File Interchangeable format (*.jpg, *jpeg), Portable Network Graphics (*.png), Windows Bitmap (*.bmp), or Graphics Interchange format (*.gif).
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Properties
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A feature you can use to access or enter information about a file such as the author’s name, the department responsible for updates to this document, etc.
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Proportional Spacing
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The space used for individual characters and is measured in point size. With proportional spacing five WWWWW’s take up more space than five IIIII’s. Proportionally spaced text is easier to read than monospaced text and allows approximately 25% more text per page.
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Quick Access Toolbar
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By default, located next to the Office Button and contains popular commands such as Save, Undo, and Redo. This toolbar can be customized for those commands you use frequently.
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Quick Part
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A feature that enables you to store text or graphics for repetitive use. These can be stored as a Quick Part or in the Building Blocks Organizer. See Building Blocks.
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Replace
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A feature that enables you to find and then replace specified text throughout the document.
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Ribbon
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A collection of tabs located directly below the title bar, providing quick access to commands required to complete a task.
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Ribbon Tabs
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Relates to a type of activity, organizing command buttons into logical groups. The group name appears on the Ribbon tab below the group of command buttons.
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Ruler
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Located below the Ribbon. The ruler displays icons that allow you to perform functions such as changing margins, tabs and indents quickly.
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Save
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The process of storing or copying the information in the memory to a disk. If you turn the computer off without saving to a disk, you lose all the information you have entered in the memory.
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Section Break
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The division between two different sections or areas of text, indicating a change that affects only that section or area, e.g., portrait versus landscape orientation, different headers and footers, etc.
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Shapes
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Objects that can be selected from the Insert tab or the Drawing Tools tab to be drawn in a document.
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SmartArt
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An illustration type for common types of diagrams, containing a text pane for easy text entry.
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Spacing
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Refers to the amount of white space between individual characters, words, or lines of text or objects.
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Styles
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A feature that contains formatting attributes you can apply to text in a document for consistency purposes.
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Symbol
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A character that can be inserted into a document, either as a text character or for a bullet or numbering style.
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Tab
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A character that causes the text to move to an exact predefined location (tab stop). Could also refer to a divider indicator within a dialog box, or the key that moves the cursor by a set measurement.
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Table
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A grid design that allows you to enter columnar information that can then be formatted. Often considered to be easier to set up for columns of information instead of setting up tab positions.
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Template
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A pre
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designed form created either by Microsoft or a user that can be used to create a specific type of document. Setting up a template enables documents of that type to have a consistent look.
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Themes
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A set of integrated document design elements that make your online documents appealing and effective.
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View Options
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Different ways of being able to view the document, usually to assist in working with the text, page layout, web layout, an outline, or reading.
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Watermark
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Text, graphics, AutoShapes, drawing objects, or pictures that usually appear behind text.
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Widow
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When the first line of a paragraph is at the bottom of the page and the rest of the paragraph appears at the top of the next page.
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WordArt
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A feature that enables you to create text objects that can be enhanced with various shapes, styles, rotation or formats. |
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