Word Lesson 1 Vocabulary

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1.Click and Type -

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A feature that allows you to double-click a blank area of a document to position the cursor in that location, with the appropriate paragraph alignment already in place.

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cursur-

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A representation on the screen of the mouse pointer location.

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Desktop publishing-

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A process that creates pages by combining text and objects, such as tables and graphics, in a visually appealing way.

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4.Dialog box launcher

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On the ribbon, a button at the bottom of some groups that opens a dialog box with features related to the group.

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5.Draft view-

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A document view that displays the content of a document with a simplified layout.

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6.Drag-and-drop editing -

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A way of moving or copying selected text by dragging it with the mouse pointer.

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7.Dragging-

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A way of moving objects by pointing to them, holding down the mouse button, moving the mouse pointer to the desired location, and releasing the button.

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8.File format -

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tructure oThe sr organization of data in a file. This is usually indicated by the file name extension.

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9.Header -

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A line, or lines, of content in the top margin area of a page in a document, that typically contain elements such as the title, page number, or name of the author.

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10.Keyboard shortcut -

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Any combination of keystrokes that can be used to perform a task that would otherwise require a mouse or other pointing device.

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11.Landscape -

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The orientation of a picture or page where the width is greater than the height.

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12.Live Preview -

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A feature that temporarily displays the effect of applying a specific format to the selected document element.

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13.Margin -

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The blank space outside the printing area on a page.

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14.Object -

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An item, such as a graphic, video clip, sound file, or worksheet that can be inserted into a document and then selected and modified.

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15.Orientation -

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The direction—horizontal or vertical—in which a page is laid out.

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16.Outline view -

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A view that shows the headings of a document indented to represent their level in the document’s structure. You can also use this view to work with master documents.

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17.Paragraph -

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In word processing, a block of text of any length that ends when you press the Enter key.

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18.Portrait -

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18.The orientation of a picture or page where the page is taller than it is wide.

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19.Print Layout view -

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A view of a document as it will appear when printed; for example, items such as headers, footnotes, columns, and text boxes appear in their actual positions.

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20.Quick Access Toolbar -

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A small, customizable toolbar that displays frequently used commands.

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user-

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21. A user interface design that organizes commands into logical groups, which appear on separate tabs.

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22.ScreenTip -

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A note that appears on the screen to provide information about a button, tracked change, or comment, or to display a footnote or endnote. It also displays the text that will appear if you choose to insert a date or AutoText entry.

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23.Selecting -

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Highlighting text or activating an object so that you can manipulate or edit it in some way.

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24.Selection area -

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An area in a document’s left margin in which you can click and drag to select blocks of text.

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25.Status bar -

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A row of information related to the current program. This is usually located at the bottom of a window. Not all windows will have one.

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26.Tab -

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A tabbed page on the ribbon that contains buttons organized in groups.

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27.Thumbnail -

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A small representation of an item, such as an image, a page of content, or a set of formatting, obtained by scaling a snapshot of it. They are typically used to provide visual identifiers for related items.

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28.View Shortcuts toolbar -

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A toolbar located at the right end of the status bar that contains tools for switching between views of document content and changes the display magnification.

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29.Web Layout view -

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A view of a document as it will appear in a Web browser. In this view, a document appears as one long page (without page breaks), and text and tables wrap to fit the window.

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30.Word Help button -

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The button located at the right end of the ribbon and labeled with a question mark (?), that provides access to the Word Help system.

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31.Word processing -

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The writing, editing, and formatting of documents in a program designed for working primarily with text.

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32.Word wrap -

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The process of breaking lines of text automatically to stay within the page margins of a document or window boundaries.