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Word Processing: The use of software application to create, edit,format…
Word Processing: The use of software application to create, edit,format,print, and save text-based documents, such as letters, reports, and memos.
Text Format
Alignment: How the edges of a line, paragraph,object,or table are positioned horizontally and vertically between the margins or on a page.
Bullets and Numbering: A feature in a word processing application that allows the user to create outlines or itemized lists with either icons or numbers.
Font: The size,style, and design of text.
Format: In word processing, to utilize features that enhance the appearance and overall layout of text, graphics, tables within a document.
Point Size: The measurement, or size of a font (text); each point is approximately 1/72 of an inch.
Ascending: Sort order arranging text or numbers from A to Z, from smallest to largest, or from earliest to latest.
Descending: Sort order arranging text or numbers from Z to A,largest to smallest, or latest to earliest.
Sort: To arrange a list alphabetically (text) or numerically (numbers), in ascending or descending order.
Shading/Fill: The background color of a cell, table, or page.
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Document Format
Column: One of two or more vertical sections of printed material on a page; usually separated by margins.
Borders: Lines around the edge(s) of text, a page, separate form the main body of text.
Footer: Text appearing at the bottom of each page, separate from the main body of text.
Landscape Orientation; A page layout in which documents are printed across the length of a page, making the page wider than it is tall.
Header: Text appearing at the top of each page, separate from the main body of text.
Hard Return: A break in a line or a paragraph that is forced by the user when the return key is pressed, creating a new paragraph.
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Indent: To move text horizontally away from the left or right margin, setting it apart from surrounding text.
Find and Replace: A feature that scans a document, searches for occurrences of specific text, symbols or formatting, and allows a user to replace it with new text, symbols or formatting.
Margins: The white space surrounding the content of a page at the top, bottom, left and right sides, defining where a line of text begins and ends
Automatic Page Break: A feature that automatically generate a new page, allowing text to flow to the next page when space runs out o the previous one; also known as a Soft Page Break
Portrait Orientation: A page layout in which documents are printed across the width of a page, making the page taller than it is wide.
Tab Stop: A formatting feature that allows the user to control where a line of text will be entered and how the text will be aligned; so that when the proper key is pressed, the insertion point will move to that location.
Clip Art: A feature that includes pre-made illustrations, drawings, pictures, and other graphics that can be inserted into a document.
Copy and Paste: A feature that allows a user to select text or a graphic, duplicate it and place it in another location within a document.
Cut and Paste: A feature that allows a user to select text or a graphic, remove it from its current location and place it in another location within a document.
Print Preview: A feature that allows the user to view a document on screen and make necessary formatting changer prior to printing it.
Drag and Drop: A feature that allows a user to select text using a mouse or pointing a device, and quickly move (drag) it to a different location.
Edit: To make changes by adding, deleting, or modifying text, graphics, or other items in a document.
Graphics: Drawings, pictures, or other illustrations inserted in a document to either explain data or enhance the appearance of text on a page.
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Template: A feature that includes pre-made documents that allow the user to fill-in-the blanks to create new documents, such as calenders, invoices, reports, resumes, ect; enhances user's efficiency and creativity.
View: A feature that allows the user to view the current page of a document on screen in different ways.
Thesaurus: A feature that allows the user to view synonyms and antonyms, and automatically replace words for enhanced writing.
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Word Wrap: Also called a soft return; a feature that automatically moves text to the next line when the previous line is full without the user pressing the enter key.