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use to move the cursor, or insertion point, with the UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW, LEFT ARROW, and RIGHT ARROW keys on the keyboard
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| bold | |
formatting that makes characters appear darker than the surrounding text
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| border | |
a line that you can add to each side of a table, cell, or group of cells, paragraph, frame, or page
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| category | |
in the Calendar, an assigned name that helps define and organize appointments
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| cell | |
in a spreadsheet or a table, the intersection of a row and column that can contain text or numbers
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cells arranged vertically in a table or spreadsheet
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| command | |
an instruction that performs an action, such printing or saving a document
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| crop | |
crop trim away parts of a picture from the edges
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| cursor | |
a symbol on the screen, such as an arrow, that changes position when you move the mouse; it will also change its symbol to indicate different capabilities, see insertion point | |
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| default template | |
the template document used whenever you start a new document
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| drag | |
to move information by selecting the information, clicking and holding down the mouse button, moving the information, and then releasing the mouse button
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| Embed |
insert information from another document into the current document.
You can edit an embedded object with the program in which it was created
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| extension | |
a period and letters added to the end of a file name, such as .doc, that indicates the type of file
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| font | |
set of characters with a specific design, such as Verdana or Comic Sans MS
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| font size | |
the point size of a set of characters, such as 12-point Helvetica
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| font style | |
the emphasis of text and numbers with formatting such as bold, italic, underline, or color
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| formula | |
an equation that calculates a new value from existing values
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| formula bar | |
in the Spreadsheet, the area below the toolbar where you type or edit information for a field or cell
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| function | |
in the Spreadsheet and Database, a built-in calculation that you can use to create a formula
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| header | |
text that appears at the beginning of a column or row and describes the contents of the column or row
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| header and footer | |
text or a graphic, such as a page number, date, or picture, that appears and is printed in the top margin (header) or bottom margin (footer) of a document
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| HTML | |
stands for Hypertext Mark-up Language. HTML is the common computer formatting language used to create web pages
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| hyperlink | |
colored and underlined text that can link to information on a hard drive, on the Internet, World Wide Web, or an intranet, or to an e-mail address
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| hyperlink | |
colored and underlined text that can link to information on a hard drive, on the Internet, World Wide Web, or an intranet, or to an e-mail address
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| icon | |
the small picture images used to help make using computers easier and more intuitive; for example, on the Microsoft Windows desktop, My Computer is represented by a tiny picture (or icon) of a computer and a monitor
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| insertion point | |
a blinking vertical line that shows where your typing or an inserted object will appear
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| italic | |
formatting in which characters slant to the right | |
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| leader character | |
a solid, dotted, or dashed line that fills the space created by the tab stop
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| link | |
information from one document that maintains a connection when it is inserted into the current document, so any changes made in either document are reflected in both
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| mail merge | |
the process of merging information into a document from a data source, such as an address book, database, or other file to create customized documents
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| menu | |
a list of options, such as the File menu and the Edit menu, from which you can choose commands
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| menu bar | |
the horizontal bar at the top of a window that shows the program menus, such as the File menu or the Edit menu
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| navigation bar | |
the bar at the top of the Task Launcher window that displays the Home, Templates, Programs, Projects, and History buttons, and the Help menu
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| object | |
information such as a spreadsheet, chart, drawing, clip art, WordArt, or a picture created in a paint program
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| page orientation | |
the position of the document during printing, with either the short or long edge of the paper at the top of the page
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| pane | |
a separate area of a window
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| pull quote | |
text displayed in quotations next to a paragraph rather than in the body of a document
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| row | |
cells arranged horizontally in a table or spreadsheet
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| scroll | |
with the mouse pointer, move quickly through a document by clicking the vertical bar at the right of a window or the horizontal bar at the bottom of a window
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| scroll bar | |
the vertical bar at the right of a window or the horizontal bar at the bottom of a window that you can click to move quickly through a document
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| shading | |
a background color or pattern that you can add to a table, cell or group of cells, paragraph, or frame
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| shortcut | |
a quick way to start a frequently used program or open a file or folder without having to go to its installed location
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| shortcut menu | |
a menu that appears when you right-click with the mouse and provides commands that are relevant only to a particular screen region or selection
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| split bar | |
a horizontal or vertical bar used to split a window into panes
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| split box | |
a box at the top of the vertical scroll bar or at the left of the horizontal scroll bar used to split a window into panes
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| status bar | |
a horizontal bar at the bottom of a window that displays information about the active document
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| strikethrough | |
formatting in which characters have a line through them
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| switch | |
make another document active by pressing ALT+TAB, or by clicking the program you want to go to on the taskbar
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| taskbar | |
a bar on the Windows desktop that has the Start button to start programs and shows which programs are currently running
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| template | |
a document that contains pre-designed formatting, layout, and some text
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| thumbnail | |
a miniature representation of a file, text, or image
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| title bar | |
the horizontal bar at the top of a window that shows the window name
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| toolbar | |
a row of buttons near the top of a window that you can click to perform an action, such as to print or save a document
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| underline | |
formatting in which characters have a line under them
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| watermark | |
a picture that appears behind the text in your document
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| Web browser | |
software that displays Web pages, such as Internet Explorer
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a keyboard character, most commonly a question mark (?) or an asterisk (*), that can be used to represent and search for a combination of characters or numbers
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