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- word processing program
- software that allows you to enter, edit, and format text and graphics
- document
- the files you create using Word
- word program window
- opens and displays a new blank document
- insertion point
- indicates where text appears when you type
- mouse pointer
- changes shape depending on its location in the Word program window -Each pointer is used for a different purpose -Click and type pointers position the insertion point and apply paragraph formatting
- ribbon
- contains tabs
- tabs
- includes buttons for commands organized in groups
- access toolbar
- contains frequently used commands and is customizable
- title bar
- displays the program and document names
- office button
- opens a menu of cammands related to managing and sharing documents
- microsoft office help button
- provides access to the Word Help system
- document window
- displays the current document
- rulers
- show margin, tab, and indent settings
- scroll bars
- used to display different parts of the document in the document window
- view buttons
- used to switch between Word document views
- zoom level button & zoom slider
- provide quick ways to enlarge and decrease a document onscreen view
- status bar
- shows page information, the location of the insetion point, and the on/off status of several Word features
- word-wrap
- -As you type, the insertion point moves automatically to the next line when you reach the right margin -Press [Enter] only when you want to start a new paragraph
- insert
- text in a document by clicking to move the insertion point and then typing
- delete text
- -Press [Backspace] to delete the text before the insertion point -Press [Delete] to delete the text after the insertion point
- file
- to store a document permanently, you must save it as this?
- save
- you give a file a name
- filename
- indicates the location to store the file - a filename indentifies the file
- select
- before deleting, editing, or formatting it -Click and drag the I-beam pointer across text to select it -Selected text is highlighted
- formatting marks
- special characters that appear on screen to help you edit and format text
- print preview
- shows a document as it will look when printed
- print command
- on the Office menu to change the print settings before printing
- undo button
- you can reverse the last action with this.
- redo button
- restore a change that you reversed
- repeat command
- repeat a command
- web layout view
- displays a document as it will look when viewed on a computer screen using a Web browser
- outline view
- displays the headings in a document in outline form
- draft view
- shows a simplified layout of a document, without margins, headers and footers, or graphics