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.doc

Word 2003 and earlier: The extension part of a file name for a Word document in Word 95-2003 format, like myletter.doc.

.docx

Word 2007 and later: The extension part of a file name for a Word document in Word 2007 format, like myletter.docx

.dot

Word 2003 and earlier: The extension part of a file name for a Word template, like standardletter.dot.

.dotm

Word 2007 and later: The extension part of a file name for a Word document that allows macros.

.dotx

Word 2007 and later: The extension part of a file name for a Word template that does not allow macros.

A

action

Word 2010, 2013: New name for Smart Tag. Certain text can have Additional Actions in the right click menu, such as adding a name or phone number to your Contacts, or getting directions to an address.

active tab

The ribbon tab which is currently showing in the window

adjustment handle

A shape at the edge of an AutoShape or vector drawing. Dragging this handle makes adjustments to the AutoShape or vector drawing. The mouse pointer has the delta shape while you are dragging the adjustment handle.

alignment

How document text lines up on the page or in a table cell or how selected objects are aligned with each other
Text: left, center, right, justify
If text is rotated, the buttons adjust direction, but not name.
Objects: Top, Middle, Bottom, Left, Center, Right

anchor

The anchor shape shows where an object like an image is attached to the page.

AutoCorrect

An automatic feature that corrects common typing errors. It can also be configured to do autoformatting by replacing certain characters with special symbols or lines. For example the copyright symbol ©replaces (c). AutoCorrect can also be used to insert AutoText to replace a set of characters with a full name or even a whole letterhead or standard paragraphs.

AutoFormat

Automatically creating headings, bullets, lists, borders, numbers, fractions, and replacing certain characters with special symbols or lines.

AutoShape

One of the pre-defined shapes that you can insert from the Insert ribbon.

AutoSum

When you click the Formula button, Word automatically adds up the numbers in the column above or in the row beside the selected cell.

AutoText

An automatic feature that inserts often used text. For example, you can create an AutoText entry of your favorite closing phrase and signature lines for letters. Just starting the phrase will put the whole set of lines in your letter.

B

Backstage view

Word 2010, 2013: Opens a large pane from the File tab. Shows commands that apply to the document as a whole, such as Save, Print, Send, New, and Recent documents.

baseline

The invisible line that text sits on.

bibliography

A listing of all the sources used to research the document.

bitmap

A type of image format which describes each pixel in the image. Extensions for bitmap formats include BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF, JPG and JPEG.

block quote

Text that is indented from both left and right compared with normal text. This formatting is used to set off quotations from regular text.

Bold

The Bold button makes the selected text wider and darker, like this.

border

The area around the outside of an object. The border may not be visible, depending on the choices for formatting.

Borders

 Puts a line around something, like a paragraph or an image. You can chose which edges to show.

Bring Forward

Brings the selected item up one item in a stack of items, such as images or text boxes or both

brochure

A document that folds, creating two or more panels of text.

break

A point in a document where the layout changes. See Page break, column break, section break.

Browse Objects

Opens a dialog that lets you browse the document by page number, division, bookmark, etc.

bullet

A shape that marks each item in a bulleted list. The standard shapes are a circle, a square, and a disc, but any character from a symbol font can be used.

bulleted list

A list which has a shape instead of a number at the front of each item in the list.

• line 1
• line 2
• line 3

Bullet Library

A set of shapes for use in bulleted lists in any Word document.

button

An image or text or combination of both that can be clicked to perform an action. Originally these were images that were drawn to look like buttons on a calculator or some such device. Now the emphasis is on the action, not the look.

C

cell

The smallest part of a table, formed at the intersection of a row and column.

Center

Aligns the selected text or image in the center of the text area

character

A single letter, number, or other special character, like #, $, and %

character spacing

The distance between two characters. Every font has a standard spacing, but this can be changed with the Character Spacing tab on the Font dialog.

character style

A saved combination of the font, font size, and font style that will be applied only to the selected characters instead of to the whole paragraph.

check box

A box on a ribbon or dialog which can be checked or unchecked to turn a feature on or off.

citation

A source which was used as the source of a statement in a document.

Clear formatting

Choice in Styles that returns the paragraph to Normal, or returns selected text to the underlying paragraph style.

clip art

Images that are intended to be pasted into documents

Clipboard

A feature of Windows and of Office programs which remembers what you just cut or copied from your document. You can move the cursor to a new location and paste what you just cut or copied there. Windows Clipboard holds only one thing at a time. Office Clipboard can remember up to 24 selections in Office 2007/2010/2013.

Clip Gallery

A program that manages clip art, videos, and sounds. It runs only from within a Microsoft program.

column

A section of text that has a narrower margin so that two or more will fit across the width of the page.

Columns

 Arranges your selected text into columns on the page.
 

column #

On Word's status bar the column number counts how many characters from the left the cursor position is.  This is inherited from the typewriter where each character is the same width.

Column Break

Forces following text to the top of the next column

combo style

A formatting style that can be applied to both selected text and to whole paragraphs.

command button

A button or clickable text that will immediately perform an action, such as making selected text bold or pasting from the Clipboard.

condense

Reducing the space between characters.

context tab

A tab on the ribbon that appears only when needed, that is, when the correct type of object is selected. For example, Table Tools only appear when a table is selected or the cursor is in a table cell. Picture Tools appears only when a picture is selected.

Continuous Break

A break which does not force a new page but does allow layout changes.

control icon

The icon on the left of the title bar in many programs, including Word 2010 and 2013 but not Word 2007. Each window has its own icon. Clicking the control icon opens the control menu of commands for controlling the placement and size of the window. The control menu also appears when you right click the title bar.

Copy

 The Copy button places a copy of the selected material on the Windows Clipboard, where it is available to be pasted somewhere else.

copyright

The original author/creator of a book, video, or other work of intellectual property has control of how that material is used or copied.

crop

To cut off part(s) of an image

cursor

The symbol for where your typing will appear. Standard shape is an I-bar:

 

 

custom dictionary

The words that you add to Word's Spell Check feature.

Customize

To modify the defaults. You can customize the Quick Access bar by adding or removing icons. You can change Word's Options to customize its behavior, such as whether or not marks are shown by default.

Cut

 The Cut button places a copy of the selected material on the Windows Clipboard and removes it from the document.

cut-and-paste

A method of moving text, etc by first cutting it from the original location and then pasting it in the new location.

D

Date/Time

A Windows dialog that lets you set the computer's date and time;
A menu command that lets you insert the current date and/or time into a document.;
Button on the Header/Footer toolbar that lets you insert the date and/or time.

Default

The settings after installation or what happens if you make no particular choices.

delete

To remove or erase. You can delete text or images by selecting and pressing the DELETE key, or by clicking the Cut button and not pasting anywhere. You can backspace over text to remove characters to the left of the cursor or use the DELETE key to remove characters to the right of the cursor.

deprecated

Made obsolete; removed; no longer supported.

dialog box launcher

A small diagonal arrow button at the bottom right of a group on a tab in the ribbon which opens a dialog box or a pane.

Distribute Columns Evenly

 Makes all selected columns the same width, within the existing space.

Distribute Rows Evenly

 Makes all selected rows the same height, within in the existing space.

dockable

Can be attached to the edge of the screen or window like the normal menu or Taskbar. Toolbars in Word can float free and be dragged around the screen or dock at an edge.

Document map

Word 2007:  An outline on the left of the document display in Word 2007 that is based on the paragraphs that use a heading style. Clicking on an entry scrolls the document to that point in the document. This is called the Navigation pane in Word 2010 and 2013.

document properties

Characteristics of a document that are about what is in the document, such as the number of words in a Word document or the template used to create it. File properties are about the file as a whole, but not what is inside.

Draft view

A view of the document that allows for quick typing of text and rough placement of images and tables. It does not show quite how the pages will look in print.

drag-and-drop

A method of moving an object by selecting it, dragging it to the new location, and dropping it there.

Draw Table

Changes the pointer to a pencil, with which you can draw a table and divide it into rows and columns.
 

drawing object

An object created or which can be edited by the Drawing toolbar. Includes text boxes, AutoShapes, and drawings made by combining shapes.

drop list

Clicking a button or menu drops a list of choices, such as fonts or font sizes.

E

endnotes

List of citations and explanations following a chapter or at the end of the document.

end-of-cell mark

 Symbol used to show where cell contents stop.

end-of-row mark

 Symbol used as a selection handle for a table row. Same symbol as end-of-cell.

Eraser

 Changes pointer to an eraser shape. Used to remove lines from a table.
 

Even Break

A section break which applies only to even numbered pages. Used especially for headers and footers that are different on facing pages.

expand

Increase the space between characters.

F

field

An area in the document that displays information that can be updated, like the current page number, total number of pages, current date, author's name, number of words in the document.

file properties

Characteristics of a file such as filename, path, size, date created, date modified - facts about the file as a whole. Programs like Word may add other document properties, which might be viewable only from inside that program. Document properties describe the contents of the document. More recent versions of Windows will show many document properties of Office documents as file properties.

fill

A background color, image, or texture that fills the area, either a table cell or a drawing object.

filter

Import: A file which tells Word how to handle files that are not Word files, like images or word processing documents created by other programs.

Find

A dialog which lets you search for particular words, phrases, or formatting.

Find and Replace

A dialog which lets you search for particular words or phrases and replace them with something else.

float

An object that floats can be dragged around on the screen without disturbing other things on the screen. Toolbars and palettes can often float. In Word, text can wrap around a floating document object.

font

A complete set of characters - alphabet, numbers, standard symbols- with a particular look or style. You apply a font to selected text with the Font drop list. In the list, the symbol at the far left shows the type of font, usually Open Type Font or True Type Font. The name of the font is displayed using the font itself except for symbol fonts and those for languages that use a different script, like Hebrew, Thai, Japanese, etc.

font color

The color used for text, applied with the Font Color button. The arrow opens a palette of choices.

font style

  Bold, Italics, Underline

font size

The size of the characters in points, where 1 point is 1/72 of an inch. Applied to selected text with the Font Size drop box.

footer

The area to the bottom of the page that is reserved for text that will appear on every page. Commonly used for page numbering.

footnote

A short explanation of something in the main text or a citation of the source of the information. Footnotes are in the page footer or else gathered together at the end of the article or chapter.

formal report

A report which must have a particular formatting and professional look.

format

file format: The rules for how the file records information
text format: The font, font size, font style etc. for the text
shape format: The type of border - line type, line width, line color - and fill of a shape as well as any effects, like shadow, glow, or rotation.
document format: The overall look and feel of the document including margins and other page layout features.

Format Painter

This button copies the formatting of the selected text and applies it to the text that you drag across next. Double-clicking the button allows you to apply the formatting multiple times, until you click the button again.

formula

A mathematical expression which calculates a value, such as adding up a column of numbers or averaging a list of numbers.

Full screen view

Removes the toolbars to maximize the area available for displaying the document.

G

gallery

A display of a set of choices, such as colors or styles.

Go To

Part of the Find and Replace dialog which allows you to move to a particular part of the document by choosing a page number, a bookmark, a division, etc.

gradient

A gradual color change across a space. The example changes from yellow to orange.

gradient stop

A marker on the gradient color bar for a specific color. The colors change gradually from one to the next along the bar. These colors are used as fill for shapes and text.

Grammar

Checking grammar is only somewhat helpful. Word can only advise about possible errors. You must judge if it is actually a mistake.

grid line

Lines which divide columns and rows in a table.

group

Images: Two or more drawing objects which are tied together to behave as a single object
Ribbon: A set of related controls on a ribbon tab, such as for formatting a paragraph or setting options for a table

H

handle

Small squares at the corner and center of sides of drawing objects, text boxes, and frames. Dragging a handle changes the size of the object. Hold SHIFT down while dragging to keep proportions constant.

hanging indent

The first line of the paragraph extends further to the left than the rest of the paragraph.

hard page break

A page break that will occur regardless of text wrapping. Insert with CTRL + ENTER. Called a Next Page break in the Break dialog.

header

The area at the top of the page that is reserved for text that will appear on page of the document. Often used for page numbers, section titles, document title, author's name.

Highlight

 Places a background on the selected text , just like drawing across the text with a highlighter pen. Pale colors work best unless the text is already in a pale color.

horizontal ruler

Fits across the top of the document window. Allows you to adjust widths of margins, columns and table cells. You can set, move, and delete tabs on this ruler.

I

I-beam

Shape of the mouse pointer when typing or editing

import

To bring in from an outside source, as in importing an image into a Word document.

indent

To add blank space on the left or right. This definition is indented from the left margin compared to the line above it.

inline image

An image which is in the same line as the text.

insert

To put something in between two or more other objects, as in inserting new text in the middle of a line of text.

Insert

A menu or ribbon tab which contains objects that can be inserted into your document, such as breaks, date, page number, image, text box, and footnote.

insertion point

The position where the cursor is when you insert new text.

Insert Row

Inserts a new row for the current table. You choose Above or Below from the right click menu.

Italics

 A style for characters which angles the letters and makes them thinner.

J

Justify

 To adjust the spacing of characters so that both the left and the right margins are even.

Example of justified text: This is a paragraph that is justified. The right margin is forced to be even just like the left. This is accomplished by adjusting the spaces between words, letters, and sentences. The last line of the paragraph is allowed to be shorter than those that come before.

K

kerning

Adjusting the spacing of particular letters, such as capital T and lower case o, which look further apart than letter combinations like tl because of their shapes.

keyword

A word used in searching. Clip Art from Microsoft has keywords assigned so that you can search for images without having to know the name of the image file.

L

letterhead

Paper which contain a company or person identifying information, such as address, phone number, company officers.

line

A row of text across the page, even if it is blank. The Status bar shows what line the cursor is currently on.

line break

Where a line of text is forced to break so that the following text is on a new line. Create a line break with SHIFT + ENTER.

line color

The color of a border or of the lines drawn in a graphics program like Paint.
Table: The Line Color button  sets the color for lines drawn by the pencil shape pointer from Draw Table.

line spacing

The space between lines and the space above and below paragraphs.

line style

What a line looks like - solid, dotted, dashes, repeated image.
Table: Sets the style of lines drawn by the pencil shape pointer from Draw Table. Lines may be solid or dotted, single or double.

line width

Thickness of a line.
 Sets the thickness of the lines drawn by the pencil shape pointer from Draw Table.

link

Web: The URL of a web document or image.
Text boxes: Text boxes that are linked are connected behind the scenes. Text flows from one to another. Linked text boxes can be used to create newspaper columns that will flow onto a new page.

linked style

A combination of paragraph and character styles. When applied to selected text instead of a whole paragraph, only the character styles are applied.

 

lowered position

Text which has its bottom edge below the baseline.

M

macro

A short piece of programming that performs a task, usually to automate a task that is done often.

macro virus

A computer virus which is attached to a Word document or template as part of a macro

magnifier

Word 2007: Check box on Print Preview ribbon. It switches the mouse pointer from zooming to editing while in Print Preview.

margin

The blank area between the edge of the paper and the text..

 

maximize

  To make the window take up the maximum amount of screen space..

menu

A list of the available commands, often grouped into submenus.

merge cells

 Combines selected cells into one cell. Text in the separate cells appears as separate paragraphs in the new cell.
 

minimize

   To make a window take the least amount of screen space possible..

Mini-Toolbar

A floating palette of tools that shows when text or an object is selected. Which tools appear depends on what was selected and which version of Word you are using.

MLAA

Modern Language Association of America. Publishes the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (for high school and undergraduate college students) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (for graduate students, scholars, and professional writers).

mode

One of several features of Word that can be toggled on or off..

Mode Indicator

A symbol on the Word window status bar that shows where a mode is on or not..

More button

Down arrow with a bar above which appears at the right of a button. Clicking the More button opens a larger list or gallery of choices.

N

Navigation pane

Word 2010, 2013: A pane at the left of the document which shows a list of paragraph headings. In Word 2007 a similar feature is called the document map.

New

Command that opens a choice of templates for a new document. The blank document template is chosen by default.

newspaper columns

Also called snaking columns. Text flows from the bottom of one column to the top of another column, which may be on another page.

next page break

Forces following text to start at the top of the next page. Also known as a hard page break. see hard page break

no-print area

The part of the page that the printer cannot print on.

normal position

Text which sits on the baseline is in normal position.

Normal view

The default view of a document in Word. Shows all the text and images but not arranged as they will be when printed.

Normal.dotx

The default document template in Word 2007, 2010, and 2013.

numbered list

A list where each item is numbered, like:

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

O

Odd Break

A section break which applies only to odd numbered pages. Used especially for headers and footers that are different on facing pages.

Office Clipboard

Holds up to 24 items that you have Cut or Copied from an Office program.

Open

Opens a dialog for you to select an existing document to read or edit.

Options

A dialog with many settings that control how Word behaves.
Word 2007:  File > Word Options button (at bottom of pane)
Word 2010:   File  > Options

order

A set of objects which overlay each other are in a certain stacking order.

outline

Shape or Text: The edges of the shape or text characters

outline level

An outline is divided into several numbered levels, with 1 being the highest level in the document. Each level in the outline tree represents the same depth into detail in the document.

Outline view

A view of your document that shows only the lines that use a heading style

overtype

Your typing replaces the existing characters.

OVR

On Word's status bar, OVR indicates that Overtyping is turned on. Your typing will overtype existing characters.

P

page

Document: The amount of text and images that will print on one sheet of paper
Dialog: A section of the dialog displayed separately by clicking on the name in a navigation pane.

Page Break

Forces the following text to start on a new page.

Page Layout view

A view of your document that arranges the parts as they will be printed

Page Setup

a dialog which allows you to control some aspects of how your page will print. It has tabs for margins, orientation, paper size, and layout

palette

1. A set of color choices. In art, a palette is a board on which you mix paint colors together to get the exact color that you want.
2. A set of choices displayed in some way besides a list of names.

paragraph

English: A set of sentences which express a single thought or concept
word processing: Text that is considered as one unit for wrapping the text onto the page. It can be a single word or several sentences.

Paragraph dialog

The Paragraph dialog allows you to control indentions and spacing of the paragraph and such issues as keeping paragraphs together.

paragraph style

A named set of formats for a paragraph like Title, Heading 1, List paragraph, or Quote.

parenthetical references

State the author and page number of the source of the marked material by enclosing them in parentheses and writing them inline, like (Smith 10).

Paste

Puts the contents of the Windows Clipboard at the cursor location. Arrow below opens a list of choices for how you want the paste to work.
 

Paste Options

When you paste, a small button appears that opens a list of the choices available for how you want to paste. You usually can keep the original formatting or use the formatting at the destination location or paste plain text. Word 2010 and 2013 use icons for the choices instead of text commands. If you hover over an icon, a ScreenTip pops up to tell you what it will do.

pin

Fix an item in place on a list or location, such as the Start menu, Recent Documents list or the Task bar.
A pinned item will be there no matter how many other recent items are used.

pixel

A single dot on a screen or in a printed image. The word comes from "picture element".

pointer

The symbol that shows what location will receive the action of a mouse click.
 Normal selection shape.

position

Where the text is compared to the baseline. Values are normal, raised, and lowered.

Print button

Various sizes and locations. Usually prints immediately with the current printer settings.

Print Options

A dialog that gives some choices for your print job, like to use background printing or whether to update the fields before printing.

Print Preview

Quick Access Toolbar button: Shows a preview of how the page will look when printed.

Printer Properties

A dialog that gives the choice for configuring the printer, like for what color ink to use and what quality to print with.

priority

Which items are more important or come ahead of others. In particular, how paragraph styles are listed in the Styles gallery or Styles pane.

properties

Every object in a modern operating system has properties, such as size and creation date. Documents may have many properties like author and last date modified. Images have properties like length, width, resolution.

public domain

An image or document is in the public domain once its copyright has expired or if the owner declares it to be in public domain. This allows anyone to use it without worrying about fees and copyrights.

Q

Quick Access Toolbar

A small toolbar for commonly used buttons which sits at the upper left corner of of the Title bar. It shows no matter which ribbon tab is open.

Quick Style

One of the pre-designed styles that combine several formatting choices for you.

R

raised position

Text which has its bottom edge above the baseline.

royalty free

Payment for using an image or document is called a royalty. If there is no fee, then the image or document is royalty free.

recipient

The one who receives something, like a letter.

Redo

 To do an action that was just undone.

reference

The source of material from others. Can be written as a footnote, endnote, or as parenthetical reference.

Repeat

Repeats the last action when clicked.

Replace

A dialog which lets you replace described text with specific text.

report

A document intended to explain a topic or present information about the status of a company or a project. A formal report cites references for the statements in the report.

Restore

 To return a window back to its original size after having maximized it.

ribbon

A display of commands and features, replacing the toolbar starting with Office 2007, that is intended to make it easier to find the tool or command that you want.

rights managed

An image or document that is copyrighted by its owner may be available for some uses but not for others. The rights are managed.

row

A line of cells going across a table horizontally.

ruler

Looks like a ruler running across the top or down the left side of the document display.

S

Save

Saves the file to a disk otherwise in the current location with the current name. If the document has not been saved before, the Save As dialog opens. Then you must choose the name and folder to save in.

scaling

Changes the width of a font by a particular percentage but not the height

scrollbar

An area on the right or bottom of a window that allows you to move around a document that is too large to fit in the window.

section

A separate document or a document part that is arranged to have different margins, columns, header, or footer than the rest of the document.

Section Break

Creates a section of a document that can have different layout features from the rest of the document, such as header, footer, columns, and margins.

select

If an object or text is selected, your next keystrokes will apply to it. Select a drawing object by clicking on it. Select a text box by clicking its border. Select text by dragging across it.

selection area

A narrow area to the left of the text. Clicking in this area can select part of the document.

selection shape

Shape of the mouse pointer when you can select lines from the selection area - arrow angled to the right

Send Back

Sends an item in a stack down one item, such as overlapping images or text boxes or both.

shading

Background color or patterns.

Show/Hide Marks

Highlighted button means that the non-printing marks are showing, like for the end of a paragraph or a tab. If the button is not highlighted, the marks are not showing.

Shrink to Fit / Shrink by One Page

Attempts to reduce document length by one page. Resizes all fonts. This command must be added to the Quick Access Toolbar or to a custom tab or custom group from the list of Commands not found on the ribbon.

Smart Tags

Old name for Actions, text that Word recognizes and for which it has options, such as a phone number or address which can be added to your Outlook Contact list.

soft page break

Starts text on the next page of the document because of text wrapping. If text is added or deleted, the location of the soft page break will change.

Sort Ascending

The Sort button opens a dialog. Choose Sort Ascending to sort data in alphabetical order, A- Z.

Sort Descending

The Sort button opens a dialog. Choose Sort Descending to sort data in alphabetical order, Z- A.

source

Where you found or learned the information you quote or refer to in your document. A source can be a publication like a book, magazine article, encyclopedia article, or a web page. It could also be something not published like an interview, a broadcast, or diary.

Spelling and Grammar

Checks the spelling of words against the internal dictionary plus the custom dictionary of words you have added. Also checks grammar against the internal rules, if you have make the appropriate choices on the dialog   Options  >  Proofing .
 

spin box

Clicking an up or down arrow changes the value in the box.

split box

A small area at the top of the vertical scrollbar which you can drag to create a split view.

Split document view

A view of your document that shows two different parts at the same time, each with their own scrollbars and view.

Split Cell

Divides a cell into several more cells.

Status bar

Area at the bottom of the window that, in Word, shows document information like what page is showing, the total number of pages, where the cursor is on the page.

style

Many uses of this word! Basically a style is a combination of formatting choices. A paragraph style is applied to a whole paragraph. A character style is applied to selected characters. A font style is a variation on a font such as italics, bold, underline, or superscript. A color style is a set of coordinated colors that will change if a new color style is applied. A table style is a combination of shading, font, font size, and font style choices for a table.

Style Dialog

A dialog which lets you select from a vast number of formatting choices and save the combination under a name of your choice.

Style Gallery

A set of pre-constructed formatting schemes.

Styles pane

A pane in that displays your styles (paragraph, character, combo). It can be set to show styles + formatting that you have applied yourself. The New Style button in this pane opens a dialog to create a new style. Modify a style by right clicking it and choosing Modify or Update to Match Selection.

style set

A collection of paragraph and character styles.

superscript

Numbers or symbols written raised above the normal text line, usually smaller in size than the normal text, like ⁴.

T

tab

Ribbon: A section of the ribbon with its own name and tab, like a file folder. A ribbon tab stretches across the width of the window.
Alignment: To move the text over a set amount. Used to create columns without using a table or to create indentions.

tab stop

A mark on the horizontal ruler that shows to where pressing the TAB key will move the text

table

A set of table cells in rows and columns. Useful for lining up data like numbers or keeping images and text in proper alignment

Table Style

 A pre-designed set of fonts, font color, shading, and borders for a table.

Task Pane

 Window area to the Window area to the side of the document window. Shows useful shortcuts or tools.

template

Word: A document with a special format that can be used to create a new document, without risk of changing the document used as the template. A template contains paragraph and character styles and may as well include text or images, like for a letterhead..

General: A document that serves as a guide for creating new documents..

text area

The area of the window that you can type in..

text box

A shape which holds text..

text-wrapping break

Causes text to wrap around an image or table (HTML))

theme

A combination of formatting choices - colors, fonts, effects..

thumbnail

A small image of a picture. Shows on the right of an Open dialog so you can see if the image is the one you want before opening or inserting it..

toolbar

A set of command buttons and controls, displayed in a floating palette or (in older versions of Word) in a row across the window..
  

tri-fold brochure

A brochure which folds from both ends toward the middle, creating 3 panels.

TrueType font

A font which is resizable and will look the same on the screen as on paper

U

Underline

 Puts a line under the selected text. Arrow drops a list of styles for the underline.

Undo

 Reverses the last action. Word keeps an Undo list which can be as long as your memory will hold, up to 100 items.

ungroup

To break the ties that bind a group of drawing objects together.

update field

Forces Word to get current information for the value of a field.

V

vector

A type of file format for images that used equations to describe the image. Examples of extensions for vector images are CGM, SVG, WMF, CDR.

Vertical Alignment

How the text lines up vertically in a cell. You can choose a combination of horizontal and vertical alignments.

vertical ruler

An area on the left of the document page that lets you measure margins and other distances.

View

One of several ways to display your page: Print Layout, Web Layout, Full Screen Reading, Outline, Draft

virus

A small computer program which attempts to do something on your computer that you did not authorize. Some are just annoying. Others are very destructive.

W

Web Layout view

A view of your document which shows how it would look as a web page, wrapping to the window instead of the page of paper

white space

The space surrounding text and images in the document - empty space.

window control buttons

The button at the upper right of the title bar that control the window. The look varies with the version.

Maximize,  Minimize,  Restore and Close

Wingdings

A TrueType symbols font that comes with Windows

wizard

A set of dialogs which guides you through the creation of an advanced object, such as the Letter Wizard.

WordArt

A special feature with Word which creates advanced text formatting. Especially useful for logos.

work space

The area between the status bar and the upper toolbars, where your documents display

Works Cited

A page in MLA style documents that lists the sources of the parenthetical references.

wrap

The flowing of text around objects such as images, tables, and drawing objects.

wrap points

Handles which control where text wraps around an image.

X

Y

Z

Zoom

 Feature that enlarges or reduces the view of a document.

 

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