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Microsoft Word 2016 - Part 1

Barbie Teboe Legal Transcriptionist beginner English 95 cards

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  1. 1word processorAn application used to create professional documents
  2. 2application interfacethe window displayed when an application is running; used for interacting with the application
  3. 3Quick Action Toolbara collection of shortcuts in the Word window for accessing commonly used commands
  4. 4minimize buttona control window used to hide a window
  5. 5restore buttona window used to reduce or expand a window
  6. 6close buttona window control used to close the application window
  7. 7ribbonthe area of the Word window that contains the Word commands
  8. 8file taba tab on the Ribbon that displays a new screen with options for opening, saving, printing, sharing, and closing a file
  9. 9Tell me Boxa search tool and help feature that can be used to display commands and look up information
  10. 10rulersdisplayed in the document window; used for alignment purposes
  11. 11scroll barson the right and bottom of the document window used to bring unseen parts of an unseen document into view
  12. 12scrollto bring unseen parts of a window into view by draping the scroll box, by clicking the scroll arrows, or by pressing the Page Up or Page Down keys, or using the wheel on your mouse
  13. 13status barruns along the bottom of the document window; contains a page count, word count, grammar indicator, and a Zoom slider for magnifying a document
  14. 14input deviceused to communicate with an application; for example, a keyboard, mouse, touch pad, or stylus
  15. 15insertion point/ cursora blinking vertical line that indicates where the next character typed will appear
  16. 16pointing devicean input device such as a mouse, touch pad, or stylus
  17. 17pointera graphic image displayed by a pointing device; common shapes include an arrow, an I-beam, a hand, and an hourglass
  18. 18pointto move the mouse until the pointer is resting on a command or feature of the interface
  19. 19clickto press quickly and release the left mouse button
  20. 20double-clickto quickly press and release the mouse button twice
  21. 21right-clickto quickly press and release the right mouse button
  22. 22dragto press and hold the left mouse button while moving the mouse
  23. 23PDF filePortable Document Format file type, which maintains all the formatting and layout of your file and can't be easily changed
  24. 24checkboxan option that's selected or deselected by clicking the box
  25. 25clipboardan area in memory that stores copied or cut text
  26. 26editingThe process of changing the contents of a document
  27. 27ergonomicsthe scientific study of people at work; the goal is to reduce stress, strain, and fatigue
  28. 28formatting marks (invisibles)symbols used to represent characters not normally displayed as text, such as paragraph marks, spaces, and tabs
  29. 29selected texthighlighted text for deleting, replacing, or moving
  30. 30task panea set of options that remain open while working on a document
  31. 31thesaurusa tool for finding words that are close in meaning
  32. 32word wrapthe process where typed characters are automatically moved to the next line when there's no space remaining on the current line
  33. 33FontThe combination of typeface, point size, and style for a character
  34. 34TypefaceThe name of the design of font characters
  35. 35PointThe unit of measurement for fonts; there are 72 points to an inch
  36. 36body textthe main text of a document
  37. 37serifthe small stroke or line at the ends of a letter shape
  38. 38sans serifType without the small stroke or line at the ends of a letter shape
  39. 39screen tipa small box that pops up to explain the function of a command when the mouse hovers over it on the ribbon
  40. 40left alignmentParagraph format with text lined up on the left of a document leaving a jagged right edge
  41. 41center alignmentparagraph format with text placed in the middle of the line, spaced equally from the right and left edges
  42. 42right alignmentParagraph format with text lined up on the right of a document leaving a jagged left edge
  43. 43justified alignmentparagraph format that adjust spacing so that text is lined up on both the left and right sides
  44. 44tab stopa designated position for text alignment when the Tab key is pressed; the default tab stops in a new document are at every half inch
  45. 45tab leadera character that's repeated for the length of a tab
  46. 46bulleted lista group of related items of equal importance, set off with a symbol
  47. 47numbered lista group of related items that have a specific order
  48. 48first line indentthe first line of a paragraph is set further from the margin than the remaining lines
  49. 49Hanging indentall lines except the first are set further from the margin
  50. 50page layoutthe arrangement of elements on a page
  51. 51letter sizethe most commonly used paper size, also referred to as standard 81/2" x 11"
  52. 52legal sizethe 81/2" x 14" paper size most commonly used for legal documents
  53. 53orientationused when referring to the direction a page will be printed
  54. 54landscape orientationprints a document across the longer side of a page
  55. 55portrait orientationprints a document across the shorter side of a page
  56. 56marginsthe white space around the text on a page
  57. 57paginationthe process of determining where one page ends and the next begins
  58. 58manual page breaka character that moves text at the insertion point to the next
  59. 59headertext that appears at the top of every page
  60. 60footertext that appears at the bottom of every page
  61. 61timestampa code that displays a date, time, or both
  62. 62stylea named set of formats
  63. 63columna document format that divides content into two or more vertical divisions of text per page
  64. 64manual column breaka character that moves text at the insertion point to the next column
  65. 65nameplatea newsletter element at the top of the first page that identifies the title and date of the publication
  66. 66section breaka character that allows the same document to have multiple page formats
  67. 67continuous section breakallows multiple sections on the same page
  68. 68next page section breakstarts a new section on the next page
  69. 69lorem ipsuma nonsense text used by typesetters and publishers to decide on layout before substituting actual text
  70. 70handlesused to resize an image
  71. 71CropThe process of removing unwanted areas of a graphic
  72. 72clip artpremade pictures or images that can be imported into a document
  73. 73Creative commons licensea license that allows images to be used for noncommercial purposes
  74. 74tablerows of columns of data
  75. 75cellthe intersection of a row and column in a table; contains one piece of data in text or graphic
  76. 76table move handlea handle in the upper-left corner of a table that's used to drag a table to a new location
  77. 77sortOrder selected table rows based on the values in a column
  78. 78formulaused to calculate a value based on data in other cells. Must begin with an =
  79. 79functionUsed in a formula to perform an action and return a result
  80. 80positional argumentThe location of the cells to use in a function--LEFT, RIGHT, ABOVE, OR BELOW
  81. 81personalized letterdocument that uses a name, address, or topic specific to the recipient
  82. 82mail mergea process that combines the data from a list with the content of a document to provide personalized documents
  83. 83fielda data placeholder that you use in a mail merge document
  84. 84Active cellAlso called the selected cell; it has a bold border and is where the data you type will appear
  85. 85cellthe intersection of a row and column
  86. 86cell nameAlso called the cell reference; made up of the cell's location in a column and row, for example A1
  87. 87cell referenceanother term for the cell name
  88. 88columnRuns vertically and is identified by letters
  89. 89rowruns horizontally and is identified by numbers
  90. 90selected rowanother term for an active cell
  91. 91sheetanother term for worksheet
  92. 92workbookrefers to the entire Excel file, which contains one or more worksheets
  93. 93worksheetAlso called a sheet; the Excel term for spreadsheet
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beginner Legal Transcriptionist Flashcards on Microsoft Word 2016 - Part 1, created by Barbie Teboe on 13/04/2020.
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Barbie Teboe · Apr 2020
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