Word-processing terms

  1. Alignment       (W, S, D) Use a great deal in word processing determines the distance or position from a determined edge. 

                                                                                                              (left, center,  right, justify)

 

 

  1. Bold    (W, S, D) – Text formatting – bold will make the text fuller and darker.  

3.      Break  (W) used in word processing to create various layouts in a document.  It can be within a page or between pages.  Common breaks used or page breaks or column breaks. (see Page breaks and Column breaks).   You insert a break under the insert command.

  1. Column breaks           (W) forces the start of a new column when your document is formatted into columns.  This break will form wherever your insertion point is located and move the document from that point to the top of the next column.           

5.      Copy   (All) To duplicate selected text, selected cells, or a selected object. Short cut is (Control C)

  1. Cut      (B, W, S, A, I l) To remove the current selection from the document and places the selection on the clipboard for pasting for future use (short cut method is Control X)
  2. Date    (W) dates can be Inserted in a word processor by going to  Insert – Date and Time will bring up a screen of different formats of the present date and time.  There is a check box for this date and time to automatically update every time the document is open.

 

8.      Footer (W) footers are areas in the bottom margins of each page in a document.  Go to View – Header and footer.  The footer will appear as a dotted area on the bottom of the page.  Footer will gray out when you return to main document.

 

9.      Graphic           (All) Images  used to provide computer output in the form of displays, drawings, and pictures; any picture, drawing, or other visual item in a document that is not typed text.  It is widely used on personal computers and accepted by desktop publishing, the internet, or any programs with images are used.

 

  1. .gif       (all) An acronym for Graphics Interchange Format.  Types of graphic files typically found on Web pages.  These are usually graphic images rather than photographs (.jpg).

11.  Header (W) Headers are areas in the top margins of each page in a document.  Go to View – Header and footer.  The header will appear as a dotted area on the top of the page.  Headers will gray out when you return to main document..

12.  Italic    (W, S, D) – Text formatting – bold will make the text fuller and darker.  

13.  .jpg      (I, W, D, S) These type of graphic files are typically found on Web pages. These types of file are photographs.  It is an acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group.

14.  Justify Formatting      (W) Used in Word-processing.   Justify is to adjust horizontal spacing so that the text is aligned evenly along both the left and the right margins.  Justifying text creates a sooth edge on both sides.   Select text and press the Justify button .  Select text and go to Format – Paragraph – Alignment dropdown box.

  1. Landscape      (W or S) The page can be set the orientation of the page to print in Portrait or Landscape.  Portrait is the default and is like portraits in an art museum.  Landscape is not the default and must be selected.  It is like a painted landscape.

 

 

  1. Margins          (W) Margins are the blank areas outside the print area on the edges of the document.  To change the margin go to File- Page Setup – Margin tab.   Usually change margin for Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margin. 

 

  1. Paste   (B, W, S, D, I) Information that has been cut or copied to the clipboard can be placed in another location. (Short cut method Control V)  

 

 

  1. Page breaks   (W) used layout a pages so the next sections starts on a new page.

 

  1. Replace          (W) change existing text to something else.  Go to Edit – Replace.  Then type in what you want to find and what you want to replace it with.

 

  1. Thesaurus       (W) a tool used to replace a word with another word that is similar                               

 

 

  1. Window Menu            (W and S) When more than one file is open, you can switch between files by using the window command on the menu bar.

 

  1. Wrap text       (W) Sometime called word wrapping.  It allows text to surround an object in a document.  It can be used in several ways, but you can choose from these Wrapping Styles:

                                               

-         Select picture and go to Format – Pictures – Layout Tab

-         Select picture and Picture toolbar may appear if turned on in toolbars

-         Select picture and right mouse click and choose Format Picture and choose Layout Tab.