Microsoft Word Vocabulary Terms – Flashcards
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Microsoft Word
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software produced by the microsoft compnay to produce text document such as letters,essays, resumes, reports etc.
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ribbon
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an area at the top of an office program window that contains commands for working with the open file; the commands are organized under tabs.
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blank document
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A new blank document opens each time you start word. The word document has a temporary name, such as document 1. When you finish typing in the document, you can save it with a new name
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cursor/insertion point
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point on a display screen where the next character or space is entered.
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red underline
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Means the flagged text is not in Word's dictionary
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green underline
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Indicates the text may be incorrect grammatically
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blue underline
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correctly spelled word used inappropriately
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Home Tab
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called the primary tab, contains the more frequently used commands
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groups
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vertical columns in a table
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Font Group
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Under the Home tab; contains the buttons to format appearance of font in text. (Example: Type face can be easily changed from standard to bold, italic or underlined using this group).
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Styles
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sets of formatting specifications
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Default page margins
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1" top and bottom, 1 1/4" left and Right, this refers to the amount of non-printable space on a page.
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Scroll Bar
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appears at the bottom and/or right side of a window to allow a user to view another part of the window
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Formatting Marks
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special symbols that represent spaces, tabs, and paragraphs, that do not appear on paper when a document is printed
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Microsoft Office Clipboard
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allows you to copy up to 24 multiple texts, and graphical items from Office documents or other programs and paste them into another Office document
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Undo button
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A button on the Quick Access toolbar that you can click to undo (or reverse) your last action.
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Quick Access Toolbar
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A toolbar located in the upper-left corner of the program window, which displays the Save, Undo, and Repeat buttons by default but can be customized to include any command.
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American Psychological Association (APA)
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a popular documentation style for reseach papers
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Antonym
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two words that express opposing concepts
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Word AutoCorrect Options
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An automatic feature in software that corrects common spelling and capitalization errors, and can replace certain designated characters with special symbols
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automatic page breaks
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automatically inserted by Word whe you type a document that exceeds one page
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background repagination
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automatic page break task. Word performs between the keystrokes, that is, in between the pauses in your typing
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bibliography
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a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
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Microsoft Clipboard
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It allows you to copy up to 24 multiple text and graphical items from Office documents or other programs and paste them into another Office document. By using it, you can arrange the copied items the way that you want in the document.
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double-space
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Pressing the enter key twice (2) leaving one blank line. This can also refer to line spacing using the word processing feature to leave one blank line between each line of text.
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endnote
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a note at the end of the document or section that is used to cite references or to give more information
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footer
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a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
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footnote
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A printed note or definition placed below the text at the bottom of the page
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Hanging Indent
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a paragraph format in which the first full line of text is not indented but the following lines are indented
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header
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text that is printed at the top of each page
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line spacing
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The amount of space between lines of text
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Modern Language Association of America (MLA)
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A popular documentation style used for research papers
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paragraph spacing
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the amount of space above and below a paragraph
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parenthetical citations
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In a piece of research writing, this is information given in parenthesis ( ) that identifies the author and page number(s) of the work that is being discussed or quoted.
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plagiarize
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take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech
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proofreading
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Correcting grammar, spelling, and punctuation
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research paper
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a document you can use to communicate the results of research findings
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right-aligned
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flush with right margin with ragged left edge
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synonym
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two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
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thesaurus
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A feature that allows the user to view synonyms and antonyms, and automatically replace words for enhanced writing
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works cited
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a complete listing of references cited parenthetically in the report and keyed on a separate page
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works cited page
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a list of all the sources cited in a research paper (sources you acknowledge by including parenthetical citations/internal citation)
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resume
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a summary of your academic and work history
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template
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a feature that includes pre-made documents that allow the user to fill-in-the blanks to create new documents, such as calendars, invoices, reports, resumes, etc.; enhances user's efficiency and creativity
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letterhead
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the area on a sheet of stationery where the name, address and other information is printed
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content controls
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automated features such as a pop-up calendar or drop-down list that make it easier to enter or format information.
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building blocks
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items that are saved using the Quick Part tool so they can be reused in documents
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Quick parts
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items you can insert include fields, such as current date, author, title, will update automatically
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character formatting
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The space between characters, which can be expanded or contracted so that characters are pushed apart or pulled together.
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paragraph formatting
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the process of changing the appearance of a paragraph
