Processing Terms

Stewart

By: Maxwell

Insertion Point: You can change the current insertion point by clicking in a different location within a text field or word processing document !ord !rap: To keep the text within the default margins of the page Backspace: It will mo"e the cursor back one space and delete any character or space that is in that spot #elete: The delete key will usually not mo"e the cursor at all$ but will delete any character following the cursor position Template: % sample document that has already some details in place Placeholder Text: &onsense text is used as a placeholder and is there to check the layout and o"erall appearance before the actual text is inserted 'ne type is (orem Ipsum %lignment: %lignment is how the text is lined up in word processing There are three main options$ left$ center and right )ont: % font is a specific *typeface+ of a certain si,e and style Serif: % typeface that uses more complex lines to make the text slightly nicer Sans Serif: Is a typeface that is composed of simple lines Script: !ord processors speciali,ed to the task of writing screenplays Baseline: Part of the Baseline course demonstrates how to format an essay-report Superscript: % word$ letter$ number$ or symbol written or printed .ust abo"e a word$ letter$ number$ or symbol$ usually in a smaller si,e:

Subscript: % symbol or number used to identify an element in an array /anging Indent: In word processing$ a paragraph that has all lines but the first indented % hanging indent is also known as a hanging paragraph )ormat Painter: The feature in Microsoft !ord and other MS 'ffice components that copies the formatting of selected text and applies it to another selection within the document Margin: !hen you create a new document in a word processor$ the default margins are usually defined as one inch on all sides #rag and #rop: #ragging a data file onto a program icon or window for "iewing or processing 'utline 0iew: 'utline "iew works well only if you1"e used styles in your document Styles are a collection of formatting commands applied as a group to text in your document You can format a title$ a main heading$ lower le"el headings$ body text$ and so on$ using styles Promote 2within your outline3: By promoting a heading in the /eadings panel$ you decrease its 4'utline le"el4 #emote 2within your outline3: #emote a heading to a subheading Thesaurus: You can use the thesaurus command to find synonyms$ antonyms$ or definitions for words from the current document Page Break: The end of a page of text Section Break: % section break controls the formatting of e"erything that precedes it$ until it reaches another section break /eader: The header is a small area at the top of the document #ocument headers are often used to display the document title or company name at the top of each page By default$ the header content is the same on all pages

)ooter: 'ne or more lines of text that appear at the bottom of e"ery page of a document 'nce you specify what text should appear in the footer$ the application automatically inserts it )ootnote: You can use footnotes to gi"e a reference$ explain a definition$ insert a comment$ or cite a source 5ndnote: 5nd&ote is a bibliography maker 6itation: a 7uotation from or reference to a book$ paper$ or author$ especially in a scholarly work Portrait Page 'rientation: The page is orientated "ertically (and scape Page 'rientation: The page is orientated hori,ontally 6olumn 8utter: !here pages meet in the middle