Microsoft Word Terms
Alignment =The horizontal position of text within the width of a line or between tab stops.
Border = A straight vertical or horizontal
line between columns
in a section, next to or around paragraphs and graphics, or in a table.
Bullet = A small graphic, usually a round or square dot, often
used to identify items in a list.
Clipboard = A Temporary storage area for cut or copied text or graphics.
Cut = To remove selected text
or a graphic from a document so you can paste it to another place in the document.
Dialog
box = A box
that displays the
available command
options for you to review or change.
File = A document that has been created,
then saved, under a unique file name.
Font = A name given to a collection of characters
(letters, numerals, symbols, and punctuation marks) with a specific
design.
Font size
= Refers to Physical size of text, measured in points (pts).
Font style = Refers to whether text appears
as bold, italicized, or underlined, or any combinations of these formats.
Line spacing =The
height of a line of text, including extra spacing.
Paste = To insert
cut or copied text into a document from the temporary
storage area called the Clipboard.
