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A device that allows you to select items onscreen by pointing at them with the mouse pointer.
Mouse
A device that converts printed documents into digital file formats.
Scanner
Fixed memory stored on a chip in a computer that provides startup and other system instructions.
ROM (Read-Only Memory)
A menu that displays pictures instead of plain text options.
Gallery
To change the appearance of text or other elements.
Format
A pen shaped device used to interact with a touch screen.
Stylus Pen
Icon, menu, or other item that is part of an onscreen interface.
Object
Input that tells the computer which task to execute.
Command
A feature of Microsoft Office that shows you how a command will affect the selection before you actually select the command.
Live Preview
Marked with color to stand out from the surrounding text.
Highlight
Computers, printers, and other devices.
Hardware
Programs that provide the instructions for a computer or other hardware device.
Software
The use of computers to collect, store, and distribute information.
Information Technology
A small window that displays options and commands for certain features in a Microsoft Office program.
Task Pane
A group of software programs sold as a single unit.
Software Suite
A picture used to identify an element onscreen, such as a toolbar button.
Icon
Temporary memory a computer uses to store information while it is processing.
RAM (Random Access Memory)
A computer device or component used to store data such as programs and files.
Storage
A ribbon tab that is only available in a certain context or situation.
Contextual Tab
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The flashing vertical line that indicates where typed text will display.
insertion Point
The file currently open and active.
Current File
The amount of white space between the text and the edge of the page on each side.
Margins
The location where a folder or file is stored after it is moved.
Destination Location
The original location where a folder or file is stored.
Source Location