Word Basics
Vocabulary
Word
Microsoft
Handout
100

tool which automatically corrects misspelling and common typos 

Auto Correct 

100

Position of lines in a paragraph in relation to the documents' left and right margins

Alignment 

100

moves items from the cilp board into the document

Paste

100

complete set of characters in specific face, style and size

Font 

100

object in which text can be added and placed anywhere on a page

Text box 

200

labels which identify illustrations such a as tables,charts, figures or images located in a document 

Captions

200

visual representation of data 

Charts

200

sample files which contain some formatting and can be customized to serve as a starting point for new document 

Templates

200

indents just the first line from the left margin 

First line indent 

200

way in which a rectangular page is orientated for normal viewing 

Page Orientation

300

centers text between the right and left margins

Center Alignments

300

notes which can be electronically entered into documents 

Comments 

300

replaces text to the right of the cursor one character at a time as text is entered 

Over type mode 

300

series of command and instructions which can be grouped together as a single command to accomplish a task automatically 

Macro 

300

long side of the page runs vertically 

Portrait Orientation

400

black blinking line in the document to show the location where text or objects will be entered 

Cursor

400

a dot followed by three or four characters at the end of the file name used to show the file type 

File Extensions 

400

image of content currently displayed in a window open on the computer or desktop

Screenshot 

400
graphic object which can be inserted to create diagrams in a document 

Smart art

400

objects such as document properties or fields which can be inserted from a gallery 

Quick Parts 
500

indents all lines but he first line from the left margin

Hanging Indent

500

symbols which appear on the screen but are not visible on the printed page identify items such as spaces and paragraph marks 

Non-printing Characters 

500
selection of text which is not located next to each other or touching in a sequence 

Non-contiguous Selection

500

break entered by word to start a new page when the current page is full 

Soft Page Break

500
narrow strip along the left page margin which automates the selection of the text 

Selection Bar