Computer Basics
This device is considered the “brain” of the computer.
What is the CPU?
This tab contains font style, size, and bold options.
What is the Home tab?
This is the large, bold text at the top of a flyer.
What is a headline (or title)?
This Word feature inserts ready-made visual designs into a document.
What is SmartArt?
This should always be included on an event flyer.
What is contact information?
This type of software allows users to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
What is application software?
This feature allows you to fix spelling and grammar errors.
What is Spell Check (or Editor)?
Using too many of these can make a flyer look unprofessional.
What are fonts?
This file type is commonly used for inserting pictures.
What is JPEG (or PNG)?
This ensures text is evenly spaced on both left and right margins.
What is justified alignment?
This storage device saves files permanently even when the computer is turned off.
What is a hard drive (or SSD)?
This tool copies formatting from one section of text to another.
What is Format Painter?
This alignment centers text evenly between the margins.
What is center alignment?
This adjustment makes an image lighter or darker.
What is brightness?
This tool helps keep objects aligned evenly on the page.
What are gridlines (or alignment guides)?
This keyboard shortcut is used to save a document.
What is Ctrl + S?
This feature allows text to flow around a picture.
What is Text Wrapping?
This feature helps organize information into sections on a flyer.
What are columns?
This layout setting determines the orientation of the page.
What is portrait or landscape?
This margin setting ensures nothing gets cut off during printing.
What are proper margins?
This term describes harmful software designed to damage a computer.
What is malware?
This view shows how the document will look when printed.
What is Print Preview?
This design principle refers to making important information stand out.
What is emphasis?
This feature allows you to layer text over an image.
What is text box (or text wrapping behind/in front of text)?
This principle means keeping design simple and not overcrowded.
What is white space?