Thursday, April 7, 2011

Do Now:

why is it important to have a deader and a footer?

its important because they contain the title of the document and they are used to be intact. it helps the document to not be misfiled

Sunday, April 3, 2011

40)word wrap

In text display, line wrap is the feature of continuing on a new line when a line is full, such that each line fits in the viewable window, allowing text to be read from top to bottom without any horizontal scrolling.

39)toggle

A heavy rubber band used to secure cables to bars and booms.

38) soft page break

A processing instruction that creates a conditional page break. If the conditions are not satisfied, then the page does not break. This differs from a hard page break, which is not conditional.

37)select

when you select a file or item to either open or choose

36)scroll

scrolling is sliding text, images or video across a monitor or display.

35)screen tip

Displays the name of the element on which the mouse pointer is resting.

34)save a document

To copy data to a more permanent form of storage. The term is commonly used for when some kind of document 

33)ribbon

is a command bar that organizes a program's features into a series of tabs at the top of a window. Using a ribbon increases discoverability of features and functions, enables quicker learning of the program as a whole, and makes users feel more in control of their experience with the program

32)portrait orientation

A screen rotated to the height of the display is greater than the width

31)points

a geometric element that has position but no extension

30)path

the general form of a filename or of a directory name, specifies a unique location in a file system.

29)overtype mode


When Excel replaces the character to the right of the insertion point.

28)open a document

when you open a document you see files because folders are made up of files

26)margins

Margins are invisible lines that keep text away from the edges of the page. There are preset margins at the top, bottom, left and right. The margins at the top and bottom allow room for headers and footers.

25)manual page break

is inserted in a document by a word-processing program, and can move if text is added, deleted, or reformatted above it.

24)manual line break

A manual line break ends the current line and continues the text on the next line. 

23)landscape orientation

the horizontal dimensions of the page are longer than the vertical.

22) insertion point

The point where whatever you type or paste in an application will be inserted. In text, it's typically marked by a blinking vertical bar.

21)insert mode

The Insert key (often abbreviated INS) is a key commonly found on computer keyboards.

20)indent

cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication

19)I-beam

I-beams (also known as H-beams, W-beams (for "wide flange"), rolled steel joist (RSJ), or double-T (especially in Polish, Spanish and German)) are beams with an I- or H-shaped cross-section. The horizontal elements are flanges, while the vertical element is the web.

18)hanging indent

The first line of a paragraph specified to start to the left of the other lines in the paragraph. This is sometimes referred to as out denting.

17)format painter

 A feature in Microsoft Word that applies a style from one part of the document to another.

16)format

determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display

15) font


a specific size and style of type within a type family

14)folders

is a virtual container within a digital file system, in which groups of computer files and other folders can be kept and organized.

13)first line indent

to space (the first line of a paragraph, an entire paragraph, a column of figures, etc.) in from the regular margin

12)file extension

 is a suffix to the name of a computer file applied to indicate the encoding convention (file format) of its contents.

11)file compatibility

Normally it refers to whether or not the file is compatible with the program you want to open it with.

10)file

is a block of arbitrary information, or resource for storing information, which is available to a computer program and is usually based on some kind of durable storage. 

9)edit

a simple text editor for the early Apple Macintosh. It was included with the basic system software to demonstrate the use of the Macintosh user interface.

8)drag and drop editing

 A feature whereby operations are performed on objects, such as icons or blocks of text, by dragging them across the screen with a mouse.

7)document window

A window that displays the contents of a user-created file.

5)dialog box launcher

is a simple concept that helps make the interface of Office

4)default settings

Standard settings for a command or option that are predetermined by the computer, but can be changed by the user.

3)clipboard

is a software facility that can be used for short-term data storage and/or data transfer between documents or applications, via copy and paste operations.

2)application window

The primary window of an application that is not document-based.

1)Alignment

The process of adjusting parts so that they are in proper relative position