comp apps II Flashcards
Formatting Mark
A nonprinting character that appears on the screen to indicate the ends of paragraphs, tabs, and other formatting elements
Wordwrap
Allows you to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing ENTER at the end of each line
Headline
The first line of text on the flyer. It can contain a message, name the product or service being offered, or identify the benefit that will be gained
Body copy
Consists of text between the headline and the signature line it highlights the key points of the message in few words as possible
Signature line
The last line of text on the flyer, may contain contact information, reference additional information, or identify a call to action.
Paragraph formatting
The process of changing the appearance of a paragraph on-screen and in print
Character formatting
The process of changing the way characters appear on the screen and in print
Point
A unit of measure for font size, is about 1/72 of one inch in height
Theme
A coordinated combination of formats for fonts, colors, pictures, and other objects
Shade
The process of applying a background color or pattern to a page, text, table, or other object.
Numbered lists
A series of paragraphs, each beginning with a sequential number that may or may not be followed by a separator character, such as period or parenthesis.
Bulleted lists
A series of paragraphs, each beginning with a bullet character, such as dot or check mark.
A(n)blue wavy underline
indicates the text may have a contextual spelling error.
ignore all
To instruct Word not to flag future occurrences of a spelling error, right-click the flagged word and click _____ on the shortcut menu.
The font or typeface
defines the appearance and shape of the letters, numbers, and special characters.
A color scheme
a document theme that identifies 12 complementary colors for text, background, accents, and links in a document.
A(n) style
is a named group of formatting characteristics.
Standard properties
associated with all Microsoft Office files and include author, title, and subject - file details including date created/changed, statistics, and file size
Where is the Ribbon located?
The top of the Word window
Where is the Status Bar located?
The bottom of the Word window
In order of appearance, list the names of stuff:
Title bar, quick access toolbar, sizing buttons, tabs, groups, dialogue box launcher, status bar, (views, zoom)
example of a group on the Ribbon
Paragraph
example of a sizing button
minimize
You can press _____ to spell check a document
F7
The Show/Hide button____
you can see how many times you pressed enter
How do you move to the beginning and end of document
Ctrl + Home and End
Shortcut to create a bullet
Shift + 8
How do you select entire document:
Ctrl + A
Green computing
involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using computers, mobile devices, and related technologies.
antivirus program
verifies that any files you use are virus free
automatically updated properties
details of a file that include author, title, and subject
bold characters
appear somewhat thicker and darker than other characters
Calibri
Default font for body text
Document properties
details about a file
Centered
positioned horizontally between the left and right margins
download
process of copying a file to your computer
drag-and-drop editing
dragging text to new location and inserting it there
font
typeface
font size
size of character in points
format
to change the appearance of
green wavy underline
indicates the text may be incorrect grammatically
insert mode
as you type, all characters to the right are moved to the right (defaulted)
hard copy
information that exists on a physical medium (printed paper)
italic
text with a slanted appearance
nonadjacent items
items not next to each other
normal style
default style in Word
point
font size measurement, 1/72 of an inch
Print Layout view
shows document on a mock sheet of paper
red wavy underline
means the flagged text is not in Word’s dictionary
reset button
button used to set a graphic to its original size
resizing
increasing or reducing the size of a graphic
scroll
moving portions of the screen into and out of sight
selection rectangle
what a selected graphic is surrounded by
sizing handles
small squares and circles on a selection rectangle
spelling and grammar check icon
indicates that Word is checking for spelling and grammar errors
underlined text
prints with an underscore (__) below each character
undo button
allows you to cancel your recent command(s) or action(s)
virus
computer program that can damage files and programs
