keyboarding Flashcards
alignment
the horizontal position of text such as left, center, or right.
insertion point
cursor
home keys
where your fingers “live” on the keyboard
header
information that appears at the top of every page
footer
information that appears at the bottom of every page
word wrap
automatic movement of text from the end of one line to the beginning of the next
tab
moves the cursor to a preset position
scrolling
moving through a document from top to bottom and left to right
margin
blank space around the edges of a document
arrow keys
keys used to move the instertion point up, down, left, or right
font
the style and appearance of text
line spacing
used to adjust the blank space between lines of type
Word processing
a computerized method of writing, editing, saving, and printing text
text
another name for alphabetical data that was entered
character
any letter, number, or symbol typed on the keyboard
data
information entered into the computer
document
anything produced on a word processing program
arrow keys
a highlighted mark
special function keys
keys that carry out specific things
command keys
used in conjunction with another key to carry out an operation
menu bar
the line at the top of the screen that gives you your different choices
title bar
the line near the top of the screen that gives the name of your file
scroll
to move text up and down and left and right on the screen
edit
to make changes to a document