Unit 5 - Glossary

  1. Alignment: the arrangement of text and images on a page
  2. Bold: the type format in which the letter is made to appear extra thick and dark
  3. Buffer: portion of computer memory that temporarily holds data
  4. Bullet: a character or symbol used to itemize lists or emphasize points
  5. Clip Art: collection of ready-made drawings and illustrations available in different topics
  6. Clipboard: a temporary storage area that holds text and graphics
  7. Copy: to duplicate data or text
  8. Crop: the act of “cutting” part of a graphic image
  9. Cut: removing text from one location in a document with the intention of inserting it at another
  10. Default: a preset condition of the software that the software uses if no other option is selected
  11. Delete: to remove an item or value from a document
  12. Desktop Publishing: the ability to make the printed word more attractive using the computer and specialized software
  13. Enter: key that, when pressed, moves the text insertion point to the start of the next line
  14. Find: command that initiates a search for a specific item in a document
  15. Font: a print typeface or style of characters displayed on the screen or printed to paper
  16. Format: to put selected text or an entire document into a given form; the form itself
  17. Gutter: the white space between columns
  18. Handles: the “dots” surrounding a selected object indicating that it is in edit mode
  19. I-Beam: indicates current position where text will be inserted or corrections can be made
  20. Import: the process of bringing text or graphics into an application from another source
  21. Insert: to place characters in between existing characters
  22. Italics: text format in which characters take on a slanted appearance
  23. Justification: the placement of text relative to the margins
  24. Layout: the overall appearance of a publication
  25. Margin: border on the left, right, top, or bottom of a document
  26. Masthead: the information included in the top portion of a newsletter
  27. Orphan: a single line of a paragraph which appears at the top of a page or column
  28. Paste: the process of returning text or graphics to the page after they have been cut or copied
  29. Replace: a command that exchanges one word or symbol for another
  30. Ruler: graphic device from which a user can set tabs and margins and perform other functions
  31. Sans Serif: plain font, without hooks or lines, used for headlines
  32. Save As: command that stores the document currently in memory to disk under a new name
  33. Serif: font that adds hooks or lines to the shape of the letter
  34. Spacebar: oblong key at the bottom of a keyboard which, when pressed, adds a space at the text insertion point
  35. Spacing: distance between characters, lines, fields, or cells in a document
  36. Spell Checker: word processing option that checks a document for spelling errors and offers correcting alternatives
  37. Tab: key that, when pressed, moves the text insertion point to a different place in the current line
  38. Type (Font) Size: height of a text character measured in points or pixels
  39. Underline: text format in which selected text is underlined
  40. White Space: the blank space between text and graphics on a page
  41. Widow: a single line of a paragraph which appears at the bottom of a page or column
  42. Word Wrap: a word processing feature in which text is automatically continued from one line of the text to the next