Flashcards: Apps I - 3.01 Paragraph Formatting
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rhonda_siers on September 22, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Paragraph formatting | arrangement of text within paragraphs on a page properly and uniformly |
| Indents | used to indicate a new paragraph and offset long quotes |
| Line spacing | can be set for single, one and a half lines, double, or triple |
| Borders and shading | used together or separately to emphasize a specific textual element in a document |
| Bulleted list | used when the items are non-sequential |
| Numbered list | procedural lists that must be accomplished in a specific order |
| Hanging indent | The first line begins at the left margin and all remaining lines of the paragraph are indented five spaces from the left margin |
| Endnotes | are source references that are placed on a Notes page at the end of a document |
| Footnotes | are source references that are placed at the bottom of the same page and are indicated by a superscripted number or symbol within the document |
| Cut and paste | a tool used in paragraph formatting that allows the user to move text from one location to another |
| Paragraph headings | are keyed in bold and followed by a period at the beginning of a paragraph to give the reader a quick idea about the content of the paragraph |
| Tabs | used to align and organize data into groups and subgroups |
| Left justified tab | allows text to be aligned on the left margin |
| Right justified tab | allows text to be aligned at the right margin |
| Dot leader tab | places a series of periods between two sets of tabs or a tab and a margin |
| Tables | used to arrange text in columns and rows and are helpful in presenting, organizing, and clarifying information |