| Term | Definition |
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| Microsoft Office 2007 | A group of software programs designed to help you create documents, collaborate with co-workers, and track and analyze information. Office 2007 features an intuitive, context-sensitive user interface. Programs within Office 2007 are bundled together in a group called a Suite although you can purchase them separately. Many variations of Suites are available containing different programs. MS Word and Excel are available in all Suites. |
| Objectives | Start and exit an Office Program, View the MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint interface, Open a file and save it with a new name, View and print your work, Close a file |
| Microsoft Office Word 2007 | Used to create any text-based document, such as memos, newsletters, or multi-page reports. You can format, or setup, your document using Themes (predesigned combinations of color and formatting attributes). |
| Microsoft Office Excel 2007 | Workbook (.xlsx) |
| Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 | Presentation (.pptx) |
| Microsoft Office Word 2007 | Document (.docx) |
| Title Bar | Located at the top of the document and displays the Document and Program Name. |
| Ribbon | Located below the Title Bar and displays commands needed for the current task. |
| Tabs | Organizes the commands within the Ribbon. Active tabs are highlighted. |
| Groups | Related commands are organized with groups. Commands are presented in the form of buttons such as B, I, U and are called Command Buttons. |
| Groups | Contain dialog box launchers which contain more related commands |
| Office Button | Contains common commands such as Open/Save/Print File. |
| Zoom Slider | Located at the bottom of the window to the far right of the Status Bar |
| Quick Access Toolbar | Located to the right of the MSO Button (contains commonly used task such as save, undo, redo and can be edited using the drop down arrow). |
| Status Bar | Located at the bottom of the window and contains information pertaining to the document such as page number, word count, page layout, and the zoom slider. |
| Vertical/Horizontal Bar | Located at the right of the window and bottom of the window above status bar when available and allows you to scroll left/right/up/down within the document. |
| Insertion Point | Blinking cursor which indicates where typed text will appear. |
| I | beam pointer- Moves the insertion point in a document or selects text. |
| Selection pointer | Arrow pointing towards the left. Appears when pointing to elements of the Word program window such as command buttons. |
| Right | pointer-Arrow pointing towards the left. Used to select a line or lines of text. Appears when you point to the left edge of a line of text in the document window. |
| Hand pointer | Usually used to select hyperlinks. |
| Word Wrap | Setting that automatically starts a new line of text once the insertion point reaches the right margin boundary. |
| ScreenTip | MS Word uses ScreenTips to provide information about various components of the document. A ScreenTip appears via small windows and usually are accessed when the pointer is placed over various buttons or during AutoComplete. |
| AutoComplete | MS Word has a set of predefined words such as months of the year and days of the week. Auto-complete is a feature that presents a ScreenTip suggesting text that you can either accept by pressing [Enter] or ignore by continuing to type. |
| AutoCorrect | Feature that automatically corrects typos, minor spelling errors, and capitalization. To reverse an AutoCorrect feature, click the AutoCorrect Options list arrow, then click undo. |
| Spelling and Grammar | Feature that displays a red wavy line under a word to indicate a possible misspelling. A green wavy line under text indicates a possible grammar error. Right-click the underlined text to display a shortcut menu of correction options. |
| Find and Replace | The Find feature allows you to search for text within the document. The Replace feature allows you to replace specific finds or all finds with the new desired text. |
| Save | Feature that allows you to permanently store a document with a directory. |
| File | A saved document. |
| Filename | The name of a saved document. All files are saved with a specific file extension which identifies the type of file. MS Word files have the file extension .docx. |
| Formatting marks | Special characters that appear on your screen but do not print. Common formatting marks include the paragraph symbol () which shows at the end of a paragraph wherever you press [Enter]; the dot symbol (•) which represents a space wherever you press [Spacebar] and the arrow symbol (→) which shows the location of a tab stop wherever you press [Tab]. |
| Mini toolbar | Appears when you first select text. Contains commonly used text and paragraph formatting commands. |
| Font | a complete set of characters with the same typeface or design. |
| Font size | Measured in points, this also alters the impact of the text. |
| Point | Used to measure font size and is 1/72 of an inch. |
| Style | set of formats, such as font, font size, and paragraph alignment, that are named and stored together. Ms Word includes a set of Quick Styles that are designed to be used together in a document. |
| Alignment | Paragraphs are aligned relative to the left and right margins in a document, or the center of a document. |
| Left | Align- By default text is left-aligned in a document, or flush(even) with the left margin. |
| Right | Align- Text is flush(even) with the right margin. |
| Center | Align- Text is placed evenly between the left and right margins. |
| Justify | This alignment style places text flush along the left and right margins. |
| Tab Stop | A point on the horizontal ruler that indicates the location at which to align text. By default, tab stops are located every ½" from the left margin. |
| Indent | This feature allows you to move text edge in from the left or right margin. You can indent the paragraph, just the first line, or all lines except the first line. |
| Indent Markers | These are on the horizontal ruler and indicate the indent settings for the paragraph. Bullet- a character, often a small circle, that appears before items in a list to add emphasis. A numbered list is used to illustrate sequences and priorities. |
| Outline | A multilevel numbered or bullet list. |
| Mini toolbar | Appears when you first select text. Contains commonly used text and paragraph formatting commands. |
| Footnote/Endnote | an explanatory note that consists of two linked parts: The note reference mark that appears next to text to indicate that additional information is offered. Word places footnotes at the end of the page and endnotes at the end of the document. |
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