Handout D401-03
Basic Word Processing Vocabulary
Alignment — The way lines of text are arranged.
Bold/Boldface— A formatting option that makes selected words print darker than normal.
Border — A frame that surrounds pictures or text.
Bulleted List — A list of key points, each preceded by a symbol for emphasis.
Center justification— A feature when activated will align the text horizontally on a line.
Endnotes— References used to credit the source of information.
Font Attributes— Additions that enhance your font for emphasis.
Font Size— The size of characters.
Font — A group of characters that have a similar appearance.
Footers — Repetitive text located in the bottom margin.
Footnotes — References used to credit the source of information or add explanations.
Full justified — Lines of text are both left and right aligned.
Hanging Indent — All lines except the first line are indented.
Hard break — Created by the user.
Headers — Repetitive text located in the top margin.
Indent — Insetting text from one of the margins.
Italics — Characters are evenly slanted toward the right.
Landscape — Wider than tall.
Left Justification — Alignment that allows a document to have an even left side.
Line Spacing — The amount of space between lines in a document.
Margins — Space around the edges of a page.
Orphan — First line of a paragraph at the bottom of a page.
Page break — Indicates that the maximum number of lines has been keyed on a page and a new page is beginning.
Page orientation — Direction a document is printed.
Portrait — Taller than wide.
Right Justification — Alignment that allows a document to have an even right side.
Save As — Used in saving a document for the first time.
Save — Used in updating an existing document.
Search — A feature that can be used if a file cannot be found.
Soft break — Created by the word processing program.
Subscript — Text that has been lowered vertically.
Superscript — Text that has been raised vertically.
Tab key — Allows the user to move the cursor a predetermined number of spaces.
Text Wrap — Feature that allows text to flow around an object or graphic.
Type Face — A set of characters with a common style and design.
Underline — A horizontal line that is placed beneath characters.
Widow/Orphan Protection — Feature that will prevent widow/orphan lines in a document.
Word processing — Software that is designed for the entry, editing, and printing of documents.
Word wrap — When keying a document, words automatically go to the next line without using the Enter key.
Widow — Last line of a paragraph at the top of a page.