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Windows Office Word 2007: full-featured word processing program that allows you to create
professional-looking documents and revise them easily
Document window: through which a portion of a document can be viewed
Print Layout view: default preset view showing the document on a mock sheet of paper in
document view
Insertion point: blinking vertical bar indicating where text, graphics, and other items will be
inserted
Mouse pointer: becomes different shapes depending on the task being performed in Word and
the pointers’ location onscreen
Scroll bar: used to display different portions of a document in document window
Scroll box: reflects the location of the portion of the document displayed in document window
Scroll arrow: located at each end of a scroll bar
Status bar: located at bottom of document window above Windows Vista taskbar and presents
information about the document, progress of current tasks, and the status of certain commands
and keys; also provides controls for viewing documents
Ribbon: near top of Word window, is the control center in Word
Tab: surrounds collection of groups, each group contains related commands
Home tab or primary tab: contains more frequently used commands
Active tab: tab currently displayed
Contextual tabs: displayed in addition to top-level tabs when performing certain tasks or
working with objects such as pictures and tables
Gallery: set of choices, often graphical, arranged in a grid or list
Live preview: feature allowing user to point to gallery choice and see its effect in the document
Enhanced Screen Tip: on-screen note providing name of command, available keyboard
shortcuts, a description of the command, and sometimes instructions for how to obtain help about
command
Dialog Box Launcher: lower right corner of ribbon; displays dialog box or task pane with
additional options for the group when clicked
Task pane: window that can remain open and visible while user works in the document
Mini toolbar: appears automatically based on tasks performed, contains commands related to
changing the appearance of text in a document
Shortcut menu: appears when user right-clicks an object; list of frequently used commands that
relate to the right-clicked object
Quick Access Toolbar: located by default above Ribbon, provides easy access to frequently used
commands
Office Button: central location for managing and sharing documents
Menu: contains list of commands
Submenu: list of additional commands associated with selected command
Key Tip badge: keyboard code icon, for certain commands
Key Tip: displayed code letter used to select a command using keyboard
Formatting mark or nonprinting character: character that Word displays on the screen but isn’t
visible on a printed document
Wordwrap: allows user to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing the ENTER
key at the end of each line
File: saved document
File name: name assigned to file when it is saved
Paragraph formatting: process of changing the appearance of a paragraph
Character formatting: process of changing the way characters appear on the screen and in print
Font or typeface: defines the appearance and shape of the letters, numbers, and special
characters
Font size: specifies the size of the characters and is determined by a measurement system call
points
Point: about 1/72 of one inch in height
Style: named group of formatting characteristics, including font and font size
Normal style: default style in Word
Theme: set of unified formats for fonts, colors, and graphics
Bulleted list: series of paragraphs, each beginning with a bullet character
Underlined: text prints with an underscore below each character
Italicized: slanted appearance
Quick Style: predefined styles in Styles gallery part of a style set
Style set: consists of a group of frequently used styles formatted to look pleasing when used
together
Color scheme: identifies 12 complimentary colors or text, background, accents, and links in a
document
Font set: defines formatting for two fonts: one for headings and another for body text
Scroll: used to scroll top or bottom portion of the document off the screen
Resizing: includes both enlarging and reducing the size of a graphic
Document properties: details about a file
Metadata: document properties that can include information like the project author, title, or
subject
Keywords: words or phrases that further describe the document
Standard Properties: associated with all Microsoft Office documents and include author, title,
and subject
Automatically updated properties: include file system properties, such as the date you create or
change a file, and statistics, such as the file size
Document Information Panel: contains areas where you can view and enter document properties
Hard copy or printout: printed version of a document
Word Help: through which you can find answers to questions and display information about
various topics at any time using Word