MICROSOFT WORD 2010

LESSON 1

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VOCABULARY I

  1. Close button—the quickest way to exit Word 2010 located in the upper right corner of Word 2010 window.
  1. CTRL-S—this shortcut key combination is used to save a new file or an existing file in its same storage location.
  1. Dialog Box Launcher—this is located in the lower-right corner of the ribbon groups, and is a small arrow that displays a dialog box or a task pane with additional options for the group.
  1. Document window—this area is used to view a portion of a document on the screen.
  1. docx-the file type of a Word 2010 document.
  1. Enter key—the method used to insert new lines in a document.
  1. F1—the shortcut key for accessing MS Word Help from the Word window.
  1. File tab, Close button—this command is used to close the current document without exiting Word 2010.
  1. Mini toolbar—this toolbar automatically appears based on tasks you perform, and contains commands related to changing the appearance of text in a document.
  1. Minimize the ribbon—this button, located on Title bar, may be selected to display only tab names rather than entire ribbons in Word 2010 window.
  1. Printer status button—located in the Print dialog box, this provides the user with a list of available printers.
  1. Printing & Saving—these actions/commands cannot be cancelled in Word 2010.
  1. Ribbon—the control center located below the title bar at the top of the Word 2010 window.
  1. Save as—this command saves an existing document with a new file name or to save an existing document in a new location.
  1. Save—this command is used to store a new or existing file with the same name.
  1. Scroll—this bar is used to navigate and display the various areas of a document.
  1. Shortcut keys—this Word 2010 feature is for using keyboard combinations instead of the mouse to select character formatting commands.
  2. Shortcut menu—the name of the list of frequently used commands that appear when you right-click an object.
  1. Status bar—this is the location for the zoom control slider in MS Word 2010 window. This bar also presents information about a document, the progress of current tasks, and the status of certain commands and keys, and also provides controls for viewing a document.
  1. Tool tip—this is the name of the descriptive box that appears when you hover your cursor over a command button in the ribbon.
  1. Undo button—this command allows the user to cancel a recent command or action.
  1. Viewing a document—the proper method for viewing a document in Print Layout is Choose the View ribbon and select the Print Layout option.
  1. Web layout—this command on the View Ribbon enables the document to be viewed as it would appear on a web page.
  1. Window control buttons—these buttons, located on the Title bar, enables a user to minimize, maximize, or close the Word 2010 window.
  1. Word processing—a common type of application program used to create letters, memos, reports.
  1. Zoom—this command is used to specify the size of the viewable area and allows users to reduce or enlarge the size of a document window.

VOCABULARY II

  1. Automatic and manual—the two types of page breaks.
  1. Automatic page break—as you reach the end of your document, Word will automatically take you to the next page.
  1. Black arrow pointing right—a non-printing character that represents a tab stop in a document.
  1. Borders—Lines drawn to visually frame documents, tables or cells in a MS Word 2010 document.
  1. CTRL+U—the shortcut key used to apply underline formatting to selected text.
  1. Document properties panel—this area is used to provide information about the author, title, subject, keywords, category, and comments that describe a document.
  1. Font—this term defines the appearance and shape of the letters, numbers, and special characters in a document.
  2. Formatting marks—these are nonprinting characters that Word 2010 displays on the screen but not in a printed document.
  1. Left alignment—the default paragraph alignment for the Normal Style in Word 2010.
  1. Manual page break—the user will go to the Insert Ribbon and manually insert a page break.
  1. Normal style—the default style in Word 2010.
  1. Outline—this command on the View Ribbon allows the document to be viewed as it would appear in a multilevel outline.
  1. Page setup—the command on the Page Layout ribbon that enables a user to control the way a document prints on the page.
  1. Paragraph group—this is located in the Home ribbon that adjusts paragraph and line spacing in a document.
  1. Ruler—Helps users measure and control horizontal spacing in a document
  1. Save and Send—this area is clicked when you want to share a blog post on the File tab in a MS Word 2010 document.
  1. Scaling—resizing a graphical image.
  1. Shading—the command on the Home Ribbon applies color to the background behind selected text or paragraphs.
  1. Sharing documents—3 ways to share documents via email—send as PDF file, Internet fax, and XPS.
  1. Small black dot—represents a single space (horizontally) in a document.
  1. Target—the location within a document that links connects to.
  1. Wordwrap—this feature allows you to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing the enter key at the end of each line.
  1. Wrap text—a command on the Picture Tools format ribbon that is used to change the way text wraps around a selected object.

VOCABULARY III

  1. Balloons—Oblong boxes that appear when formatting changes are made in a document while tracking changes.
  1. Comment—this enables a user to add a statement in a document’s margin about that section of the document.
  1. Data source—the name of the file that contains the data that changes from one merged document to another in a mail merge.
  1. Expression—in mail merge, this condition can be created to determine how data is merged in a mail merge document.
  1. Mail merge task pane—the name of the pane that displays a step-by-step progression that guides a user through the creation of a mail merge.
  1. Mailto—In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, this command must precede an email address to identify the hyperlink as an email address link.
  1. Main document—items in a mail merge that contains text and placeholders used to create a final merged document.
  1. Merge fields—placeholders that direct MS Word 2010 where to insert customized information in order to create several letters in a final merged document. Field names that are linked to the data source in a mail merge document.
  1. Merge to New Document—this merge option is selected in order to save merged documents in a file or edit the contents of individual merged letters.
  1. Original—the Track Changes command that allows a user to see what a document looked like before any changes were made to it.
  1. Protection—this term describes formatting changes and edits that are restricted in MS Word 2010.
  1. Remove Comments—to remove Comments in a Word 2010 document go to the Review ribbon, Comments group, and Remove command.
  1. Track changes—this MS 2010 feature marks and follows revisions made in a document by other users. Track changes highlight insertions, deletions, or formatting modifications in a document.

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