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10/17/2010

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File
Definition
Collection of related data stored on a lasting medium such as the  hard drive
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Overwrite
Definition
replacing an existing file with one that contains changes
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File Name
Definition
 A unique name for a file stored on a disk
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Folder
Definition
files are organized into folders.  Looks similar to a manila folder used to store printed documents in a file cabinet.
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Extension
Definition
letters added to a file name telling which software application created the file.  The file extension for Word 2010 is .docx
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Standard Size Paper
Definition
measures 8 1/2 by 11 inches
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Word wrap
Definition
text wraps around to the next line if the line is not long enough to hold all the text
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Format
Definition
determines how the document will appear on the screen and how it will look when printed.  Changes to the font as well as alignment and margins are part of the document's format
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Font
Definition
Refers to the shape of the characters
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Point
Definition
the size of text is measured in points.  There are 72 points to an inch
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Font Style
Definition
way a character is emphasized--bold, italic, underline, regular
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Hard Copy
Definition
document printed on paper
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Thesaurus
Definition
collection of synonyms, which are words that have similar meanings, and antonyms, words with opposite meanings
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Left aligned
Definition
left edge of a paragraph is straight and the right edge of teh paragraph is jagged
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Right aligned
Definition
right edge of a paragraph is straight and left edge is jagged
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Centered
Definition
left and right edges of the paragraph are equally distant from the left and right sides of the page
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Justified
Definition
both sides of the paragraph are straight
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Margins
Definition
white area around the text on a page
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Indents
Definition
decrease the width of lines of text in a paragraph.  Used to set off paragraphs such as long quotations.
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