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ICT Chapter 13, 14, 15 and 17
Word processor
A computer application used to create, modify,
print, and e-mail documents. Alignment A setting that refers to how text is positioned, for example between the margins or in a cell of a table Header The area of a document between the top of the page and the margin and is repeated on every page Footer The area of a document between the bottom of the page and the margin and is repeated on every page Tab stop a formatting feature that allows the user to control where a line of text will be entered and how the text will be aligned; so that when the tab key is pressed, the insertion point will move to that location File path Indicates where a file is stored on the computer by leading the user through the folder and file organization to the file. Serif A font that has small lines at the beginning and end of characters and that is usually used with large amounts of text. Sans-serif A font that does not have the small line extensions on its characters. House style A company's preferences for the presentation and layout of written and pictorial material. Validation Checking that data entered is reasonable Verification Checking that data has been copied accurately from one medium to another Proofing Making sure a document is accurate and free of errors in content or layout Visual verification A type of verification where data is entered and the original data is compared visually to the data entered into the system Double data entry Data is entered into a system twice and the two sets are compared to find any inconsistencies Gutter Space added to the margin to leave room for binding Orientation Portrait or landscape Margin The space between the page content and the edges of the page Widow The last line of a paragraph appears at the top of a page. Orphan The first line of a paragraph that appears alone at the bottom of a page. Page break A divider that breaks a document into separate pages for printing. Column break Used to end a column of text. Text after the break is moved into the next column. Section break A tool used to create layout or formatting changes in a portion of a document. Line spacing The amount of space between lines of text Indentation To move one or more lines inward from the margins Mail merge Is a feature that allows a user to create mass mailings of letters, mailing labels, and other documents and personalize the information in each Master document In a mail merge, the document that contains the text and graphics that are for each version of the merged document. Merge codes Instructions coded (programmed) into a mail merge document which control the format of the merged document and may produce different results (for example: text or images) depending upon other conditions. Source file In a mail merge, a data file containing the details that will be entered into the final documents Wrapping The way in which text flows around an object in a document Aspect ratio The relationship of width to height in a picture or shape. Resize To change the size of a picture or graphic Crop removing unwanted parts of an image.