The
document you create and save electronically with word processing software. File The
document you create and save electronically with word processing software.
Folder
The
container in which you organize and save your files.
Title bar The bar at the top of the Word document window that identifies the name of the file you are working on. If you have not saved the file, the program may list the term Document1 in the title bar.
Menu bar The lists of command options displayed at the top of the Word window. Clicking any of the words will display a menu of commands.
Tool bar: Word has several Tool bars with buttons that simplify program commands; the Standard and Formatting tool bars are most commonly displayed. In the graphic, the Formatting toolbar items are on the right (beginning with "Courier New"). The items to the left of that are part of the Standard tool bar.
Cursor | This is the blinking line that appears to identify your place as you enter text in a word processing window.
Font style B I U is the decoration you may give a font to change its appearance; the most common styles are bold, italic, and underline (shown on the above toolbar next to the font size of 12 points.)
Icon
means
an image used to represent a program, file, or folder on the computer, such as
the icon for the MS Word program shown.
Double space refers to spacing within a paragraph of text. Double spacing a paragraph creates a space between each line of text.
Word wrap means the word processing software automatically moves the text to a new line as you type the words. Writers should not use the enter key to move text to a new line except when beginning a new paragraph.