Unit 2: Text Formatting

Alignment Horizontal position of text Left, right, center, justify Examples: Left Right Center Justify: text lines up on both the left and the right side so that the paragraph is even.

Bold Print enhancement Make characters appear darker Add emphasis Example: Bold Text Not Bold Text

Bullets/Numbering Arranges items in a list Each item begins with a bullet or number Example: Bullet List Number

Cut Removes text from the screen

Copy Makes a copy of the selected text

Paste Places text in the desired location Text must be Cut or Copied first

Font Size Determines the height of characters in unites called points

Font Style Type of character format that determines the look or artistic style of the character Examples: Bold, italics, underline, small caps

Font Type Design and appearance of printed characters Examples: Serif, Sans Serif, Cursive

Footers Text such as title, page numbers and dates printed at the BOTTOM of a page Example: Your name Unit 2: Vocabulary 2.24.09

Your name Unit 2: Vocabulary 2.24.09 Headers Text such as title, page numbers and dates printed at the TOP of a page Example:

Indentations To move one or more lines inward from the margins Example: This text is indented in from the rest of the text.

Insertion Mode Input mode Existing text moves to the right as new text is added Insert key turns on/off

Italics Text that slants to the right Example: Italics Not Italics

Landscape Orientation Page orientation Data prints across the wider portion of the page Landscape

Line Spacing Vertical distance between two lines Example: Single Space: There is no space between lines. Double Space: There is the one blank like between each line.

Margins Blank spaces between the edge of the paper and the printed text

Page Numbering Method of arranging pages in numerical order. Example:

Portrait Orientation Page orientation Data prints across the narrower portion of the page Portrait

Print To make a hard copy of document

Reveal/Show Codes Shows non-printing or formatting characters

Spell Check Check spelling of a document Always spell check before turning in.

Tab Settings Allow you to line up text at a certain point Set Tabs Turn Ruler On

Typeover Mode Replaces existing text with new text as it is keyed.

Underline A feature that underlines text as it is keyed Example: No Underline Underline