1. Unit 2: Text Formatting

2. 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.

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

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

5. Cut
Removes text from the screen

6. Copy
Makes a copy of the selected text

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

8. Font Size
Determines the height of characters in unites called points

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

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

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

12. 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:

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

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

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

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

17. 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.

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

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

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

21. Print
To make a hard copy of document

22. Reveal/Show Codes
Shows non-printing or formatting characters

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

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

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

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