The Word Processor Basics

A box that appears when a command is selected, and is used to supply the information needed to execute the command.

• Word processing data
• Information center
• Text box
• Dialog box 

The process of removing a document from the computer’s memory and from the screen.

• Saving a document
• Closing a document 
• Sharing a document
• Opening a document

To change the contents of a document.

• Redo
• Edit
• Erase
• Copy

A collection of related data stored on a lasting medium such as a hard disk, a CD, or a diskette.

• File name
• Storage
• Data
• File

A unique name for a file stored on disk

• Microsoft Word name
• File
• File name
• None of the above

Symbols that do not appear on paper when a document is printed.

• Formatting marks
• Screen tips
• Symbols
• Numbers & Letters

The shape of the pointer when it is moved into a document.

• Grabber pointer
• Selection pointer
• I beam pointer
• Clicker

A blinking vertical line in a document that indicates where the next character typed will be placed

• Text Insertion
• Insertion point
• Beginning of text
• Document beginning

Designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task. Commands are organized in logical groups, which are collected together under tabs.bar 

• Dialog box
• Menu
• Tool bar
• Ribbon

The word processor application in Microsoft Office.

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Access