MS Office Basics

A flashing vertical line that indicates where the next action will occur in the document or file on-screen:

• software

• insertion point

• elements

• The lowercase "L"

A standard setting (mode of operation) or a preset condition set by the programer:

• maximize

• restore

• default

• scroll

A device that allows you to select items on-screen by pointing at them:

• ribbon

• menu

• mouse

• hardware

A picture used to identify an element on-screen, such as an application on the desktop:

• current file

• software

• icon

• toggle

A wheel on some mouse devices used to navigate through a document on screen:

• scroll

• ribbon

• toolbar

• scroll wheel

To hide a window so it appears only as a button on the taskbar:

• maximize

• restore

• compatibility

• minimize

The mouse pointer shape that resembles the uppercase letter I:

• access keys

• i-beam

• icon

• toggle

Enlarge a window so it fills the entire screen:

• minimize

• restore down

• maximize

• close

An electronic visual display that can detect the presence and location of a touch within a display:

• Read only memory

• Byte

• Gallery

• Touch screen

Input that tells the computer what to do like Cancel or OK:

• Command

• Source location

• Task pane

• Gallery