Applied Productivity Tools - Microsoft Word

Vocabulary flashcards covering the basics of Microsoft Word productivity tools, interface tabs, mail merge functions, text wrapping options, and essential keyboard shortcuts as discussed in Lesson 3.

Productivity Tools

Software that people use to create and produce documents, presentations, databases, charts, and graphs.

Word Processor

A type of software that enables the user to create, edit, and format text using various tools.

Microsoft Word

A widely used commercial word processor designed by Microsoft, first released on October 25, 1983.

Grammar Checker

A feature that proofreads documents for grammar, writing style, sentence structure errors, and reading statistics.

Automated list

A feature that adds numbering or bullets to a list of text.

Footnotes

A feature used to provide further information about the document.

Graphics

A tool that allows the user to insert objects such as diagrams, images, or shapes.

Header and Footer

A feature that permits customization of the top and bottom part of the document page.

Mail Merge

A word processing feature that allows for mass mailings by creating multiple letters, labels, or envelopes for a group of people stored in a list.

Home Tab

The tab that allows you to change document settings, such as font properties, bullets, numbered lists, and styles.

Insert Tab

The tab used to add features like tables, pictures, clip art, shapes, charts, and page numbers into a document.

Page Layout Tab

The tab that refers to the arrangement of text, images, and other objects on the page.

Reference Tab

The tab that allows for the creation of a table of contents, footnotes, citations, and cross-references in formats like MLA, APA, or ISO.

Mailings Tab

The tab providing features related to mail merge, including envelopes, labels, and merge fields.

Text Wrapping

The setting that allows you to move an image into a position in relation to the text in a document.

In Line with Text

An image placement option that treats the image like a text font with the bottom aligned with the text line.

Square (Text Wrapping)

An option where text wraps around the image in a square shape.

Tight / Through

An option where text wraps around the image regardless of shape, working best for images with no background.

Top and Bottom

An option where text stops at the top of the image and continues at the bottom, with no text to the left or right.

Behind Text

An image placement where the image is situated behind the text, allowing text to cover it.

In Front of Text

An image placement where the image is in front of the text, making the text behind it not visible.

$$Ctrl + A$$

Select All

$$Ctrl + B$$

Bold Text

$$Ctrl + C$$

Copy Text

$$Ctrl + D$$

Show Font Dialog Box

$$Ctrl + E$$

Align Text to Center

$$Ctrl + F$$

Display Find Dialog Box

$$Ctrl + G$$

Display Go To Dialog Box

$$Ctrl + H$$

Display Replace Dialog Box

$$Ctrl + I$$

Italicize Text

$$Ctrl + J$$

Justify Text

$$Ctrl + K$$

Create a hyperlink

$$Ctrl + L$$

Align Text to Left

$$Ctrl + M$$

Tab

$$Ctrl + N$$

Create a new document

$$Ctrl + O$$

Open a document

$$Ctrl + P$$

Display Print dialog box

$$Ctrl + R$$

Align Text to Right

$$Ctrl + S$$

Save a document

$$Ctrl + U$$

Underline Text

$$Ctrl + V$$

Paste a copied text

$$Ctrl + X$$

Cut a selected Text

$$Ctrl + Y$$

Redo the last undone action

$$Ctrl + Z$$

Undo the last action