Getting Started with Word 2016

Vocabulary flashcards covering the basics of productivity software and the specific features and interface of Microsoft Word 2016.

Productivity software

An application used to produce documents, presentations, spreadsheets, charts, and graphs.

Office suite

A collection or bundle of productivity software, also known as a software suite.

Proprietary software

Closed source software offered by companies in exchange for updates and customer support, such as Microsoft Office, G Suite, and Adobe Systems.

Open source software

Software that can be freely used while its program codes are available to a community of developers, such as Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice.

STARBURST

The earliest office suite for personal computers, which existed in the early 1980s.

Collaborative works feature

A development in office apps that allows users to work together at the same time on the same file.

OneDrive

The cloud storage service used by Microsoft Office to simplify sharing files.

Word 2016

A word processing application used for creating documents containing text and graphics, such as letters, reports, brochures, and posters.

Tell Me search bar

A versatile tool located among the tabs in the ribbon used to search for functions and features within Word.

Smart Lookup

A feature that delivers useful information about document content using insights generated by Bing.

Explore tab

A tab within the Smart Lookup tool that shows top-related searches from the web.

Define tab

A tab within the Smart Lookup tool that functions like a dictionary, showing meanings, synonyms, and parts of speech.

Quick Access Toolbar

A customizable toolbar used to access commonly used commands such as Save, Undo, and Redo.

File name

The display name of the current document being edited, which defaults to 'Document' followed by a number.

Ribbon

The interface area that houses all commands in Word, arranged in tabs according to their functions.

Rulers

Guides used for positioning various elements within a document.

Insertion point

Also known as the cursor, it identifies the specific location where text appears or pictures are inserted.

Vertical scroll bar

A tool used to move the view up or down through the document.

Status bar

The area containing information about the document like page number and word count, as well as document views and the zoom slider.

Backstage view

The view opened via the File tab which contains commands like Info, New, Open, Save, and Close.

Save As

The command used to save a document when the user wants to change the file name or the file location.