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Advantage Series: Microsoft Word 2002
Advantage Series: Microsoft® Word 2002
Sarah Hutchinson-Clifford
Glen Coulthard


Glossary

Adaptive menus  The dynamic menu bars and toolbars that are personalized to the way you work. Office 2000 watches the tasks that you perform in an application and then displays only those commands and buttons that you use most often.
Application window  In Microsoft Windows, each running application program appears in its own application window. These windows can be sized and moved anywhere on the Windows desktop.
AutoCorrect feature  Software feature that corrects common typing and spelling mistakes automatically as you type. It also enables you to enter complex symbols quickly and easily.
AutoFormat feature  Software feature that enhances your text’s appearance as you type, applying special formatting to headings, bulleted and numbered lists, borders, and numbers.
Automacro  Special type of macro that executes without your interaction, such as when you begin a new document.
AutoShape  Ready-made shape that you can insert in your document and then move, resize, and otherwise format to meet your needs.
AutoText feature  Software features that make it easy to insert frequently used text, such as the current date.
bookmark  Tagged location in a Word document that you can move to easily and refer to in other Word procedures.
breakpoint  In VBA code, a user-defined stopping point that interrupts a macro’s execution and displays the Visual Basic Editor.
Bullets  The symbols used to set apart points in a document. Bullets are typically round dots and appear in paragraphs with a hanging indent.
cell  In a Word table, the intersection between a column and row.
character style  A style that contains character formatting commands but no paragraph formatting commands. See style.
chart frame  In Microsoft Graph, the border that surrounds the entire chart.
check box form field  Type of form field that uses a check box as a toggle switch that the user can turn on and off by clicking.
clip art  Computer graphic that you can insert into your document to make it more interesting or entertaining.
Code window  In the Visual Basic Editor, the window containing the macro procedure code; used for coding and debugging program statements.
coding  Developing and writing code manually from scratch.
collection  Object type that acts as a container for a set of similar objects.
COM add-in  An add-in program, based on the Component Object Model (COM), that is created using Microsoft Office XP or Visual Basic. COM add-in programs can be run in any Office XP application.
constants  Variables that do not change; typically used to reference values in your code using English-language terms, such as TAXRATE.
cross-reference  Page number (or other text) that refers readers to another location in a document.
custom add-in  An application-specific add-in program containing macro procedures and other VBA code that you may hide, protect, and distribute for use with your workbook applications.
datasheet  In Microsoft Graph, a grid of columns and rows for plotting data.
data source  Document containing the variable data that is fed into a main document during a merge. See main document.
debugging  A programming term that means locating errors in your VBA code and correcting those errors.
design time  The period during which a program is created or modified in the Visual Basic Editor or ActiveX controls are added to a document.
destination document  An Office document that contains data copied from another application.
Diagram Gallery  Word dialog box providing a selection of business diagrams for insertion on your slides.
digital certificate  Document attachment used for authenticating a document and proving that it has not been altered.
document map  Area on the left side of the screen for navigating a document formatted with Word’s heading styles.
Drag and drop  A software feature that allows you to copy and move information by dragging information from one location to another using the mouse.
drawing canvass  Invisible area appearing around business diagrams by default. The drawing canvass is particularly useful for keeping a drawing together that consists of multiple shapes.
draw layer  Invisible surface floating above (and mostly independent of) the document layer. Used for holding objects, such as lines, arrows, and clip art images.
drop-down form field  Type of form field that enables the user to choose from a group of options in a drop-down list.
embedding  A method for sharing data in Office 2000 application. Embedded data is fully editable within the destination document and doesn’t retain a connection to its source document.
endnote  Additional information at the end of a document, referred to by a superscript number, letter, or symbol inserted in the document text.
end-of-cell marker  This nonprinting character is stored in every cell of a Word table.
End of Document Marker  The black horizontal bar that appears at the end of a Word document. You cannot move the insertion point beyond this marker.
end-of-row marker  This nonprinting character is located to the right of each row in a Word table. To insert a row on the right side of a table, you must first select the end-of-row markers.
event  An action or reaction that occurs in Windows programming. You can code unique responses to events, such as maximizing a window whenever it is maximized.
event-driven programming  Coding a program to respond to events that may occur, such as clicking a button; uses objects, properties, and methods to describe elements, attributes, and actions.
file properties  Details that describe a file.
Font(s)  All the characters of one size in a particular typeface; includes numbers, punctuation marks, and upper- and lowercase letters.
Footer(s)  Descriptive information (such as page number and date) that appears at the bottom of each page of a document.
footnote  Additional information at the bottom of the page, referred to by a superscript number, letter, or symbol inserted in the document text.
Format Painter  Software feature that enables you to copy only the formatting attributes and styles from one location to another.
frame  Separate area in a document for offsetting hyperlinks to a document’s table of contents or other pages on a Web site.
frames page  Document or Web page that contains frames.
function  Electronic shortcut that enables you to perform common mathematical and statistical operations.
Function procedure  In VBA, a procedure that typically performs a calculation and returns a value to the calling program.
gridlines  These nonprinting lines help you reference cell boundaries once borders have been removed.
Gutter  In Word, the gutter is where pages are joined together in a bound document.
Header(s)  Descriptive information (such as page number and data) that appears at the top of each page of a document.
header row  In a data source, row that determines the field names that will later be inserted in the main document.
header row  In a data source, row that determines the field names that will later be inserted in the main document.
HTML  An acronym for Hypertext Markup Language, which is the standardized markup language used in creating documents for display on the World Wide Web.
Hyperlink  In terms of Internet technologies, a text string or graphics that when clicked take you to another location, either within the same document or to a separate document stored on your computer, an intranet resource, or onto the Internet.
index  Feature commonly found at the end of long documents that includes an alphabetized list of terms and topics and their associated page numbers.
Insertion point  The vertical flashing bar in Word that indicates your current position in the document. The insertion point shows where the next typed characters will appear.
Internet  A worldwide network of computer networks that are interconnected by standard telephone lines, fiber optics, and satellites.
Intranet  A private local or wide area network that uses Internet protocols and technologies to share information within an institution or corporation.
Justification  Refers to how a paragraph is aligned within the left and right indent markers (left, centered, right, or justified).
keyword  A reserved word that holds special meaning for the VBA compiler and, therefore, cannot be used as a variable or constant name.
Landscape orientation  Describes how a page is printed. Letter-size paper with a landscape orientation measures 11 inches wide by 8.5 inches high. Legal-size paper with a landscape orientation measures 14 inches wide by 8.5 inches high.
Leaders  The symbols, lines, dots, or dashes that fill the gap between text and tab stops.
linking  A method for sharing data in Microsoft Office applications. In linking, you not only paste the data, you also establish a dynamic link between the source and destination documents.
macro  Group of VBA programming instructions.
Macro Recorder  Word feature for recording your actions and then writing the required VBA programming code for you.
macro virus  Macro program that was created with the intention of doing harm to your computer system.
mail merge  Process of combining main documents with data sources to generate form letters, mailing labels, envelopes, and lists.
Mail Merge Helper  Dialog box that provides helpful tips for setting up a mail merge. See mail merge.
Mail Merge wizard  Word tool that assists you in your ultimate objective of producing form letters, envelopes, mailing labels, lists, or other types of merge documents.
main document  In a mail merge, document that contains the boilerplate information that remains the same for all merged documents.
master document  Document that pointers to subdocuments. Word’s Master Document feature facilitates teamwork while helping you to keep documents to a manageable size. See subdocument.
merge field  Used in main documents to reference fields in your attached data source document.
method  The actions that can be performed on or by an object, such as activate, open, and close.
Microsoft Graph  Shared Office 2000 application that helps you produce business charts without leaving Word.
newspaper columns  Column format whereby text wraps automatically from the bottom of the first column to the top of the next column. Also called snaking columns.
Normal style  By default, this style determines how your text will appear when you begin typing in a new document started by clicking the New button (<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg:: ::/sites/dl/free/0072471026/26780/newdoc.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (0.0K)</a> ).
Normal template  This template is opened by default when you load Word or click the New button on the Standard toolbar.
Normal view  In this display mode, your document displays without headers, footers, and columns.
object model  A conceptual map for the hierarchical chain of objects that are exposed by an application.
Office Clipboard  A program, in Office 2000, that allows you to copy and move information within or among Office 2000 applications. Unlike the Windows Clipboard, the Office Clipboard can store up to 12 items and then paste them all at once.
organization chart  Schematic drawing showing a hierarchy of formal relationships.
orphan  Single sentence that appears at the bottom of a page, separated from the rest of its paragraph on the next page.
Outline view  In this display mode, you view the main headings of a document. This view mode also provides a convenient environment for organizing a document.
Paragraph mark  The symbol (<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif:: ::/sites/dl/free/0072471026/26780/paragraph.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (0.0K)</a> ) at the end of a paragraph that stores all of Word's paragraph formatting information.
paragraph style  A style that contains character and paragraph formatting commands. See style.
password  In Word, a string of up to 15 characters that the user must type in before either opening or modifying a file.
Paste Special command  Office XP command for pasting data using an alternate data format.
pasting  A method for sharing data in Office 2000 application. Pasting data involves inserting a static representation of the source data into the destination document.
Places bar  The strip of icon buttons appearing in the Open and Save As dialog boxes that allow you to display the most common areas for retrieving and storing files using a single mouse click.
Portrait orientation  Describes how a page is printed. Letter-size paper with a portrait orientation measures 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches high. Legal-size paper with a landscape orientation measures 8.5 inches wide by 14 inches high.
Print Layout view  In this display mode, you see how text and graphics will appear on the printed page.
program statement  A line of code combining objects, properties, methods, variables, constants, symbols, and/or other elements to perform a task.
Project Explorer window  In the Visual Basic Editor, the window that displays the open project files, including workbook objects, modules, and user forms.
Properties window  In the Visual Basic Editor, the window that displays property settings for the selected object(s); you can change an object’s properties at design time using this window.
property  A characteristic or attribute of an object, such as its name or color.
Property procedure  In VBA, a procedure that you use to create or apply a user-defined property.
Repeat command  Repeats the last action you performed.
run time  During program execution; as the program code is being run.
scope  The level of visibility in which a procedure or variable operates. A variable’s scope or visibility may be at the procedure-level (private), module-level, or macro-level (public).
Section break  A nonprinting code that marks the beginning of a new document section.
Selection bar  The leftmost column of the document window. The Selection bar provides shortcut methods for selecting text in a document using the mouse.
Send To tools  Commands for sending documents to others via e-mail.
server application  When sharing data among Office applications, this term refers to the application that was used to create the shared data.
sizing handles  Tiny boxes that surround an object. These boxes are used for modifying the height and width of graphics objects.
Smart tag  Data that Word recognizes and marks with a purple dotted underline. Using an associated Smart Tag Actions menu, you can perform several different actions on the data.
Smart tag actions button  Button that appears when you move the mouse pointer over a smart tag.
source document  Original document in which information is created for transfer to a destination document.
Spelling and Grammar command  A proofing tool that analyzes your document all at once for spelling and grammar errors and reports the results.
Style  A collection of character and/or paragraph formatting commands.
subdocument  Master documents are composed of subdocuments that each contain a file pointer to a document on disk. See master document.
Sub procedure  In VBA, the default procedure type that is used to perform a series of instructions and to effect change on its environment.
switch  Used with Word fields, optional instructions that modify the field result in some way. All switches begin with a backslash (\).
syntax  In VBA code, the rules that each program statement must follow in order to execute properly.
table of authorities  List of citations to cases, statutes, and other legal documents.
table of contents  Section or area at the beginning of a document that lists a document’s headings and corresponding page numbers.
table of figures  List of captions assigned to pictures, charts, and other graphic elements.
Task Pane  Context-sensitive toolbar in Word that provides convenient access to relevant commands and procedures.
template  A document that provides pre-existing data and design elements.
Template  A document that has been saved to a special file and location so that it may be used again and again as a model for creating new documents.
text box form field  Type of form field used to collect textual or numerical information.
Thesaurus  A proofing tool that provides quick access to synonyms and antonyms for a given word or phrase. A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word. An antonym has the opposite meaning.
Undo command  A command that makes it possible to reverse up to the last 16 commands or actions performed.
variable  A temporary memory location for storing data required by the program.
variant  The default data type in VBA that allows you to store any kind of data.
VB Script  Short for Visual Basic Scripting Edition. A subset of Visual Basic functionality created specifically for programming Web content.
Visual Basic Editor  Special Office XP utility program that enables you to create, edit, and print macros.
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)  Programming language shared by Office XP for recording and writing macros.
Web discussion  Feature of Office 2000 for sharing comments about Office documents over the Web.
Web folder  Shortcut to a Web-server location.
Web Layout view  In this display mode, you see how your document will look in a Web browser.
Web server  Special computer for storing Web pages.
Widow  Single sentence that appears at the top of a page, separated from the rest of its paragraph on the previous page.
Windows Clipboard  A program, in Windows, that allows you to copy and move information within an application or among applications. The Windows Clipboard temporarily stores the information in memory before you paste the data in a new location.
Wizard  A program or process whereby a series of dialog boxes lead you step-by-step through performing a procedure.
WordArt  Shared Microsoft Office application that lets you manipulate and apply special effects to text.
Word field  Coded instruction directing Word to insert text or other elements automatically in a document.
Word processing  Preparation of a document using a microcomputer.
Word wrap  When the insertion point reaches the right-hand margin of a line, it automatically wraps to the left margin of the next line; the user does not have to press at the end of each line.
World Wide Web  A visual interface to the Internet based on hyperlinks. Using Web browser software, you click on hyperlinks to navigate resources on the Internet.




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