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  1. 3. keys An access key is a key—sometimes called a hot key or mnemonic that users can use instead of a pointing device to activate interactive controls. With a few standard exceptions, an access key correlates to a designated character in a control label.
  2. 8. point In graphics-based programs, the insertion point is the point where the next characters typed from the keyboard will appear on the display screen. The insertion point is usually represented by a blinking vertical line. You can reposition the insertion point by pressing arrow keys or by moving the I-beam pointer.
  3. 9. command allows you to undo the last action you performed in the program.
  4. 10. The term template, when used in the context of word processing software, refers to a sample document that has already some details in place; those can be adapted (that is added/completed, removed or changed, differently from a fill-in-the-blank approach as in a form) either by hand or through an automated iterative
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  1. 1. view The Office Backstage view is where you manage your files and the data about them — creating, saving, inspecting for hidden metadata or personal information, and setting options.
  2. 2. tips Key tip. In Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 applications, like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, a keytip is a keyboard shortcut to use a function on a ribbon, also called a ribbon control.
  3. 4. In computing and telecommunications, a menu or menubar is graphical control element. It is a list of options or commands presented to an operator by a computer or communications system. Choices given from a menu may be selected by the operator by a number of methods (called interfaces):
  4. 5. complete a software function that gives users the option of completing words or forms by a shorthand method on the basis of what has been typed before
  5. 6. in computing, the term group generally refers to a grouping of users. In principle, users may belong to none, one, or many groups (although in practice some systems place limits on this.) The primary purpose of user groups is to simplify access control to computer systems.
  6. 7. box a small area on screen, in which the user is prompted to provide information or select commands.
  7. 8. Alternatively referred to as the I-cursor, the I-beam pointer is a mouse cursor shaped similar to the capital letter "I" that indicates that the text can be highlighted, inserted, or changed. In the picture is an example of how the I-cursor may appear.
  8. 10. Definition of: tab (1) (TABlet) See tablet computer. (2) To move the cursor on a display screen or the print head on a printer to a specified column (the tab stop). Pressing the Tab key on a keyboard moves the screen cursor horizontally to the right. Pressing Shift-Tab moves it to the left.