Essential Vocabulary

2. blank spaces between the edge of the paper and the printed text.
5. deletes the characters to the left.
7. makes capital letters and symbols when used with those keys.
9. causes the insertion point to move to the left margin and down to the next line.
10. instructions for the computer; a series of instructions that perform a particular task is called a program.
11. capitalizes all letters while locked down.
13. machinery and equipment (CPU, keyboard, monitor, printer).
14. the keys where you place your fingers to begin keying; a s d f for the left hand and j k l ; for the right hand.
16. page orientation in which data prints across the wider portion of the page.
18. a feature that underlines text with new text as it is keyed.
19. page orientation in which data prints across the narrower portion of the page.

1. causes text to move automatically to a new line when the current line is full.
3. text that is slanted to the right.
4. removes characters to the right of the cursor.
6. used to check the spelling of a document after keying.
8. the number of standard words keyed in one minute.
12. insertion point in a document in the form of a blinking vertical line on the screen.
15. a print enhancement used to make characters appear darker than other text to add emphasis
17. settings preset by the operating system or program.
19. to make a hard copy of something.
20. allows you to line up text at a certain point.