Hard Return 

Forces a new line Occurs when you press ENTER

Soft Return 

Occurs when you let word wrap happen

Ruler Bar 

Shows width of page Shows margins and tab stops May be hidden or visible

Backspace Key 

Moves cursor back (to the left) one position and erases what was there

Del Key 

Delete key Erases character to the right without moving the cursor

Scrolling 

Shifting text up and down on screen

Insert Mode 

Typed characters make room by shoving previous characters to the right.

Typeover Mode 

Typed characters take the place of previous characters, erasing them   

Block of Text 

Mark it with your mouse Cut Copy Paste Delete Move Underline Bold Italicize

Cut & Paste 

Electronic equivalent of scissors and glue

Points

Type or font size

Font 

Typeface e.g., Times Roman, Arial, Helvetica

Left Justified

Text is aligned flush to the left margin

Right Justified

Text is aligned flush to the right margin

Justified/Full Justified 

Text is aligned flush to both margins

Tab stops 

Word97 has four types Used for tables because they adjust easily

Left‑hand tab

text extends to the right of the tab

Right‑hand tab 

text extends to the left of the tab

Centered tab

text aligns evenly on both sides of the tab

Decimal tab 

text aligns the decimal point on the tab

Page layout

Margins can be changed in Word97 Page Orientation can be changed in Word97 Portrait Landscape Page Size can be changed in Word97 Letter Legal  

Spell Check 

Displays words as suspect Provides alternative spellings Allows you to skip the word Allows you to edit the word Will not choose a correct spelling Does not correct automatically Does not force a correction Does not erase

Grammer & Style Checker 

Finds punctuation errors, sentence fragments, and split infinitives.

WYSIWYG

"What You See Is What You Get" The screen display looks like the printed output.