Lesson 2 – Vocabulary and Notes 1

 Know the names, functions and locations of items on the opening screen 2

3 ITEMPOSITIONFUNCTION Title bar Very top of window Displays the name of the Office program and the current file Ribbon Below Title barContains commands for working with the document, organized by tabs Office Button Upper left cornerClick it to open a menu, which contains commands for working with files Quick Access Toolbar Next to the Office Button Contains buttons (icons) for three common commands; you can add additional buttons to it Insertion Point Blinks in white work area Shows where text will appear when you begin keying. Scroll bars Right side and bottom of window Allow you to move quickly to other areas of an application Status bar Bottom of window, above Taskbar Tells you the status of what is shown on the screen-page, etc. Taskbar Very bottom of window Shows the Start button, the Quick Launch toolbar, and all open programs Help Button Upper right corner looks like a ? Contains on line answers for questions

4 ITEMPOSITIONFUNCTION Work Area White areaIs the area where text appears I-beam Wherever you move the mouse Shows mouse movement Program buttons Appear on Task Bar Shows what programs are open and minimized Sizing Buttons Upper right corner above Help button Allows you to shrink down to Task bar View buttons Right side of status bar Shows how file will look in different view layouts. Zoom Controls Right side of View buttons Allows you increase and decrease the viewing size of document

 Open –indicates that you want to get an existing document  New –indicates that you to create a new document  Save – indicates that you want to save a document with the same name and in the same place  Save As – indicates that you are 1) saving for the first time, 2) are changing the name, or 3) are saving it in a different location  Close – indicates that you are finished with the document, also can be activated by clicking on the X in the upper right corner. 5

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