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pica - 1/6 of an inch or 12 points
pie chart
- a round chart that represents
values
as pieces
of a pie
pinning
a menu
- keeping
a pull-down
menu
on the screen
pixd
- the smallest
dot on the monitor
screen
pixd
view
tool - a bitmap
tool that allows
you to see and change
individual
pixels
place
holder
text - text that appeam
in templates showing
you what kind of information
to put into
your doctunent
t
pointer
- the arrow
appearing
on the screen
that is moved
with the mouse
point
- a measurement
used in the printing
industry
equal
to 1/72 of an inch
polygon
- a figure with at least 3 sides
portrm't
layout
- a page
layout
in which
the page is taller than it is wide.
Also called
vertical
layout.
proportional
spacing
- each letter
takes
up an amount
of space
proportional
to the size of the
letter
protocol
- a set of rules
radio
button
- a type of menu
button
that allows
for only one
choice
to be turned
on at a time
radius
- half of the diameter
of a circle or ellipse;
the distance
from the center
to the edge
of a
circle
RAM - (random
access
memory)
stores
information
for the on-screen
display
and for routine
tasks
such as opening
a submenu
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range
- a group
of cells in a spreadsheet
read-only
- a type of file or diskette
that can be opened,
but not changed
redraw
- for recreating
or updating
the image
on the screen
so that all of the text and graphics
are accurate
reference
mark
- the character,
usually
a number,
used
to match
the text reference
with its
footnote
relative
reference
- a reference
to a cell address
based
on its location
relative
to the cell
containing
a formula
release
- an edition
of an application
designated
by a number
such as 5.1 or 5.2
resolution
- the sharpness
of an image
measured
in dpi (dots
per inch)
on printed
matter
or ppi
(pixels
per inch)
on a monitor
screen
row
header
- the numbers
that label
each
row in a spreadsheet
scale
to fit - an option
that allows
you to see the whole
page
in the application
window
script
- in Communication,
a fde you create
to perform
a task such as dialing
a phone
number
scientific
notation
- a way of expressing
large numbers
by using
powers
of 10, such as 3 x 103
• scroll
bar
- a bar containing
arrows and a sliding marker, allowing
you to scroll through your document
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