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AR Unit 3 KB Terms
AR Unit 3 Keyboarding Terms
Term | Definition |
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To switch something around | Transpose |
Marks made to a draft copy indicating errors that need to be corrected | Proofreaders Marks |
To add characters or words to a document | Insert |
To add space between characters or words | Insert Space |
To insert a period at the end of sentence | Insert Period |
To move characters or words up in a document | Move Up |
To move characters or words down in a document | Move Down |
To move characters or words to the left from their current position in a document | Move Left |
To move characters or words to the right from their current position in a document | Move Right |
To spell something out, do NOT abbreviate (this is not indicating a "misspelled" word) (Example: Bldg vs Building, or St vs Street) | Spell Out |
To make characters or words darker to add emphasis | Bold |
To close a gap between characters or words (delete extra space) | Close-up |
To begin a new paragraph | New Paragraph |
To remove characters or words from a document | Delete |
To make characters or words uppercase | Capitalize |
To make characters or words lowercase | Lowercase |
the person to whom you are sending the memorandum | Addressee |
indicates that another document is attached to a letter | Attachment notations |
all parts of a letter (including paragraphs) begin at the left margin | Block format |
the paragraphs that make up the main message | Body |
information arranged vertically | Columns |
is the closing or the farewell of the letter | Complimentary close |
an electronic message used by individuals to communicate with one another | |
indicates that another document is enclosed with a letter | Enclosure notation |
a code entered into a document by pressing the Enter key that indicates the end of a paragraph or sentence | Hard return |
the address to which the letter is being sent | Letter address |
a written message used by individuals within an organization to communicate with one another | Memorandum (memo) |
a punctuation style for letters in which there is a colon follows the salutation/greeting and a comma follows the complimentary closing | Mixed punctuation |
a punctuation style for letters in which there is no punctuation following the salutation and complimentary close of the letter | Open punctuation |
symbols used to indicate errors that need correcting when re-keying copy | Proofreader's marks |
indicate who keyed the document | Reference initials |
authors cited in reports, are listed alphabetically by author surnames at the end of the report (often on a separate page) under the heading REFERENCES (or BIBLIOGRAPHY or WORKS CITED) | Reference list |
the address of the person sending the letter | Return address |
the greeting of the letter | Salutation |
headings that begin at the left margin with a DS before and after (may be underlined or bold; may be in all caps or initial caps) | Side Headings |
a return that the application inserts automatically when you reach the end of a line | Soft return |
copy from which you are keying | Source document |
alerts the reader immediately to the content of the document | Subject line |
a grid of rows and columns that intersect to form cells into which information can be typed | Table |
parentheses used in the report body to give credit (cite) to authors’ for quotes taken from their works | Textual citations |
a page prepared as a cover for a report | Title Page |
short reports that are often prepared without covers and binders and, if longer than one page, is usually fastened together in the upper left corner by a staple or paper clip | Unbound reports |
the author of the document | Writer |