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formating documents
Term | Definition |
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margin | A margin is a space separating text or other elements from the edge of the paper commonly adjusted through the page setup. |
portrait orientation | The terms portrait and landscape refer to different orientations of the paper -- whether it is oriented vertically or horizontally. |
landscape orientation | In word processing and desktop publishing, the terms portrait and landscape refer to whether the document is oriented vertically or horizontally. |
section | portion of a document that is separated. from the rest of the document by section breaks |
section breaks | Section break. In a word processor such as Microsoft Word, section breaks can help change the format and layout of one or more pages in a document. |
automatic page break | page break - Computer Definition. In printing, a code that marks the end of a page. A "hard" page break, inserted by the user, breaks the page at that location. |
manual page break | you insert manual page breaks where you know you want to begin each new page |
field | Field (computer science) ... In computer science, data that has several parts, known as a record, can be divided into fields. Relational databases arrange data as sets of database records, also called rows. |
quick parts | items you can insert include fields, such as for the current date or the total number of pages in a document |
header | header refers to supplemental data placed at the beginning of a block of data being stored or transmitted. |
mirror margins | are used in a document with facing pages, such as a magazine |
gutter | The definition of a gutter is a narrow channel that directs and carries water to a specific location. |
footer | common text that appears at the bottom of every page. It usually contains the page number. |
building blocks | reusable pieces of formatted content |
table | data elements (values) using a model of vertical columns (identifiable by name) and horizontal rows, the cell being the unit where a row and column intersect. A table has a specified number of columns, but can have any number of rows. |
borders | border can mean several things. ... These borders can be used to represent the outer edge of a document or to separate sections within a document from each other. |
cell | intersection between a row and a column on a spreadsheet that starts with cell A1. ... Each cell in a spreadsheet can contain any value that can be called using a relative cell reference or called upon using a formula. |
footnote | It is often used to give credit to the source of information. When accumulated and printed at the end of a document, they are called "endnotes." |
endnote | Often a footnote will contain the source of the information, or additional information about the text contained in the document. You can identify any text that points to a footnote by the small number after the text. |
citation | is a parenthetical reference in document text that gives credit to the source for a quotation or other information used in a document |
bibliography | list of sources you used when writing a scholarly article or paper or a list of books or articles an author has published on a specific subject. |