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- Save shortcut
- Ctrl+S writes the current document to its existing file location, overwriting the previous version unless Save As is used to create a new file.
- Undo and Redo
- Ctrl+Z reverses the most recent action and Ctrl+Y reapplies it. Undo history is typically cleared when the document is closed.
- Find and Replace All
- Ctrl+H opens Find and Replace; Replace All changes every occurrence in the document in a single operation rather than one at a time.
- Word wrap
- Automatic movement of text to the next line when the right margin is reached. It inserts no paragraph mark and creates no new paragraph.
- Paragraph mark
- The non-printing symbol created by pressing Enter. It ends a paragraph and carries that paragraph's formatting settings.
- Spelling and grammar marks
- Wavy underlines flag possible errors: red for spelling, blue or green for grammar. They are proofing indicators and are not printed.
- Clipboard operations
- Cut (Ctrl+X) removes the selection to the clipboard, Copy (Ctrl+C) duplicates it, and Paste (Ctrl+V) inserts the clipboard content at the cursor.
- Word count
- A status-bar statistic reporting the number of words, and often characters, in the document or current selection.
- Point size
- The unit used for font size and line spacing, equal to 1/72 of an inch. A 12-point font has a nominal height of one-sixth of an inch.
- Character vs paragraph formatting
- Character formatting affects only selected text, such as font and bold. Paragraph formatting affects the whole paragraph even if only part of it is selected.
- Justified alignment
- Alignment that stretches the spaces between words so that both the left and right edges of the paragraph are flush with the margins.
- Line spacing
- The vertical distance between lines of text within a paragraph, commonly set to single, 1.5, or double spacing.
- Paragraph spacing
- Extra vertical space added before or after an entire paragraph, distinct from line spacing inside the paragraph.
- Hanging indent
- An indent where the first line of a paragraph starts at the margin and all following lines are shifted inward, common in bibliographies.
- Style
- A named set of stored formatting. Applying a style formats text consistently, and editing the style updates every item that uses it.
- Format Painter
- A tool that copies formatting from a selected source to another selection. Double-clicking keeps it active for multiple targets.
- Bold, italic, underline
- Toggle character formats bound to Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, and Ctrl+U. Pressing the same shortcut a second time removes the format.
- Font colour
- A character-level attribute that changes the colour of selected text without affecting paragraph layout or other paragraphs.
- Page orientation
- Portrait makes the page taller than wide; landscape makes it wider than tall. Orientation is applied per section.
- Section break
- A break that starts a new section, allowing different margins, orientation, headers, or page numbering from the preceding part of the document.
- Page break
- A break that forces content to start on a new page but keeps the same section settings, such as margins and headers.
- Header and footer
- Areas at the top and bottom of pages that repeat automatically on each page of a section, often holding page numbers or titles.
- Inline image
- An inserted picture that behaves like a text character, sitting in the line of text and moving with the surrounding content.
- Floating image
- A picture anchored to a position on the page, independent of the text flow, which body text can wrap around.
- Text wrapping
- The rule determining how body text flows around a floating object, with options such as square, tight, behind text, or in line with text.
- Table cells
- The boxes formed by the intersection of rows and columns in a table. Adjacent cells can be merged, and merged cells can be split again.
- Gutter margin
- Additional margin space added to one edge of the page to allow room for binding without obscuring the text.
- Table of contents update
- A contents list generated from heading styles can be refreshed automatically to reflect new or changed headings; a hand-typed list cannot.
- Print preview
- A view showing exactly how the document will appear on printed pages, letting the user check pagination before sending to the printer.
- PDF export
- Saving the document in Portable Document Format, which preserves layout across systems but is not normally editable without conversion.
- Track Changes
- A review mode that records insertions, deletions, and formatting edits with author and time, each of which can be accepted or rejected.
- Comments
- Annotations attached to a location or selection in the document. They do not change the text and are deleted separately from tracked changes.