Document Editing Terms

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Copy

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Place a copy of selected text or image on the Clipboard.

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Cursor

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The blinking vertical line that shows where text will be inserted.

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Cut

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Removes selected text and places it on the Clipboard.

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Paste

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Places copied or cut text into a new location.

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Select

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Highlight text or objects to change them.

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File Format

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The way a document is saved or downloaded (e.g., .gdoc, .docx, .pdf).

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Find and Replace

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Tool that lets you search for a word and replace it with another.

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Footer

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Text or information placed at the bottom of each page.

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Header

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Text or information placed at the top of each page.

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Format

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Change the appearance of text (font, size, bold, italics, color).