Sunday, November 28, 2010

Field placeholders

A field placeholders is a function where it prompts you to enter texts or graphics on the Field Dialog box. The information that you enter or insert will appear on the Placeholder box.

Spacing after

Space after is the amount of space after each line or paragragh that the user want. This function is in the Page Layout where you can enter the amount of points.

Legend

The legend is a little box that appears next, below, or above the chart. It provides information to
help the user understand the chart.

HTML format

HTML format is a (Hypertext Markup Language). It is used in a webpage for formatting text,
inserting pictures, graphics, links, and other objects on a page.

Filter by form

Filter by form is a filtering technique that helps you search for a single hard-to-find record.

Comparis

Comparis is to view the changes of two document files being analyzed by contrasting and matching to get a comparative report.

Center

The center is one of the features in the formatting toolbar. On the text alignment, the center positions the paragraph with an equal distant from the left and right margins.

Zoom

To zoom is to make a window larger or fill the entire screen. It is also called maximizing.

X-Y scatter chart

An X-Y scatter chart is a combination of two value axis x and y. The values are then placed in
data points and displayed in clusters.

Worksheet

A worksheet is a spreadsheet program. Its a working area consisting of columns and rows.

Works cited

A works cited is a properly formatted information at the end of the document. It contains a detailed informations of references such as authors name and address, title, and date.
A workbook is a collection of files with one or more worksheets.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Work area

The work area is the portion of the screen that is not obsecured by the system taskbar or by
application desktop toolbars.

WordArt

WordArt is a text-styling feature that is available in the Microsoft Office suite of products.
It allows users to create stylized text with various "special effects" such as textures, outlines, and many other manipulations that are not available through the standard font formatting.

Word-wrap

Word-wrap is a word processing feature that permits information to be keyed on successive line without having to tap the enter/return key at the key of each line.

Windows-based applications

Windows-based applications are run straight from the OS, which improves the speed at which they run. However, they can only be accessed from that particular computer, which can be an issue if something happens to the computer.

Wildcard

A wildcard is a keyboard character such as an asterisk (*) or a question mark (?) that is used to
represent one or more characters when you are searching for files, folders, printers, computers,
or people. They are often used in place of one or more characters when you do not know what the real character is or you do not want to type the entire name.

Views

A view is a particular way of looking at databases. A single database can support numerous different views. A view arranges the records in some order and makes only certain fields visible.
t It does not affect the physical organization of the database.

Vertical (value) axis

When you create a chart, the minimum and maximum scale values of the vertical (value) axis is
determined by Excel.

Undo

Undo is a feature in most programs that lets you reverse one or more actions. For example, if
you delete a paragraph by mistake, you can choose the Undo command to get it back.

Trendline

In Excel, a trendline shows the slope of data points. They can be added to any data series in an
unstacked, 2-D, area, bar, column, line, stock, xy (scatter), or bubble chart. It is always associated with a data series, but a trendline does not represent the data of that data series.
Instead, it is used to depict trends in your existing data or forecasts of future data.

Transitions

Transitions are time-varying filters that affect how a change of content is displayed. One
example is changing the src attribute of an image to display a new image on-screeen. It provides
an animated effect to display the new image. You can also apply transitions to make an object fade in or fade out by changing the visibility property.

Track Changes

Track changes is the feature in Word with which you can monitor who adds and deletes what
from a document. You can "hide" Track Changes but still have them enabled.

Toggle

To toggle is to switch from one setting to another. It implies that there are only two possible
settings and that you are switching from the current setting to the other setting.

Title bar

A title bar is a horizontal label at the top of a window, bearing the name of the currently active document.

Thesaurus

A thesaurus is a collection of synonyms and antonyms to a word. When you look up a word in a
thesaurus, it will provide alternative words that you can also use.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Theme

A text is a preset package containing graphical appearance details, used to customize the look and feel of (typically) an operating system, widget or window manager.

Text box controls

The textbox control is generally used for editable text, although it can also be made read-only.
They can display multiple lines, wrap text to the size of the control, and add basic formatting.
It allows a single format for text displayed or entered in the control.

Text

A text is a cohorent set of symbols that transmits some kind of informative message.

Templates

A template is a file that serves as a starting point for a new document. It refers to a "fill-in-the-blank" document that can be completed either by hand or through an automated iterative process, such as with a software assistant.

Taskbar

A taskbar is a fancy name for the button bar at the bottom of the Windows desktop. The taskbar
includes the Start button (on the left) and the system tray (on the right).

Tabs

A tab is a navigational widget for switching between sets of documents. Having tabs allow an application to have mulyiple documents in a single window. They are commonly used in web browsers, text editors, and preference windows.

Table

A table is a set of data elements (values) that is organized using a model of vertical columns (which are identified by their name) and horizontal rows. A table has a specified number of columns, but can have any number of rows.

Tab stop

A tab stop is a setting commonly used in a word processor that specifies where the insertion point will land when you press the Tab key. tab stops are typically set at a half-inch, unless you change them.

Syntax

A syntax is a set of rules that define the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured programs in that language. The syntax of a language defines its surface form.

Synonyms

A synonym is an alternate word or expression. In Word, you can highlight the word then right click to get the synonym.

Superscript

A superscript is a symbol or character that appears slightly above the line, as in this example:r2.
Footnote numbers appearing in text are also superscripts.

Sum

The sum is build-in functions in spreadsheets. It is frequently used in Excel. It adds up the values in a range of cells. Calculations in Excel are often used to total a column or a row of data.
ex: =SUM(B7:B10)

Subscript

1.) Subscript is a symbol or number used to identify an element in an array. Usually, the subscript
is placed in brackets following the array name. ex: AR(5) identifies element number 5 in an array called AR.
2.) Subsript is a character that appears slightly below the line. ex: H20

Style

A style is a collection of specifications for formatting text. A style might include information on the font, size, style, margins, and spacing. Applying a style to text automatically formats the text
according to the style's specifications.

Status bar

A status bar is the area at the bottom of a program window that shows you what's going on as you work. A status bar might show the page and line number where the insertion point is positioned and indicate whether you are typing in overstrike or insert mode.

Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet is a program used for keeping schedules and calculating numeric results. Common spreadsheets include Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Excel, and Quattro Pro.

Speaker notes

Speaker notes are notes added to the presentation slides as a reference for the presenter. An area of a PowerPoint or OpenOffice Impress slide that is hidden during the presentation is reserved for notes for the speaker. The presenter will jot important key points that he or she wishes to cover during the presentation.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

SmartArt

SmartArt lets you add diagrams to your PowerPoint slides. You can create List, Process, Cycle, Hierarchy, Relationship, Matrix, and Pyramid diagrams with SmartArt.

small caps

Small caps are commonly used for showing keyboard shortcuts; for example the keyboard shortcut in Microsoft Word for capitals is CTRL+SHIFT+K." They are also used for text that is all uppercase to make it less jarring to the reader.

Slope

Slope is a measure of change in surface value over distance, expressed in degrees or as a percentage. For example, a rise of 2 meters over a distance of 100 meters describes a 2% slope with an angle of 1.15.

Slides/Outline pane

The Slides/Outline pane is the area of the window showing miniature versions of all slides created so far in your presentation.

Slide show view

A slide show view is a display of a series of chosen pictures, which is done for artistic or instructional purposes. They are conducted by a presenter using an apparatus, such as a carousel slide projector, an overhead projector or in more recent years, a computer running presentation software.

Slide pane

The Slide pane is located in the center of your screen. It shows a large view of the slide on which you are currently working.

Slide masters

The Slide Master contr0ls the overall formatting and object placement for the presentation- font type, size, color, background color, graphics, and special effects. They are used in PowerPoint.