BIM Vocabulary Study Guide Test.
Word Processing - CORRECT ANSWER act of creating, editing and producing a text document
Non-Printing Characters - CORRECT ANSWER symbols which appear on the screen but are not visible on
the printed page identifying items such as spaces and paragraph marks
Templates - CORRECT ANSWER sample files which contain some formatting and can be customized to
serve as starting point for a new workbook
Cursor - CORRECT ANSWER Black blinking line in the document to show the location where text or
objects will be entered.
Insertion Point - CORRECT ANSWER Location where the text or object will be entered based on the
location of the cursor.
Alignment - CORRECT ANSWER position of lines in a paragraph in relation to the documents left and
right margins.
Word Wrapping - CORRECT ANSWER feature which moves a word to a new line to avoid overrunning the
margin
keyboard shortcut - CORRECT ANSWER Key combination which performs certain commands when
pressed.
Contiguous Selection - CORRECT ANSWER selection of text which is located next to each other or
touching in a sequence
Non-Contiguous Selection - CORRECT ANSWER selection of text which is located next to each other or
touching in a sequence.
, Selection Bar - CORRECT ANSWER a narrow strip along the left margin of a page that automates
selection of text. When the mouse pointer is in the selection area, the cursor changes to an arrow
pointing up and to the right.
Font - CORRECT ANSWER Complete set of characters in a specific face, style and size.
Font Size - CORRECT ANSWER Height of an uppercase letter in a font set; measured in points.
Font Style - CORRECT ANSWER Slant and weight of the characters in a font set.
Format Painter - CORRECT ANSWER Tool which can be used to copy formatting from one location to
another in a document.
Clipboard - CORRECT ANSWER Temporary storage area for items which have been cut or copied in a
program prior to being pasted in another location.
Cut - CORRECT ANSWER Removes selected text and places it on the clipboard
Paste - CORRECT ANSWER Makes items from the clipboard into the document
Overtype Mode - CORRECT ANSWER Replaces text to the right of the cursor on e character at a time as
text is entered.
Spell Check - CORRECT ANSWER Editing tool which reviews documents for spelling errors and misused
words.
Grammer Check - CORRECT ANSWER Editing tool which reviews documents for grammatical errors.
Thesaurus - CORRECT ANSWER Editing tool which can be used to identify synonyms and antonyms for a
selected term.
Word Processing - CORRECT ANSWER act of creating, editing and producing a text document
Non-Printing Characters - CORRECT ANSWER symbols which appear on the screen but are not visible on
the printed page identifying items such as spaces and paragraph marks
Templates - CORRECT ANSWER sample files which contain some formatting and can be customized to
serve as starting point for a new workbook
Cursor - CORRECT ANSWER Black blinking line in the document to show the location where text or
objects will be entered.
Insertion Point - CORRECT ANSWER Location where the text or object will be entered based on the
location of the cursor.
Alignment - CORRECT ANSWER position of lines in a paragraph in relation to the documents left and
right margins.
Word Wrapping - CORRECT ANSWER feature which moves a word to a new line to avoid overrunning the
margin
keyboard shortcut - CORRECT ANSWER Key combination which performs certain commands when
pressed.
Contiguous Selection - CORRECT ANSWER selection of text which is located next to each other or
touching in a sequence
Non-Contiguous Selection - CORRECT ANSWER selection of text which is located next to each other or
touching in a sequence.
, Selection Bar - CORRECT ANSWER a narrow strip along the left margin of a page that automates
selection of text. When the mouse pointer is in the selection area, the cursor changes to an arrow
pointing up and to the right.
Font - CORRECT ANSWER Complete set of characters in a specific face, style and size.
Font Size - CORRECT ANSWER Height of an uppercase letter in a font set; measured in points.
Font Style - CORRECT ANSWER Slant and weight of the characters in a font set.
Format Painter - CORRECT ANSWER Tool which can be used to copy formatting from one location to
another in a document.
Clipboard - CORRECT ANSWER Temporary storage area for items which have been cut or copied in a
program prior to being pasted in another location.
Cut - CORRECT ANSWER Removes selected text and places it on the clipboard
Paste - CORRECT ANSWER Makes items from the clipboard into the document
Overtype Mode - CORRECT ANSWER Replaces text to the right of the cursor on e character at a time as
text is entered.
Spell Check - CORRECT ANSWER Editing tool which reviews documents for spelling errors and misused
words.
Grammer Check - CORRECT ANSWER Editing tool which reviews documents for grammatical errors.
Thesaurus - CORRECT ANSWER Editing tool which can be used to identify synonyms and antonyms for a
selected term.
