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keyboarding
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Computer Science
8th Grade
02/27/2006

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ergonomic keyboard
Definition
designed to relieve stress on the hands and wrists that can result from longtime keyboarding
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formatting
Definition
preparing a disk so that you can write data to read data from the disk
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hand return
Definition
moves the cursor to the next line of the type
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home row keys
Definition
keys on the keyboard from which all keystrokes are made
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keyboarding
Definition
ability to text by using the correct fingers without looking at the keys
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menu bar
Definition
displays the commands that will be used in creating documents
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modifier keys
Definition
keyboard keys that are in conjunction with other keys
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qwerty
Definition
the arrangement of the alphanumbric keys on a standard keyboard
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ruler
Definition
are on the screen wherethat is used to change paragraph indentations and margian settings
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status bar
Definition
area on the screen where information about the document including current page # total pages in a document location of the cursor and the status of some of the specialized keys are displayed
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text area
Definition
area on the screen that will contain the information that you type
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timed writings
Definition
keyboard drills used to develop speed and accuracy
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title bar
Definition
area of the screen where the name of the document is
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toolbar
Definition
row of the buttons at the top of the browser
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word wrap
Definition
feature that wraps text around the right margain and continues it to the next line
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