<para>The window or icon that you are currently using or that is currently selected. The operating system always applies the next keystroke or command you choose to the active window. Windows or icons on the desktop that are not selected are inactive.</para>
</def>
</scopeDef>
</entry>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>B</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>C</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>D</glossLetter>
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<term>drag</term>
<scopeDef>
<scope scopeTermID="langbar:gls_drag"/>
<def>
<para>To move an item on the screen by selecting the item and then pressing and holding down the mouse button while moving the mouse. For example, you can move a window to another location on the screen by dragging its title bar.</para>
<para>A tool, such as a digital pen and tablet, used to enter text by writing instead of typing. Along with writing tablets, you can use 3-D drawing or Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) tablets, or a tablet-PC. You can also write by moving your mouse on the mouse pad.</para>
</def>
</scopeDef>
</entry>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>I</glossLetter>
<entry entryID="ink">
<term>Ink</term>
<scopeDef>
<scope scopeTermID="langbar:ink"/>
<def>
<para>An option that allows you to enter text in handwritten form. Instead of converting your handwritten text to typed text, the text is converted to an object and displayed exactly as you wrote it. For example: <IMG SRC="NaturalHandwriting.gif" ALT="Hello">.</para>
</def>
</scopeDef>
</entry>
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<term>Input Method Editor (IME)</term>
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<scope scopeTermID="langbar:gls_ime"/>
<def>
<para>Programs used to enter the thousands of different characters in written Asian languages with a standard 101-key keyboard. An IME consists of both an engine that converts keystrokes into phonetic and ideographic characters and a dictionary of commonly used ideographic words. As the user enters keystrokes, the IME engine attempts to identify which character or characters the keystrokes should be converted into.</para>
</def>
</scopeDef>
</entry>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>J</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>K</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>L</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>M</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>N</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>O</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>P</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>Q</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>R</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>S</glossLetter>
<empty/>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>T</glossLetter>
<entry entryID="gls_taskbar">
<term>taskbar</term>
<scopeDef>
<scope scopeTermID="langbar:gls_taskbar"/>
<def>
<para>The bar that contains the <b>Start</b> button and appears by default at the bottom of the desktop. You can click the taskbar buttons to switch between running programs. You can also hide the taskbar, move it to the sides or top of the desktop, and customize it in other ways.</para>
</def>
</scopeDef>
</entry>
<entry entryID="text_service">
<term>text service</term>
<scopeDef>
<scope scopeTermID="langbar:text_service"/>
<def>
<para>A program that enables a user to enter or edit text. Text services include keyboard layouts, handwriting and speech recognition programs, and Input Method Editors (IMEs). IMEs are used to enter East Asian language characters with a keyboard.</para>
</def>
</scopeDef>
</entry>
<entry entryID="training">
<term>training</term>
<scopeDef>
<scope scopeTermID="langbar:training"/>
<def>
<para>The process of teaching the speech recognition engine to recognize your voice and manner of speaking. The speech engine looks for patterns in the way you speak, enabling it to provide better accuracy when you dictate text. You train the engine by reading text in the training wizard, and continue to train the engine as you dictate text while working.</para>
</def>
</scopeDef>
</entry>
</glossSection>
<glossSection>
<glossLetter>U</glossLetter>
<entry entryID="app_usb_ports">
<term>USB port</term>
<scopeDef>
<scope scopeTermID="langbar:app_usb_ports"/>
<def>
<para>An acronym for Universal Serial Bus, an external bus standard that enables data transfer rates of 12 Mbps (12 million bits per second). USB ports support a plug that is approximately 7 mm x 1 mm.</para>
