Distinguishing mark usually placed above letters to alter their meaning or sound.
A 'button' in a dialogue box that causes some action to take place.
The front window on the Desktop with a highlighted title bar; where the next action will take place.
An icon at the bottom right corner of a window that can be dragged to resize the window.
A key used like the Shift key to give an alternative interpretation to the key pressed.
Used for moving the caret in the document.
An icon at the top left corner of a window that, when clicked sends the window to the back of the desktop.
A key that moves the caret back over the previously typed character, or selection, erasing it.
To make a security copy of your disc or document.
An imaginary line running along the base of uppercase and most lowercase letters.
Clicked in dialogue boxes to confirm or cancel an action.
A key on the keyboard that when locked down causes all typed letters to appear in upper case. Unlike the Shift key of a typewriter it does not affect numbers.
The point represented by a vertical bar at which text will be inserted into a document.
Letter, number, symbol, space bar, Tab and Return keys are character keys and will all repeat if held down.
To pick a menu item.
To position the mouse pointer and then press and quickly release the mouse button.
An area of memory that holds what you last cut or copied.
To turn a document into an icon that represents it, saving its contents in a file.
Small 'X' shaped icon at the left side of the title bar of window which if clicked closes that window.
A word or phrase in a menu that describes an action for EasiWriter to perform. Also the combination of function key or control key and letter that performs the same thing.
To place a copy of the current selection on the clipboard.
To remove the text and graphics in the current selection.
The surface of the screen, where the action takes place.
Distinguishing mark usually placed above letters, especially vowels, to modify their meaning or sound.
A window where you provide additional information to complete a command.
A menu item that has been dimmed to indicate that it cannot be chosen.
The magnetic medium that stores information.
The electro-mechanical device that stores and retrieves information on a disc.
A collection of information that is stored on disc and appears in a window or as an icon on the Desktop.
Two rapid presses of the mouse button. Used as a short-cut to open documents and select words.
To press and hold the mouse button while moving the mouse.
A key that cancels an operation.
Also known as Arrow keys. Used for moving the caret in the document.
A collection of letters, numbers, punctuation marks and symbols that have a consistent look.
Graphic Interchange Format - file type commonly used for pictures on the Internet.
HyperText Markup Language. Used for creating Web pages and HyperText (linked) documents.
A graphical representation of a class of objects, concept or message. Often an object on the Desktop such as a closed document.
A group of objects dedicated to producing 'state of the art' software.
Typefaces which slope to the right, emulating the movement of cursive writing. A true italic is a design change from its Roman counterpart.
Joint Photographic Experts Group. File format used for transmitting photographs.
The small (non-capital) letters of a font. So called because compositors kept type in two cases - the upper case for capital letters and symbols and the lower case for small letters and punctuation. See Upper case.
The area in that stores information while you work on it.
A list of commands that appears when Menu is pressed.
A small device you roll around on a flat surface next to the computer. Moving the mouse causes a corresponding movement of a pointer on the screen.
The three buttons on the top of the mouse - Select, Menu & Adjust.
Typefaces which slope to the right, that retain the form of their Roman counter parts. Common in sans serif fonts.
Small box used in a dialogue box to indicate that an option has been chosen. The option box can be turned on or off by clicking it.
To position the pointer over a specific location on the screen.
A small shape on the screen that follows the motion of the mouse.
To position the pointer on something and then hold down the mouse button without releasing it or moving the mouse.
Portable Network Graphics. Pronounced 'ping' this is starting to become a popular format and is likely to take over from GIF. It is used extensively in Word 8. PNGs can have variable transparency.
One of a group of small round icons in a dialogue box, only one of which may be selected at a time.
See recursion.
Key used to indicate the end of a paragraph or row of a table.
Typefaces that stand upright.
Rich Text Format. Document format used to exchange formatted information between applications.
Term used to denote plain fonts without serifs such as Homerton.
To store information on a disc.
To move a document so that a different part of it is visible in the window.
Small arrow at the end of a scroll bar that if clicked on moves the window in the direction of the arrow. Pressing on a scroll arrow causes continuous scrolling.
An icon in the scroll bar. The position of the Slider in the scroll bar indicates the relative position of the window in the document. Dragging the Slider moves the document under the window.
The left hand mouse button. To make a selection.
The highlighted portion of the document or icons to be affected by the next command.
A key that, when pressed, causes typed letters to be in upper case and the upper symbol to appear when the number keys are typed.
A box at the bottom right hand corner of a window which allows you to alter the size of the window.
The horizontal bar at the top of a window that contains its name, the Go to back icon, Close icon and the Zoom icon. Used to move the window.
Three rapid presses of the mouse button. Used to select a paragraph.
The look of a typeface.
Spelling mistake.
Capital letters typed by pressing Shift or by engaging the caps lock key. See lower case.
Uniform Resource Locator. The primary naming scheme used to identify web resources e.g. http://www.IconTechnology.net.
A presenter of information on the screen. Documents are viewed through windows.
An icon to the right of the Title bar that, when clicked, zooms a document out to full size or restores a document to its former size and position.