Key term

Insertion point

Explanation
Insertion point is
placed by user in
the document. It is
the spot where the
next characters
will be typed.
Word wrap allows
a word to travel to
the line below it
when the word is
too large to fit in
the margin.
Backspace deletes
characters to the
left of the Insertion
point, the delete
key deletes
characters to the
right.
A template is a
pre-made
document that can
help user create a
specific document
they wanted to
have.
A placeholder is
usually a blank
image that is in
place of about-tobe text, pictures,
or something else
you may want to
insert.
Aligning text is
pressing one of
the four buttons in
the paragraph tool
bar, under the
bullets. There is
1
left, center, right,
and fully justified
alignments. These

Example/Demonstra
tion

Climenhage
When JimmySean
clicked
on
the word, lollypops, in
his story, a flashing line
appeared. This is called
an insertion point.

Word Processing Key Terms

Word Wrap

Backspace Vs.
Delete

Template

Placeholder

Alignment

Alignment

Jimmy typed the word,

lollypops, and it
appeared on the next
line because it was too
big.
Jimmy put his insertion
point on the right side
of the word, lollypops,
and pressed delete, it
deleted the word from
the first letter.
Jimmy was writing a
business letter to
complain for a bad
purchase, he used a
business letter
template to create his
letter.
Jimmy had his
placeholder where he
wanted his picture to
go. All he had to do
now was find the
picture

Jimmy wanted to fully

justify his newspaper
columns, so he
highlighted his text and
pressed justify.

Sean Climenhage

Sean Climenhage