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Database applications

Software that facilitates communication between a human user and a database.

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Window menu

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The Window menu provides a list of all the available windows and allows you to switch to any of them or arrange all of them so that they can be seen at one time.

Working screen

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When you start Word, the application opens to the working screen. The screen contains the application window, the document window, and tools for using Word successfully.

Underline

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Underlining places a thin line beneath selected text. It is used primarily for emphasis, but not as often as bold or italic.

Wizard

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A wizard is a feature of Microsoft applications that lets you work through a series of dialogue boxes to help you complete a task.

View buttons

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The View buttons allow you to switch between the most common Word views.

What's this?

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Choose the What's This? command on the Help menu to activate the Help mouse pointer.

Context-sensitive help

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Context-sensitive means that the information provided relates specifically to the command or operation that you are working on. Word provides several kinds of context-sensitive help.

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