Q2 Document Skills: Vocabulary
Key Vocabulary
Alignment: Alignment is how text is positioned between the page margins, such as left-aligned, centered, or right-aligned.
Bold: Bold refers to a text style that makes letters thicker and darker to add emphasis.
Document: A document is a digital file used to create and organize written information.
Font: The font is the size and appearance of text. A font includes a typeface, size, color, and style.
Formatting: Formatting means to change the appearance or arrangement of text to make a document organized and easy to read.
Grammar Check: A grammar check tool identifies possible errors in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Highlight: A highlight tool adds color behind text to draw attention to important information.
Italics: Italics is a text style that slants letters to add emphasis or identify certain titles and words.
Media & Elements: Media & Elements are pictures, videos, shapes, charts, and other items added to a document to support the text.
Spell Check: Spell check is a tool that identifies words that may be spelled incorrectly and suggests corrections.
Structure: Structure is the way a document’s information is organized and arranged.
Text Color: The text color is the color of the letters and words in a document.
Title: The title is the name of a document or section, usually formatted to stand out from the rest of the text.
Translate: To translate means to change text from one language to another.
Underline: To underline means to place a line beneath words to add emphasis.
Version History: The version history is a record of earlier versions of a document that shows when changes were made and, in shared documents, who made them.
Visual Style: Visual style is a document's overall look, including its fonts, colors, spacing, and design.
Word Count: The word count tool calculates the number of words in a document or selected section.
Word Processing: Word Processing is using a digital tool to create, edit, format, and save written documents.
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Competencies and Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
1. Empowered Learner
c. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
d. Students understand fundamental concepts of how technology works, demonstrate the ability to choose and use current technologies effectively, and are adept at thoughtfully exploring emerging technologies.
6. Creative Communicator
a. Students choose the appropriate platforms and digital tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
Websites & Documents
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