Current Vocabulary

Vocabulary November 9
WordStudent Friendly DefinitionExample
IndentTo set in from the margin. The 3 types of indents are first line indent, hanging indent, and left indent. First line indent—Indents only the first line of text. Hanging indent—All lines of text are indented except the first line.Left indent—Indents all lines of text.
BibliographyA list of sources used in preparing a work. Bibliographic format uses a 0.5” hanging indent in which all the lines are indented except for the first line.
HeaderText that appears at the top of every page of a document when it is printed. Go to View then Header and Footer. You can insert page numbers, dates, names, etc. that will appear on every page.
FooterText that appears at the bottom of every page in a document when it is printed.Go to View then Header and Footer. You can insert page numbers, dates, names, etc. that will appear on every page.
SortTo place in order, such as numerical or alphabetical.You can sort Ascending—going up A-Z or 1-3 or Descending—going down Z-A or 3-1.