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Microsoft Key Terms 6 Mail merge A feature that joins a main document and a data source to create customized letters or labels. Main document In a mail merge, the document that contains the text or formatting that remains constant. Major unit The value in a chart’s value axis that determines the spacing between tick marks and between the gridlines in the plot area. Manual column break An artificial end to a column to balance columns or to provide space for the insertion of other objects. Manual line break A line break that moves the text to the right of the insertion point to a new line while keeping the text in the same paragraph. Manual page break The action of forcing a page to end and placing subsequent text at the top of the next page. Map chart A type of chart that compares values and shows categories across geographical regions; for example, across countries, states, counties, and regions. Margins The space between the text and the top, bottom, left, and right edges of the paper. MAX function An Excel function that determines the largest value in a selected range of values. Maximize A window control button that will enlarge the size of the window to fill the entire screen. MEDIAN function An Excel function that finds the middle value that has as many values above it in the group as are below it; it differs from AVERAGE in that the result is not affected as much by a single value that is greatly different from the others.

Menu A list of commands within a category. Menu bar A group of menus at the top of a program window. Menu icon A button consisting of three lines that, when clicked, expands a menu; often used in mobile applications because it is compact to use on smaller screens—also referred to a hamburger menu. Merge & Center A command that joins selected cells in an Excel worksheet into one larger cell and centers the contents in the merged cell. Message Bar The area directly below the ribbon that displays information such as security alerts when there is potentially unsafe, active content in an Office document that you open. Metadata Details about a file that describe or identify it, including the title, author name, subject, and keywords that identify the document’s topic or contents; also known as document properties. Middle Align An alignment command that centers text between the top and bottom of a cell. Microsoft account A user account with which you can sign in to any Windows 10 computer on which you have, or create, an account. Microsoft Store app A smaller app that you download from the Microsoft Store. MIN function An Excel function that determines the smallest value in a selected range of values. Mini toolbar A small toolbar containing frequently used formatting commands that displays as a result of selecting text or objects. Minimize A window control button that will keep a program open but will remove it from screen view.

Modern Language Association (MLA) One of two commonly used style guides for formatting research papers. Mouse pointer Any symbol that displays on the screen in response to moving the mouse. Move In File Explorer, the action of removing a file or folder from its original location and storing it in a new location. MRU Acronym for most recently used, which refers to the state of some commands that retain the characteristic most recently applied; for example, the Font Color button retains the most recently used color until a new color is chosen. Multiple-items form A form that enables you to display or enter multiple records in a table. Name Box An element of the Excel window that displays the name of the selected cell, table, chart, or object. Nameplate The banner on the front page of a newsletter that identifies the publication. Navigate (Excel) The process of moving within a worksheet or workbook. Navigate (Windows) A process for exploring within the file organizing structure of Windows. Navigation area An area at the bottom of the Access window that indicates the number of records in the table and contains controls in the form of arrows that you click to move among the records. Navigation pane The area on the left side of the File Explorer window to access your OneDrive, folders on your PC, devices and drives connected to your PC, and other PCs on your network. Navigation Pane

An area of the Access window that displays and organizes the names of the objects in a database; from here, you open objects for use. Newsletter A periodical that communicates news and information to a specific group. No Paragraph Space The built-in paragraph style—available from the Paragraph Spacing command—that inserts no extra space before or after a paragraph and uses line spacing of 1. Noncontiguous slides Slides that are not adjacent to each other in a presentation. Nonprinting characters Characters that display on the screen, but do not print, indicating where the Enter key, the Spacebar, and the Tab key were pressed; also called formatting marks. Normal template The template that serves as a basis for all Word documents. Normal view (Excel) A screen view that maximizes the number of cells visible on your screen and keeps the column letters and row numbers close to the columns and rows. Normal view (PowerPoint) The primary editing view in PowerPoint where you write and design your presentations. Normalization The process of applying design rules and principles to ensure that your database performs as expected. Note In a research paper, information that expands on the topic, but that does not fit well in the document text. Notepad A basic text-editing program included with Windows 10 that you can use to create simple documents. Notes page

A printout that contains the slide image on the top half of the page and notes that you have created on the Notes pane in the lower half of the page. Notes pane An area of the Normal view window that displays below the Slide pane with space to type notes regarding the active slide. NOW function An Excel function that retrieves the date and time from your computer’s calendar and clock and inserts the information into the selected cell. Number data type An Access data type that represents a quantity, how much or how many, and that may be used in calculations. Number format A specific way in which Excel displays numbers in a cell. Number values Constant values consisting of only numbers. Numbered list A list of items preceded by numbers, which indicate sequence or rank of the items. Sometimes called ordered lists. Numbered row headings The area along the left edge of a worksheet that identifies each row with a unique number....