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calendar item windows

Collectively refers to the program windows displaying the forms in which you enter information about appointments, meetings, and events.

Case

The capitalization (uppercase or lowercase) of a word or phrase. In title case, the first letter of all important words is capitalized. In sentence case, only the first letter of the first word is capitalized.

Cell

A box at the intersection of a column and row in a table or worksheet.

cell address

The location of a cell, expressed as its column letter and row number, as in A1.

cell range

A group of cells.

character formatting

The collection of attributes applied to text.

character spacing

The space between characters, which can be expanded or contracted so that characters are pushed apart or pulled together.

character style

A variation of a font, such as bold or italic.

Click and Type

A feature that allows you to double-click a blank area of a document to position the insertion point in that location, with the appropriate paragraph alignment already in place.

Clipboard

A storage area shared by all Office programs where cut or copied items are stored.

color scheme

A set of 12 complementary colors used for different elements of a PowerPoint slide. A color scheme consists of a background color, a color for lines and text, and additional colors balanced to provide a professional look.

column

In a chart, a vertical representation of plotted data from a table or worksheet. In page layout, the area between margins where text is allowed to flow. (Pages can have a single column or multiple columns.)

column break

A break inserted in the text of a column to force the text below it to move to the next column.

combo box

A control that displays a list of choices when you click the arrow on its right side. It might also allow you to enter a different choice from those available on the list.

command button

A control that appears as a button, which performs an action when clicked.

comparison operator

An operator that compares values: < (less than), > (greater than), and = (equal to). These operators can also be combined, as in <= (less than or equal to), >= (greater than or equal to), and <> (not equal to).

conditional formula

A formula that calculates a value using one of two different expressions, depending on whether a third expression is true or false.

constant

A part of an expression that represents a constant value.

control property

A setting, accessible through the Properties dialog box, that determines a control’s appearance, and what kind of data it can display.

control source

The Access object, such as a field, table, or query, to which a control is bound. See also record source.

crosstab query

A query that calculates a sum, average, count, or other type of total for data that is grouped by two types of information. See also action query, parameter query, and select query.

custom slide show

A set of slides extracted from a presentation to create a slide show for an audience that doesn’t need to see the entire presentation.