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read-only

Available for viewing but protected from alterations.

recall

Instructing Outlook to delete or replace any unread copies of a message already sent.

record selector

The gray bar along the left edge of a table or form. You can select an entire record by clicking the record selector next to it.

record source

The source from which the data in a bound record originates. See also control source.

recurring

Repeating on a regular basis. You can specify an appointment, meeting, or event as recurring, and specify the frequency of recurrence. Outlook then creates a series of items based on your specifications.

relationship

An association between common fields in two or more tables.

relative reference

A cell reference in a formula, such as =B3, that refers to a cell that is a specific distance away from the cell that contains the formula. For example, if the formula =B3 were in cell C3, copying the formula to cell C4 would cause the formula to change to =B4.

reminder

An optional message displayed by Outlook a specific amount of time prior to an appointment, meeting, event, or task milestone. You can dismiss the reminder, reset it for a later time, or open the item from the reminder window.

resend

Creating a new version of an original message.

resolving

The process of matching a user name to the information on a network server, resulting in the user name being replaced by a display name and the name underlined.

result

In an Access formula, the result equals the outcome of the equation.

Ribbon

An area across the top of the screen that makes almost all the capabilities of Word available in a single area.

Rich Text Format (RTF)

A text format that can be opened by many programs and that is used to export presentation content as an outline.