The information you work with in an application, including text, numbers, and graphic images.
datasheet
A grid of columns and rows that enables you to enter numeric data into a chart.
data validation
The process of ensuring that data is accurately entered into a form for a data list.
default
The assumed option, behavior, or formatting that remains in effect unless you specify otherwise.
demote
To indent a line of text more than the previous line, indicating a lower level of importance.
dialog box
An information box that appears during the installation or use of an application and requires input from the user.
docked toolbar
A toolbar that is attached to one of the four sides of an application window.
document
A file you create with a program; a document can be saved with a unique filename by which it can be retrieved.
document map
A vertical display of the headings in a Word document. You can click an entry to move quickly to that part of the document.
document window
The window that controls the individual documents in an application window.
download
To transfer a file from the Internet to your computer from a Web page or an email attachment.
drag-and-drop
To move an object (an icon, a selection of text, a cell in an Excel worksheet, and so on) by selecting it, dragging it to another location, and then releasing the mouse button.
drop-down list
A list of choices presented when you click the arrow to the right of a field in a dialog box.
