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field

A placeholder that tells Word to supply the specified information in the specified way. Also, the set of information of a specific type in a data source, such as all the last names in a contacts list.

field property

A property that controls what can be put into a field and how it can be placed there.

fill handle

The square at the lower right corner of a cell you drag to indicate other cells that should hold values in the series defined by the active cell.

Fill Series

The ability to extend a series of values based on the contents of two cells, where the first cell has the starting value for the series and the second cell shows the increment.

filtering

A way to organize information so that some combination of characters is displayed or excluded from the display.

firing event

The phrase used to describe when objects signal events in a form.

floating toolbar

A toolbar that is not docked on any side of the program window. You can move a floating toolbar to any location on your screen, within or outside of the program window.

flow

The way text continues from the bottom of one column to the top of the next column.

font

A complete set of characters that all have the same design.

font color

One of a range of colors that can be applied to text.

font effect

An attribute, such as superscript, small capital letters, or shadow, that can be applied to a font.

font size

The size of the characters in a font, in points.

font style

An attribute that changes the look of text. The most common font styles are regular (or plain), italic, bold, and bold italic.

formula

An expression used to calculate a value.

Formula AutoComplete

The ability to enter a formula quickly by selecting functions, named ranges, and table references that appear when you begin to type the formula into a cell.

Full Screen Reading view

A view that displays as much of the content of the document as will fit in the screen at a size that is comfortable for reading.

function

A named procedure or routine in a program, often used for mathematical or financial calculations.