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macro

A command or series of commands (keystrokes and instructions) thatare treated as a single command and used to automate repetitive or complicated tasks .

macro project

A group of components , including code, that constitute a macro.

mail merge

A process used to personalize individual documents in a mass production.

main document

The document that is combined with the data source in the mail merge process.

main form

One form that is linked to one or more tables. See also subform .

main report

One report that displays records from one or more tables. See also subreport .

make-table query

A query that creates a new table from all or part of the data in one or more tables. Make-table queries are helpful for creating a table to export to other Microsoft Access databases.

manual page break

A page break that you insert in a document. A manual page break appears as a dotted line across the page with the label Page Break .

many-to-many relationship

A relationship formed between two tables that each have a one-to-many relationship with a third table. See also one-to-many relationship; one-to-one relationship .

mapped network drive

A drive to which you have assigned a drive letter. Used for quickly accessing files stored in locations that are not likely to change. See also UNC path .

margin markers

Small squares on the ruler that move both the upper and lower indent markers.

mask

A field property that determines what data can be entered in a field, how the data looks, and the format in which it is stored.

master

A design pattern that is applied to slides, handouts, and speaker notes.

master document

A document that contains a set of subdocuments.

MDE

See Microsoft Database Executable.

media

Graphics, videos , sound effects, or other material that can be inserted into a Web page.

meeting request

An e-mail message inviting its recipients to a meeting.

meeting workspace

A central location where meeting attendees can access information through the Internet or a company s intranet.

menu

A list of commands or options a user can select to perform a desired action.

merge fields

Placeholders that indicate where Word inserts personalized information from a data source.

message header

Summary information that you download to your computer to determine whether to download, copy, or delete an entire message from the server. The header can include the subject, the sender s name , the received date, the importance, the attachment flag, and the size of the message.

Microsoft Clip Organizer

A tool that enables you to collect and organize clip art images, pictures, sounds, and motion clips.

Microsoft Database Executable (MDE)

A compiled version of a database. Saving a database as an MDE file compiles all modules, removes all editable source code, and compacts the destination database.

Microsoft Exchange Server

An enterprise-level e-mail and collaboration server.

Microsoft Office 2003

The Microsoft suite of applications for personal and professional use, updated for 2003.

Microsoft Office Internet Free/Busy Service

A Web-based service that you can use to publish your schedule to a shared Internet location.

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

A programming language developed in 1990 that uses a visual environment to simplify the development of the user interface (the commands used to communicate with a computer).

module

A location within a Visual Basic project where a macro is stored.

Month view

In Outlook, the Calendar view displaying five weeks at a time.

more colors

Additional colors that you can add to each color menu.

move handle

The four vertical dots at the left end of a toolbar by which you can move the toolbar around.