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I-beam

The shape of the mouse pointer when you move over a screen area in which you can edit text.

import

The process of converting and opening a file that was stored or created in another program.

See also [export]

indent

An amount of space that an object, usually text, is moved away from the left margin.

insert mode

A mode in which the new text you enter moves the text that was previously in the same location to the right.

insertion point

The blinking vertical bar that shows where text will appear when you type. The insertion point is sometimes called a cursor.

Internet

A system of linked computer networks that facilitates data communication services such as remote login, file transfer, electronic mail, and newsgroups.

justify

To align text so that it fills the area between the left and right margins.