Brother International PDP350CJ Owner's Manual - English - Page 417

extension - the three letters that follow the name of a file in DOS format, usually showing you what kind of a file it is fax modem - an optional accessory that allows you to send documents to other fax modems or fax machines, and data to other modems field - a place for entering a certain type of information in a spreadsheet file - a saved document file mask - a way to see only the files of a certain type, filtering out files of other types File Manager - one of the applications you can open from the Main Menu. File Manager helps you to open, move, copy, and manage files. file selector - the New Disk button and the scrolling list used in dialog boxes for selecting a file, folder, or diskette fixed notation - a format option for numbers in which you set the number of decimal places that you want to appear, such as two decimal places: 10.99 floating point math - the type of math used in Spreadsheet, allowing you to make quick calculations, but with possible inaccuracy beyond the 17th or 18th significant digit (a digit required for a certain level of precision) folder - a container for files, also known as a directory font - a typeface footer - a page element that appears at the bottom of each page, containing items such as a page number footnote - a note at the bottom of a page that gives more information about some item mentioned in the body text on that page formatting a diskette - preparing an unformatted diskette to receive information (some are formatted when you buy them). Ensemble accepts only MF-2DD (double-sided/double-density/double-track) and MF-2HD (double-sided/ high density/double-track). formula - any mathematical process that you perform automatically in Spreadsheet function keys - the keyboard keys that activate Ensemble functions such as copy, paste ink change, etc. The function keys are the top row of keys on the keyboard. functions, Basic tool bar - a tool bar that contains icons for performing tasks such as save, copy, print, etc. functions, Advanced tool bar - a tool bar that contains icons for performing tasks such as zooming in or changing line spacing geometric progression - a series of numbers such as 3, 9, 27 that increases by a specific multiplier (called a step value) such as 3 graphic frame - a rectangle that you can place around text or graphics grid - in Spreadsheet, the layout of rows and columns, forming rectangular cells for entering data. In Drawing, the pattern of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines that help you size and align objects. grid line - the horizontal and vertical lines that make up the Spreadsheet grid. In Drawing, the lines that help you to size and align objects. handles - the small black squares that appear around a graphic object when you select it hard page break - a type of page break that you set intentionally as opposed to a soft page break, which occurs automatically hanging indent - a type of paragraph indentation in which the first line extends further left than the rest of the paragraph, "hanging" out in the margin header - a page element that appears at the top of each page. See footer. help pointer - one of the shapes of the pointer. It indicates that you can jump to the section of help text shown by the pointer. Glossary 389