Text Basics

In computer we use text many times. Here are some basic definitions to be remembered while typing text in any of the softwares.  These are known since long and defined in grammar from good days, but keeping them in mind in computer related work helps a lot, saves time, reduces errors  and  makes the formatting of document , an easy task.

1.       Anything typed between two space bars is treated as one word.

2.       When a full stop  is followed by space bar , it indicates the start of a new sentence.

3.       Whenever we press ENTER key , it starts a new paragraph.

4.       If we press Enter key while holding down shift key, it is line break but not a new paragraph.

5.       Kerning is referred to as the gap between two letters in a word.

6.       Leading is the space between two successive lines.

7.       In sentence case, the first letter of the sentence is in uppercase and in Title case first letter of every word is in uppercase.

8.       Pressing TAB key moves the cursor approx. 5 spaces

9.       Descriptive text is Left aligned and numbers are right aligned by default.