| Background | The back ground in a publication is where you can place headers and footers for text which you want to appear on every page. For example, page numbers. |
| Bitmap | a graphics file format in which image are represented as a series of dots called pixels |
| Blank Field | A field that does not contain a value |
| Block | Any rectangular group of cells, indicated by the addresses of the top left and bottom right cells. |
| Bookmark | A location or selection of text that you name for reference purposes |
| Border | The line around the edge of an object. |
| Boundaries | Boundaries define the top/bottom/left/right margins of a publication. |
| Browser | A Browser is a piece of software such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator which is used to read web pages. |
| Builder | A Microsoft Access tool that simplifies a task. |
| Bullet | A mark, usually around or square dot, often used to add emphasis or to distinguish items in a list. |
| Calculated Control | A control on a form or report that displays the result of an expression rather than stored data. |
| Calculated Field | A field containing values calculated using one or more other fields. The calculation is based on an expression that tells Microsoft Access what to do with the values provided. |
| Cancel | A menu command that stops whatever is in progress and return you the previous window. |
| Caption | The name displayed on a label or the name displayed in the title bar at the top of a form or report window. |
| Cell | A box in worksheet used to store data. A worksheet is made up of thousands of cells, ordered by rows and columns. |
| Cell Selector | The highlighted rectangle that indicates the current cell. |
| Character | Any number, letter, or other symbol. |
| Charts | A chart is graphic presentation of worksheet data. Microsoft Excel offers numerous types of charts. when you create a chart, Microsoft Excel plots the chart based on the shape of the selected range of data and on the types of data in the rows and colums. |