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| Virus | A program written by individuals which generally causes problems. Viruses must be imported into your computer, either by using an infected disk (3½ floppy) or through the Internet. |
| wallpaper | The background on your desktop. You can select a background from bitmaps and HTML documents included in Windows 98, or you can choose from your own files. |
| Web browsing software | Software you use to explore the World Wide Web, HTML documents, and other information sources. Internet Explorer is the Web browsing software included with Windows 98. |
| Web page | A location on the World Wide Web, usually a part of a Web site. The term "Web page" is sometimes used to describe any HTML document. |
| Web site | A group of related Web pages. |
| Web style | A desktop display option. In Web style, you can navigate your computer by using such Web conventions as single-clicking. |
| window | The rectangular portion of your screen that displays an open program or the contents of a folder or disk. You can have multiple windows open at the same time. |
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Explorer | A feature you can use to view the contents of your computer and network drives in a hierarchical or tree structure. |
| wizard | A tool that walks you through the steps of a complex task. |
| Word processor |
A program designed to create letters, reports, books, papers, flyers, etc.
Word, WordPerfect, AmiPro are just some of the word processing programs available. |
| workgroup | A set of networked computers that typically share the same resources, such as printers. A network can be comprised of many workgroups. See network. |
| World Wide Web (the Web) | The graphical, multimedia portion of the Internet. The Web is comprised of millions of Web pages. To explore the Web, you use Web browsing software. |
| Wrap |
When you are typing a line of text, and there is not enough room for a word to be inserted, the program will automatically move the last word onto a new line.
You should only hit the ENTER key when you want force a new line. You can also wrap text around pictures in a variety of way. |
