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Microsoft Office Word

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Also called a nonprinting character; a character that Word displays on the screen but is not visible on a printed document






2. A small blue box on a corrected area of text that displays a menu that allows you to undo a correction or change how Word handles that type of correction in the future






3. Used to display different portions of the document in the document window






4. A temporary storage area in windows






5. Consists of a group of frequently used styles formatted so they look pleasing when used together






6. Reflects the location of the portion of the document that is displayed in the document window






7. Aligned at the right margin






8. A small arrow on the lower-right corner of some groups on the Ribbon - when clicked - displays a dialog box or a task pane with additional options for the group






9. A blinking vertical bar which indicates where the next text - graphics - or other items will be inserted






10. A resource where you can find answers to questions and display information on various topics of Word






11. A set of unified formats for fonts - colors - and graphics






12. The process of copying an item from the Clipboard into the document






13. Located near the top of the Word window - the control center of word - which has buttons - boxes - and galleries






14. A feature that allows you to point to a gallery choice and see its effect in the document without actually selecting the choice






15. Positioned horizontally between the left and right margins of the document






16. The document properties that are associated with all Microsoft Office documents and include authors - title - and subject






17. The character displays somewhat thicker and darker






18. 1/72 inch in height






19. The process of using someone else's work and claiming it as your own






20. The process of changing the way characteristics appear on the screen and in print






21. Used to select a command - it is a code letter






22. Text that is removed because it is incorrect or superfluous






23. Text and graphics that print at the bottom of every page






24. The line-spacing style required in MLA






25. Displayed by pressing ALT - it acts as a keyboard code icon for certain commands






26. Defines the appearance and shape of the letters - numbers - and special characters






27. A window that can remain open and visible while you work in the document






28. Contains areas where you can view and enter document properties - found under the prepare submenu






29. A superscript needed in MLA that is used to sugnal that an explanatory note exists either at the bottom of the page or at the end of the document






30. Appears automatically based on the tasks you perform - it contains commands relating to changing the appearance of text in the document - but these commands can be found on the ribbon - and this item allows mouse movements to be minimized






31. Appears on the status bar with an animated pencil writing on paper that indicates that Word is checking for spelling and grammar errors






32. The amount of space above and below a paragraph






33. The format that indents just the first line of a paragraph






34. Located at either end of a scroll bar - it allows you to display different portions of the document in the document window rather than drag the scroll bar






35. Text and graphics that print at the top of each page in a document






36. Within themes - and they defines the format for two fonts: headings and body text






37. The tab currently displayed






38. Words or phrases that further describe a document






39. The process of holding down the mouse button while moving the mouse and then releasing the mouse






40. A quick way displayed under the paragraphs to format indents and it is called the ruler






41. A central location for managing and sharing documents






42. The process of moving text by dragging the selected item to the new location and inserting it (dropping it)






43. A list of sources that are alphabetized and Word can automatically format in for you






44. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a paragraph






45. APA(American Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Language Association of America)






46. Located by default above the Ribbon; it provides easy access to frequently used commands - the default are save - undo - and redo. If you add more commands - this may interfere with the title of the document - so it can be moved below the ribbon






47. A theme identifies 12 complementary colors for text - background - accents - and links in the document






48. The top triangle at the 0" inch mark on the ruler






49. Text that is changed because it needed to be revised






50. The document properties that include file system properties - such as the date you create or change a file - and statistics