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Microsoft Office Word

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The bottom triangle on the 0" mark on the ruler






2. Specifies the size of characters based on the system called points






3. Another name for the information included in the document properties






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






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






6. Other tabs displayed by Word when you perform certain tasks or work with certain objects






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






8. An explanatory note that exists at the bottom of a page






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






10. The default style in Word which is usually 11-point Calibri






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






12. A printed version of the document






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






14. Located at the bottom of the document window above the Windows Vista taskbar; it presents information about the document - progress of current tasks - and the status of certain commands and keys - it also provides controls for viewing the documents -






15. Includes both enlarging and reducing the size of a graphic






16. The character displays somewhat thicker and darker






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






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






19. The default typing mode that means as you type a character Word moves all the character to the right one position






20. A placeholder for data whose contents can change






21. 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






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






23. Also called a nonprinting character; a character that Word displays on the screen but is not visible on a printed document






24. A list of sources in an MLA style document that are directly referenced in the text






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






26. 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






27. The processing of page re-computation Word performs between your keystrokes






28. A document you can use to communicate the results of research findings






29. A button that allows a menu to format an item that was just pasted






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






31. 1/72 inch in height






32. The primary tab - which contains the more frequently used commands






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






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






35. A central location for managing and sharing documents






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






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






38. The line-spacing style required in MLA






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






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






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






42. You are able to see a portion of the document on the screen through this






43. The process of changing the appearance of a paragraph






44. The MLA term used to refer to the bibliographic list of sources at the end of the paper






45. The default view which shows the document on a mock sheet of paper in the document window






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






47. A named group of formatting characteristics - including font and font size






48. The amount of space above and below a paragraph






49. Also called soft - automatic when Word inserts a page - because it determines the text has filled the page based on paper size - margin settings - line spacing - and other settings






50. 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