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Microsoft Office Word

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing in Word






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






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






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






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






6. The bottom triangle on the 0" mark on the ruler






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Feature that automatically corrects these kinds of errors as you type them in the document (spelling and grammar)






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






16. An on-screen note that provides the name of a command - available keyboard shortcuts - a description of the command - and sometimes instructions on how to obtain help for performing the action






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






18. Additional words - sentences - or paragraphs may be required in a document






19. 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






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






21. The text prints with an underscore below each character






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






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






24. A saved document






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






26. Removing the selected item from a document and placing it on the clipboard






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






28. The name assigned to a file when it is saved






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






30. A series of paragraphs each beginning with a bullet character






31. 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






32. The amount of space above and below a paragraph






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






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






35. An alternative way of formatting where you can double-click a blank area of the document window and Word automatically formats the item according to the location






36. The tab currently displayed






37. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Appears when right-clicked - a list of frequently used commands relating to the object right-clicked






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






49. A central location for managing and sharing documents






50. A printed version of the document