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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Words or phrases that further describe a document






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






3. The line-spacing style required in MLA






4. A saved document






5. Also called hard - a page break that you force into the document






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






7. Surrounds a collection of groups - each group contains related commands






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






9. 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 -






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






11. 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






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






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






14. An alphabetical list of sources referenced in a paper






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






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






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






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






19. A printed or electronic medium people use to communicate with others






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing in Word






29. Text has a slanted appearance






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






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






32. A placeholder for data whose contents can change






33. The process of searching for grammatical and spelling errors in a document






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






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






36. The tab currently displayed






37. 1/72 inch in height






38. Along the left edge of the Word window that allows you to format the top and bottom margins






39. Aligned at the right margin






40. Moving the top or bottom portion of the document off the screen






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






42. The format of endnotes and footnotes be any length and format - and it named sequentially by number automatically by Word based on the superscripts within the documents






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






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






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






46. An explanatory note that exists at the end of a document






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






48. 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






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






50. Allows you to type words in a paragraph continually wihtout pressing the ENTER key at the end of each line