Word Processing Ch. 1-2 Test

keep your _____ clear of _____

desk; unnecessary objects

don't look at the keyboard for the key locations look at the _______

diagram

______ space before or after the backslash. Space ____ after a question mark at the end of a sentence.

do not; once

The keyboard should be on the ____ of the desk,

edge

the body should be ____ with the ____ in the chair, and it should lean forward slightly from the _____,

erect; back; waist

poor posture causes _______ which causes __________

fatigue; innacuracy

______ should make a ________ motion with each key, the right _______ should strike the space bar in a _________________ motion,

fingers; quick snap; thumb; circular/down and in

strike the keys with the _______

fingertips

the feet should be ________ with one slightly ________ for balance

flat on the floor; slightly in front of the other

the fingers shouldn't _______ the home row key when striking the ______

fly off; top row

GWAM means_______. This is the total number of words you keyed in one minute without subtracting mistakes. You will be given a scale to help you calculate all timings. (A word is considered to be _ characters)

gross words a minute; 5

The return made by the typist is called the ______

hard return

Four types of justification are: _____ justification, _____ justification, _________ justification, and _____ justification

left, right, center, and full

your wrist should be ___ and the fingers ______

low; curved

As you key wrists and arms should be held almost _______ position. Keystroke action should be in the _____.

motionless; hands

NWAM

net words a minute

Space ____ after a colon used as punctuation. (When a more obvious visual break is desired space _____.)

once; twice

maintain your _____ at the end of each line and _______ quickly and begin the next line _______

pace; return; immediately

avoid ________ when _____

pauses; spacing

Text can be printed with a short edge at the top ______ or with a long edge at the bottom ________

portrait and landscape

Remember to keep fingers in the correct _______ as you key.

position

Take a check of your _______ and ________ while you are keying.

posture and desk arrangement

As the reaches are made, there should not be a twisting of the hands. A correct hand position (hands slightly turned in toward each other) on home row naturally lends itself to an appropriate _____.

reach

only_________ should strike the space bar

right thumb

Keep elbows in a natural position at the _____ of the body. Elbows too close to the body restrict needed ___________.

sides; finger movement

The opposite of a hard return is a _________

soft return

Margin

space around the paper where no text is printed (each side of the paper has a margin/ the margin shouldn't be set smaller than 1/2 inch

Strive to keep improve your _____ on each timing.

speed

hard return

struck to move the cursor to the next blank line

soft return

takes place when there is no more room for text to be placed on the current line

Header

the best place to put information (inside the top margin)

both _____ should be ___________ on the _________, with the __________ but not in _______ with the ________ or ____

thumbs; lightly placed; space bar; wrists low; contact; keyboard; desk

both _____ should be lightly placed on the_______ and the _____ should be low but not in contact with the keyboard or the desk edge

thumbs; space bar; wrists

The ___ or______ of a document is the best place to key name, date, and class.

top or bottom

To format text as bold, italics, or underline refer to your _______for key commands and menu locations. You may also find buttons to bold (B), italicize (I), and underline (U) text on the _________. _______to be formatted prior to executing the desired command.

user's manual; formatting tool; highlight text

when shifting use the _________, ______, __________, and _______________

1 2 3 method; hold shift, strike the key, release both

Proofreaders Marks 2. Cap. or three horizontal lines / horizontal oval ] but long [ but long two long horizontal lines two tall vertical lines

1. capitalize 2. lowercase 3. spell out 4. move right 5. move left 6. align horizontally 7. align vertically

Proofreaders Marks 3. ][ but a bit long ~~~~~~~ ---------- -------- (but thicker) or U/L ______|------- kind of ____o----- kind of

1. center 2. bold 3. italics 4. underline 5. start new line 6. delete

Proofreaders Marks 1 <> up or down O but with a dot in it ⁐ ~ but big # ¶ . . . . . or stet

1. insert 2. insert period 3. close up/delete space 4. transpose 5. add space 6. new paragraph 7. do not delete

----- of the material you key is with the -------

20% right thumb

it takes almost _______ as long to capitalize a letter than a lowercase

3 times

A standard page of paper is ____ inches x __ inches

8 1/2 x 11

____________ is a term to describe how lines of text in a paragraph to multiple paragraphs will align. The computers default ___________ will be ____________.

Justification; left justification,

Left is when lines of text form a straight left edge; Right is when lines of text form a straight right edge; Center is when lines of text are placed at an even distance from the side margin; Full is when lines of text are adjusted so that an even edge is on both the left and right sides of the textbook

Know these also

Using a manual typewriter, ___________ of Australia typed the numbers one to 1,000,000 on 99,990 sheets of paper. He started in ____ and finished on ____________.

Lee Stewart; 1980, December 7 1998

__ spaces following a period at the end of the line

None

One space following a period at the end of a sentence (use ___ spaces when a mite noticeable break is desired

One, two

Vertical line spacing

amount of space (blank lines) between lines of text

When keying copy that has been proofread and marked read copy ______ beginning to key.

before

footer

best place to put info (onside the bottom margin)

the ____ should be ______ with the J key and a _____ width away from the desk,

body, centered; hands

____________ are common character formats. A __________ is a format that changes the way text appears in your document. There are several ways to apply character formats to text that has already been keyed. Each way begins by ___________the text whose format is to be changed. If text that is to have a specific format applied has not yet been keyed, select the formats to be applied and begin keying. Any text that is keyed after formats have been changed will give the selected formats applies.

bold, italics, and underline; character format; highlighting or selecting

keep eyes on the ____

book

concentrate on keying correctly, _______ comes when you ________ the keying motions

correctly, accuracy; mastered

fingers should be _____ over the _____ and______ not

curved; home row; lightly placed; resting