Microcomputer Application Word Study Guide

According to the MLA style, the _____ is a list of sources that are referenced directly in a research paper.

Works Cited Page

The _____ feature automatically corrects typing, spelling, capitalization, or grammar errors as you type them.

AutoCorrect

Press the ____ key(s) to erase one character to the left of the insertion point.

Backspace

____ formatting is the process of changing the way letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols appear on the screen and in print.

Character

The Office ____ is a temporary storage area.

Clipboard

To print a mailing label, click the Labels button on the MAILINGS tab in the ____ group.

Create

If you click the Increase Font Size button too many times and make the font size too big, you can click the ____ button until the desired font size is displayed.

Decrease Font Size

With ____ editing, Word automatically displays a Paste Options button near the pasted or moved text.

Drag-and-drop

Each time you press the ____ key, Word carries forward custom tab stops to the next paragraph.

ENTER

A flagged word is one that is misspelled.

False

A manual page break is also known as a soft page break.

False

A raised dot (·) shows where the ENTER key was pressed.

False

According to MLA style, on each page of the research paper, precede the page number by the title of the paper.

False

As you enter text in the Word document window, you must press the ENTER key when the insertion point reaches the right margin.

False

Paragraph formatting requires the paragraph to be selected prior to formatting.

False

The MLA style uses the term bibliographical references for works cited.

False

The column boundary, the border to the right of a column, can be dragged until a row is at a desired height.

False

The row boundary, the border at the top of a row, can be dragged until the column is at the desired width.

False

To follow the MLA style, single-space text on all pages and apply one and a half-inch top and bottom margins, and one-inch left and right margins.

False

To minimize wrist injury, switch frequently among touch gestures, the keyboard, and the mouse.

False

When you insert an object in a document, Word always inserts it as a floating object.

False

While plagiarism is unethical, it is not considered an academic crime.

False

Word inserts text to the right of the insertion point.

False

Word never moves or adjusts automatic page breaks; however, Word adjusts manual page breaks that follow an automatic page break.

False

Wordwrap forces you to stop typing words and press the ENTER key at the end of each line.

False

A(n) ____ is a placeholder for data whose contents can change

Field

The ____, or typeface, defines the appearance and shape of letters, numbers, and special characters.

Font

Word shades fields ____ on the screen.

Gray

Although you can use a dialog box to indent paragraphs, Word provides a quicker way through the ____.

Horizontal Ruler

Word provides a(n) ____ button, which increases the font size of selected text each time you tap or click the button.

Increase Font Size

When you click the ____ button for a selected graphic, Word provides options for changing how a graphic is positioned with text in a document.

Layout Options

In the ____ letter style, the date, complimentary close, and signature block are positioned approximately one-half inch to the right of center or at the right margin.

Modified Block

Headers print in the top margin ____ inch from the top of every page.

One-half

The Bullets button is available on the HOME tab of the Ribbon in the ____ group.

Paragraph

____ is the process of copying an item from the Office Clipboard into the document at the location of the insertion point.

Pasting

Business documents can include all of the following EXCEPT ____.

Personal Letters

To convert a hyperlink to regular text, right-click the hyperlink and then click ____ on the shortcut menu.

Remove Hyperlink

When you drag a graphic's ____ handle, the graphic moves in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

Rotate

In a business letter, the ____, if present, begins two lines below the last line of the inside address.

Salutation

In a business letter, type the ____ at least four blank lines below the complimentary close, allowing room for the author to sign his or her name.

Signature Block

Footnote text is _____.

Single-spaced, left-aligned, and a smaller font size than the text in the research paper

To see the height and width of the currently selected graphic, look in the ____ group on the Picture Tools Format tab.

Size

The small squares and circles around a selected graphic are called ____ handles.

Sizing

A thesaurus can be used to look up a(n) _____, or a word similar in meaning to a given word.

Synonym

To advance rightward from one cell to the next in a table, press the ____ key.

TAB

A letterhead should contain all of the following EXCEPT ____.

The company's objective

Word includes a variety of document ____ to assist you with coordinating visual elements in a document.

Themes

A(n) ____ is a book of synonyms.

Thesaurus

You can make one color in a graphic ____, that is, removing its color.

Transparent

A bibliography lists all publication information about the source.

True

According to the MLA style, the first line of each entry on the works cited page begins at the left margin.

True

Each time the ENTER key is pressed, Word creates a new paragraph.

True

Formatting marks, such as the end-of-cell mark, do not print on a hard copy.

True

If Word finds a potential error in a document, a red, green, or blue wavy underline flags the problem.

True

In a business letter, within the message, paragraphs are double-spaced with single-spacing between paragraphs.

True

In the MLA style, notes are used only for optional content or bibliographic notes.

True

Some compound words should not be divided at the end of a line.

True

The MLA style requires that the works cited be listed in alphabetical order by the author's last name or, if the work has no author, by the work's title.

True

To delete the contents of a cell, select the cell contents and then press the DELETE or BACKSPACE key.

True

To place your name to the left of the page number as required by the MLA style, you must create a header that contains the page number.

True

When you first create a table it is left-aligned; that is, flush with the left margin.

True

Word has a variety of predefined shapes, which are a type of drawing object, that you can insert in documents.

True

Word provides an Undo button that can be used to cancel the most recent command or action.

True

You can use the Ignore All button to ignore the current and all future occurrences of a flagged word.

True

You can use your own creative skills to design and compose business documents.

True

To move to the top of a document window, press the ____ key(s).

ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP

____ are types of changes that occur when text has been omitted from a document and must be inserted later.

Additions

To display the Color gallery, with the graphic selected, click the Color button in the ____ group on the PICTURE TOOLS FORMAT tab.

Adjust

The file type ____ identifies a Word 2016 document.

.docx

By default, the Normal style places ____ points of blank space after each paragraph.

10

On most computers, the default font size in Word is ____.

11

With more than ____ predefined color schemes, Word provides a simple way to select colors that work well together.

20

A ____ symbol is another name for a dot symbol.

Bullet

A(n) ____ paragraph is a paragraph that begins with a dot or other symbol.

Bulleted

To select nonadjacent items, select the first item as usual, press and hold down the ____ key, and then while holding down the key, select the additional items.

CTRL