Microsoft Word Module 2 Notes
Ctrl+5
1.5 Line Spacing
Thesaurus
A book of synonyms.
Parenthetical references
A citation style in which partial citations are enclosed in parentheses are embedded in the text, either within or after a sentence.
Research Paper
A document you can use to communicate the results of research findings.
Drag and Drop
A feature that allows a user to select text using a mouse or pointing device, and quickly move (drag) it to a different location.
Click and Type
A feature that allows you to double-click a blank area of a document to position the cursor in that location, with the appropriate paragraph alignment already in place.
Ruler
A feature that displays the location of margins, indents, columns, and tab stops for the selected paragraph(s)
Right-aligned
A format where the right edge of the paragraph is straight and the left edge is jagged.
Works cited page
A list of sources that are referred directly in a research paper.
AutoCorrect Options
A menu that can undo an auto-correction, or add a word that could potentially be misspelled.
Style
A named group of formatting characteristics, including font and font size.
Endnote
A not referenced to the text that appears at the end of the document.
Footnote
A note referenced to the text that appears at the bottom of the page.
Left Indent marker
Allows you to change the entire left margin, whereas the 'first line indent' marker indents only the first line of the paragraph.
Work cited
Alphabetically list of sources that are referenced to in the paper.
Manual page break
Also known as a hard page break, a page break that you force into the document at a specific location.
Automatic Page Breaks
Also known as soft page breaks, Determines that the text has filled the page according to the paper size, margin settings, line spacing, and other settings.
APA
American Psychological Association
AutoCorrect
Automatically corrects misspelled words in a document.
Ctrl+B
Bold
Ctrl+W
Close window
Ctrl+C
Copy
Ctrl+X
Cut
Normal Style
Default style in word; uses an 11 point Calibri font.
Ctrl+D
Deselect
Vertical Ruler
Displayed along the left edge of the word window.
Horizontal Ruler
Displayed at the top edge of a document window just below the ribbon.
Ctrl+2
Double Space
Ctrl+F
Find
Ctrl+G
Go To
Ctrl+T
Hanging indent
Which ruler can indent paragraphs?
Horizontal Ruler
Hanging indent
Indentation of a paragraph in which all lines except the first one are intended.
Ctrl+K
Inserts a hyperlink
Paste
Inserts cut or copied data at the location of the cursor.
Ctrl+I
Italics
Ctrl+J
Justify
Ctrl+L
Left align text
What are 2 popular documentation styles for research papers?
MLA and APA
Note Reference Mark
MLA specifies that a superscript(raised number), be used to signal that a note exists as a footnote or an endnote.
MLA
Modern Language Association of America
Ctrl+N
New document
Ctrl+O
Open file/Document
Ctrl+V
Paste
Ctrl+P
Ctrl+Y
Redo
Ctrl+H
Replace
Copy
Right-click the word/phrase/paragraph, Select copy in the menu
Ctrl+S
Saves a document of file
Ctrl+A
Select All
Keyboard Shortcuts (shortcut keys)
Shortcuts for your convenience while typing in a document.
Ctrl+1
Single Space
Office Clipboard
Temporary storage area for up to 24 items collected from Office files.
Footer
Text and/or graphics that print at the bottom of every page.
Header
Text and/or graphics that print at the top of each page in a document.
Paragraph Spacing
The amount of space above and below a paragraph.
Line Spacing
The amount of space between each line of text in a paragraph.
Double-Space
The amount of vertical space between each line of text and above/below paragraphs should be equal to one blank line.
Background Repagination
The automatic page break task.
Proofreading
The careful scrutiny of a written document, paying especially close attention to grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word choice.
First-line indent
The first line of a paragraph that has been indented.
Note Text
The text of a footnote or an endnote.
First-line indent marker
The top triangle at the 0" mark on the ruler.
Bibliography
The written list of all the sources used in a report or book.
Ctrl+M
To indent a paragraph
Ctrl+Q
To remove paragraph formatting
Ctrl+R
To right align text
Ctrl+U
Underline
Ctrl+Z
Undo
Document Properties
User-defined details about a file that describe its contents and origin.
Bibliography list
When you use word to format the list of sources and alphabetical list.
Plagiarize
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
Ctrl+E
to center align text
