Word Module 2
What paragraph spacing is used in Normal style on Word?
8 points of blank space appear after each paragraph and a vertical space equal to 1.08 lines is inserted between each line of text. it also automatically adjusts line height to accommodate various font sizes and graphics
What keyboard shortcut do you use to add/remove one line above paragraph?
CTRL+0 (ZERO)
What keyboard shortcut do you use to single-space lines?
CTRL+1
What keyboard shortcut do you use to double-space lines?
CTRL+2
What keyboard shortcut do you use to use 1.5 line spacing?
CTRL+5
What keyboard shortcut do you use to type in bold?
CTRL+B
What keyboard shortcut do you use to center a paragraph?
CTRL+E
What keyboard shortcut do you use to type a subscript?
CTRL+EQUAL SIGN
What keyboard shortcut do you use to type in italics?
CTRL+I
What keyboard shortcut do you use to justify a paragraph?
CTRL+J
What keyboard shortcut do you use to left-align a paragraph?
CTRL+L
What keyboard shortcut do you use to increase paragraph indent?
CTRL+M
What keyboard shortcut do you use to remove paragraph formatting?
CTRL+Q
What keyboard shortcut do you use to right-align a paragraph?
CTRL+R
What keyboard shortcut do you use to decrease font size?
CTRL+SHIFT+<
What keyboard shortcut do you use to increase font size?
CTRL+SHIFT+>
What keyboard shortcut do you use to type all capital letters
CTRL+SHIFT+A
What keyboard shortcut do you use to double underline?
CTRL+SHIFT+D
What keyboard shortcut do you use to type small uppercase letters?
CTRL+SHIFT+K
What keyboard shortcut do you use to decrease paragraph indent?
CTRL+SHIFT+M
What keyboard shortcut do you use to type a superscript?
CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
What keyboard shortcut do you use to remove a hanging indent?
CTRL+SHIFT+T
What keyboard shortcut do you use to underline words, not spaces?
CTRL+SHIFT+W
What keyboard shortcut do you use to remove character formatting (revert to plain text)
CTRL+SPACEBAR
What keyboard shortcut do you use to create a hanging indent?
CTRL+T
What keyboard shortcut do you use to underline?
CTRL+U
What keyboard shortcut do you use to decrease font size 1 point
CTRL+[
What keyboard shortcut do you use to increase font size 1 point?
CTRL+]
In MLA style, where are content notes located?
On the bottom of the page as footnotes or at the end of the paper as endnotes
What keyboard shortcut do you use to change the case of letters?
SHIFT+F3
research paper
a document you can use to communicate the results of research findings
keyboard shortcuts (aka shortcut keys or keyboard key combinations)
a key or combination of keys you press to access a feature or perform a command, instead of using a mouse or touch gestures
thesaurus
a list of alternate word choices
style
a named collection of character and paragraph formats, including font, font size, font styles, font color, and alignment, that are stored together and can be applies to text or objects to format them quickly
comment
a note that an author or reviewer adds to a document
manual page break, aka hard page break
a page break that you force into the document at a specific location so that the text following the break begins at the top of the next page, whether or not the previous page is full
works cited page
a page in the research paper that alphabetically lists sources that are referenced directly in the paper
hanging indent
a paragraph format i which the first line of a paragraph begins at the left margin, and subsequent lines in the same paragraph are indented from the left margin
vertical ruler
a ruler that appears along the left edge of the document window in Print Layout view
horizontal ruler
a ruler that appears below the ribbon on the document window in Print Layout and other views
MLA (Modern Language Association of America) style
a set of formatting and content guidelines for publications and student research papers in the humanities and other fields
APA (American Psychological Association) style
a set of formatting and content guidelines for publications and student research papers in the social and behavioral sciences
synonym
a word similar in meaning
bibliography (aka bibliographical list)
an alphabetical list of sources referenced in a paper; lists all publication information about the source
note text
content of footnotes or endnotes; can be of any length and format
Normal style
default style that is applies to all text in Word; most likely uses 11-point Calibri font
parenthetical references
in-text citations used by MLA style to reference sources used in a research paper instead of noting each source at the bottom of the page or at the end of the paper
first-line indent
indentation on the first line of a paragraph
footnote
located at the bottom of the page on which the note reference mark appears; text that provides additional information or acknowledges sources for text in a document
What date format does MLA style prefer?
month-day-year (October 6, 2021) or day-month-year (6 October 2021
In MLA style, where is the works cited page located?
on a separate numbered page
How are footers automatically formatted in Word?
one-half inch from the bottom of every page
How are headers automatically formatted in Word?
one-half inch from the top of every page
automatic page breaks, or soft page breaks
page breaks that are set automatically when a page of a printout is full
double-spaced
paragraph format in which there is one blank line between each line of text in a paragraph and one blank line above and below a paragraph
note reference mark
signals that additional information is offered in a note that exists either as a footnote or an endnote
endnote
text that provides additional information or acknowledges sources for text in a document but is located at the end of a document (or section) and uses the same note reference mark that appears in the main text
header
text, information, pictures, and other objects that print in an area above below that bottom margin on one or more page(s) in a document
footer
text, information, pictures, and other objects that print in an area below the bottom margin on one or more page (s) in a document
line spacing
the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a paragraph
In MLA style, what does "works cited" mean?
the bibliographic list of sources at the end of the paper
In MLA style, how are content notes formatted
the first line of each note is indented one-half inch from the left margin; one space follows the superscripted number before beginning the note text; text is double-spaced
paragraph spacing
the space, measured in points, that appears directly above and below a paragraph, or between lines of paragraphed text
background repagination
the task Word performs of automatically calculating and placing page breaks
In MLA style, how is a works cited page formatted?
the title, "Works Cited," is centered on inch from the top margin; lines are double-spaced; the first line of each source begins at the left margin, and each subsequent line of the same source is indented one-half inch from the left margin; each source is listed by the author's last name or, if author's name isn't available, then by the title of the source
In MLA style, what are content notes used for?
they are used to elaborate on points discussed in the paper or direct the reader to evaluations of statements in a source or provide a means for identifying multiple sources.
In MLA style, what are superscripts used for?
they signal that a note exists and sequences the notes
proofreading
to check a publication of accuracy, and ensure that it has no grammatical or spelling errors