Microsoft Word Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
Active pane Ans: — the plane in which the insertion point is
currently located. Commands and actions occur in the active pane.
Default Ans: — Standard
Footer Ans: — Text or graphics printed at the bottom of all pages
in a document.
Header Ans: — Text or graphics printed at the top of all pages in a
document
Insertion Point Ans: — The flashing vertical line that indicates
where the next action will occur in a document onscreen
Nonprinting Characters Ans: — Characters such as paragraph
marks and tab symbols that are not printed in a document but
that can be displayed on the screen.
Paragraph mark Ans: — a nonprinting character inserted in a
document to indicate where a paragraph ends
Word Wrap Ans: — A feature that causes text to move
automatically from the end of one line to the beginning of the next
line.
Horizontal alignment Ans: — The position of text in relation to the
width of the page
Style Ans: — A collection of formatting settings that can be
applied to characters or paragraphs
Style set Ans: — A collection of styles that have coordinated colors
and fonts
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Template Ans: — A document that contains formatting, styles, and
sample text that you can use to create new documents
Theme Ans: — A set of coordinated colors, fonts, and effects that
can be applied to Office 2010 documents.
Insert mode Ans: — The method of operation used for inserting
new text within existing text in a document. it is the default
Overtype mode Ans: — The method of operation used to replace
existing text in a document with new text.
Horizontal alignment Ans: — The position of text across a line in
relation to the left and right margins
Leading Ans: — Line spacing measured in points
Line spacing Ans: — The amount of white space between lines of
text in a paragraph
Paragraph Spacing Ans: — The amount of white space between
paragraphs
Point Ans: — A unit of measurement used in desktop publishing
and graphic design
Vertical alignment Ans: — The position of text in relation to the
top and bottom page margins
Computer's clock Ans: — The clock/calendar built into your
computer's main processor to keep track of the current date and
time.
Delivery address Ans: — A recipient's address printed on the
outside of an envelope.
Field Ans: — A placeholder for data that might change
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Full block Ans: — A style of letter in which all lines start flush
with the left margin-that is, without indents.
Indent Ans: — A temporary left and/or right margin for lines or
paragraph.
Inside address Ans: — The recipient's address typed in the letter
above the salutation.
Modified block Ans: — A style of letter in which some lines start at
the center of the page.
Return address Ans: — The writer's address, typically appearing at
the very top of the letter as well as in the upper-left corner of an
envelope
Salutation Ans: — The line at the start of a letter including the
greeting and the recipient's name, such as Dear Mr. Doe.
Cover letter Ans: — A personal business letter that you send with
your resume when you apply for a job
Font Ans: — A complete set or family of characters in a specific
design, style, and size
Font Color Ans: — Color applied to font characters
Font effects Ans: — Enhancements applied to font characters
Font size Ans: — The height of an uppercase letter in a font
Font Style Ans: — The slant and weight of characters in a font
Sans serif Ans: — A font that has straight edges
Script Ans: — A font that looks like handwriting
Serif Ans: — A font that has curved or extended edges
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