MS Word Questions and Answers

Answer: A

Correct answer: Alt+Ctrl+C

Alt + Ctrl + C inserts the copyright symbol, with R for registered and T for trademark on the same pattern. Ctrl + C alone copies, which is why the symbol needs the longer combination.

Answer: C

Correct answer: From insert -> object menu option

A sound file is inserted as an embedded object, since Word has no sound command of its own; the object is stored in the document and played by the program registered for that file type.

Answer: A

Correct answer: source

In a link between two documents, the one where the data originates is the source and the one it is placed into is the destination. Updating the source updates the copy in the destination.

Answer: D

Correct answer: type a biography

A word processor is for composing and formatting continuous text. Accounts and inventories call for a spreadsheet or a database, and searching a media centre for a catalogue system.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Ctrl+A

A for All: Ctrl + A selects the entire document.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Subscript

Ctrl + = applies subscript. Adding Shift - making it Ctrl + plus - gives superscript.

Answer: D

Correct answer: is a grid organized in columns and rows

A table is by definition a grid of rows and columns. The other three statements are true of tables but describe what can be done with one rather than what it is.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Ctrl + J

Ctrl + J justifies a paragraph, aligning the text flush with both the left and the right margins by adjusting the spacing between words. The four alignment shortcuts belong together and are worth learning as a set: Ctrl + L for left, Ctrl + E for centre, Ctrl + R for right and Ctrl + J for justify. Only the centre shortcut is not the initial of its own name, which is what makes it the one most often forgotten. Justification is the standard alignment for books, newspapers and formal reports, since even margins look orderly. Its drawback is uneven word spacing, which produces visible white channels down the page called rivers, especially in narrow columns. Turning on hyphenation reduces the effect. Left alignment, with its ragged right edge, keeps word spacing constant and is generally easier to read on screen.

Answer: D

Correct answer: font

A font, or typeface, is the design that gives every character its shape. Size is measured separately in points, and paragraph formatting governs arrangement rather than letterform.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Marking a location so it can be returned to or referred to later

A bookmark names a location or a selection so that it can be jumped to with Ctrl + G, linked to with a hyperlink, or referred to by a cross-reference. Bookmarks are invisible unless their display is switched on in Word’s options. Their real usefulness is in cross-references. Marking a table with a bookmark allows the text to say see Table 3 on page 12, with both the number and the page updating automatically if anything moves. Doing the same by hand guarantees the reference will eventually be wrong. They are also used by field codes and by mail merge, and a bookmark spanning a range can be referred to so that its whole content is repeated elsewhere. A bookmark name may contain letters, digits and underscores but no spaces, which is a small practical constraint. The fourth option describes the Text Highlight Colour tool, a formatting feature with no navigational function.