MS Word Questions and Answers

Answer: C

Correct answer: Layout

Page margins are set from the Layout tab, called Page Layout in some versions, alongside orientation, paper size, columns, breaks, line numbers and hyphenation. Word offers presets - Normal, Narrow, Moderate and Wide - and a Custom Margins option that opens the Page Setup dialogue for exact values. That dialogue also holds the gutter, extra space added at the binding edge, and Mirror margins, which makes facing pages symmetrical for double-sided printing. Margins can also be dragged directly on the Ruler, where the grey areas at each end represent them - though the dialogue is more precise. Like orientation, margins are a section property, so different margins in different parts of a document require section breaks. Knowing which tab holds which tool is worth a little effort: Home holds fonts and paragraphs, Insert holds objects, and Review holds spelling, comments and track changes.

Answer: A

Correct answer: By pressing Ctrl + ]

Ctrl + ] increases the font size by one point and Ctrl + [ decreases it. The braced versions, Ctrl + Shift + > and <, step through the sizes on the toolbar list instead.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Triple-click anywhere within it

Triple-clicking anywhere inside a paragraph selects the whole of it. The mouse selection methods form a consistent set worth learning. Double-click selects a word. Triple-click selects a paragraph. In the left margin - the selection bar, where the pointer becomes a right-leaning arrow - a single click selects a line, a double-click selects a paragraph, and a triple-click selects the entire document. Holding Shift while clicking extends the selection from the cursor to that point, which is the most efficient way to select a long passage. Holding Ctrl while dragging selects several separate pieces of text at once, so scattered items can be formatted together. Holding Alt while dragging selects a rectangular block irrespective of line boundaries - useful for stripping a column of numbers from pasted text. The right mouse button opens the context menu and selects nothing.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Superscript

Text raised above the baseline is superscript, as in x² or a footnote marker. Lowered text is subscript.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Centered

Font position offers Normal, Raised and Lowered, which move the character up or down relative to the baseline. Centered is an alignment of a paragraph, not a position of a character.

Answer: A

Correct answer: font effects

Superscript, subscript, outline, emboss and engrave are the font effects listed in the Font dialog - they change how the character itself is rendered. Text effects are the animations applied to a selection.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Click on Page Number Format tool and specify required settings

The style of the numbering - arabic, roman, or letters - is set in the Page Number Format dialog. Bullets and Numbering governs lists in the body text and has no effect on page numbers.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Raises it above the baseline and reduces its size

Superscript raises text above the normal line and reduces its size, as in \( x^{2} \) or a footnote reference mark. Its shortcut is Ctrl + Shift + =. Its counterpart is subscript, which lowers text below the line and is used for chemical formulae such as \( \mathrm{H_2O} \). Its shortcut is Ctrl + =, and the two differ only by the Shift key. Both are toggles, so pressing the shortcut again returns the text to normal. Word applies superscript automatically in some cases - ordinal numbers such as 1st and 2nd are raised by AutoFormat, which can be switched off if unwanted. For anything more elaborate than a single raised character, the Equation tool on the Insert tab is the better choice, since it handles fractions, integrals and matrices properly rather than by manipulating the baseline.

Answer: C

Correct answer: 10, 500

Word's zoom control runs from 10 per cent to 500 per cent, so a page can be reduced to a thumbnail or magnified five times.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Ctrl + Home

Ctrl + Home moves the cursor to the very beginning of the document, and Ctrl + End to the very end. Without Ctrl, the same keys work within a line: Home goes to the start of the current line and End to its end. Page Up and Page Down move by one screen. The navigation shortcuts form a consistent family once the pattern is seen: Ctrl extends the scope of a movement key. Ctrl + Left and Ctrl + Right move by whole words rather than characters, and Ctrl + Up and Ctrl + Down by paragraphs. Adding Shift to any of them selects the text passed over, so Ctrl + Shift + End selects from the cursor to the end of the document - the quickest way to cut a long document in two. A useful extra: Shift + F5 returns to the last place edited, even after reopening the file.