GMetrix Exam GMetrix Word: Document Formatting & Objects 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When you apply a style to text and then modify the style, what happens to all text already formatted with that style?
- Only newly typed text uses the updated style
- All text using that style updates automatically (Correct answer)
- Word asks you to confirm each instance
- The text reverts to Normal style
Correct answer: All text using that style updates automatically
Modifying a style automatically updates all text in the document that uses that style.
Question 2: Which chart type in Word is best suited for showing the proportion of parts to a whole?
- Bar chart
- Line chart
- Pie chart (Correct answer)
- Scatter chart
Correct answer: Pie chart
A pie chart displays each category as a slice proportional to its percentage of the total.
Question 3: What does the 'Format Painter' tool do when you double-click it instead of single-clicking?
- Applies formatting only once to the next selection
- Allows you to apply the copied formatting multiple times until you press Escape (Correct answer)
- Opens the Format Cells dialog
- Clears all formatting from selected text
Correct answer: Allows you to apply the copied formatting multiple times until you press Escape
Double-clicking Format Painter locks it on so you can apply the same formatting to multiple selections consecutively.
Question 4: Which feature would you use to ensure that a heading and the paragraph immediately following it always appear on the same page?
- Widow/Orphan control
- Keep lines together
- Keep with next (Correct answer)
- Page break before
Correct answer: Keep with next
'Keep with next' links a paragraph to the next one so they will not be separated by a page break.
Question 5: To add a diagonal line through a table cell creating a split-header effect, which tool would you use?
- Borders > Diagonal Border (Correct answer)
- Draw Table pencil tool
- Cell shading settings
- Table Eraser tool
Correct answer: Borders > Diagonal Border
The Borders dropdown on the Table Design tab includes diagonal border options for split-header cells.
Question 6: What is the primary purpose of the 'Selection Pane' when working with objects in Word?
- Lists all hyperlinks in the document
- Shows the document's heading structure
- Displays all floating objects and lets you reorder or hide them (Correct answer)
- Tracks all formatting changes
Correct answer: Displays all floating objects and lets you reorder or hide them
The Selection Pane lists every floating object in the document and lets you control visibility and layer order.
Question 7: Which Word feature automatically adjusts column widths in a table to fit the contents of each cell?
- AutoFit to Window
- AutoFit to Contents (Correct answer)
- Fixed Column Width
- Distribute Columns
Correct answer: AutoFit to Contents
'AutoFit to Contents' shrinks or expands each column to match the width of its widest content.
GMetrix Exam GMetrix Word: Document Formatting & Objects 3
When you apply a style to text and then modify the style, what happens to all text already formatted with that style?