- Digital Literacy Word Processing Applications Flashcards

Which keyboard shortcut undoes your most recent action in most word processors on Windows?

Answer: Ctrl+Z

Ctrl+Z reverses the last action, and Ctrl+Y redoes it.

You want to copy the font, color, and size of one heading onto several other headings. Which tool is fastest?

Answer: Format Painter

Format Painter copies formatting from selected text and applies it to other text.

A picture should sit in the middle of a paragraph with text flowing around all of its sides. Which wrap setting should you choose?

Answer: Square

Square wrapping flows text around all four sides of the image's bounding box.

Which type of list should you use for step-by-step instructions where order matters?

Answer: Numbered list

Numbered lists show sequence, which suits ordered steps.

Text pasted from a website brings unwanted fonts and colors. Which paste option keeps only the words?

Answer: Keep Text Only

Keep Text Only pastes plain text and removes all original formatting.

You inserted a 4-column table and need to total the numbers in the last column inside Word. Which feature helps?

Answer: Insert Formula (=SUM(ABOVE))

Word's table Formula command can calculate totals with functions like =SUM(ABOVE).

To make a document accessible to screen reader users, what should you add to every image?

Answer: Alternative (alt) text

Alt text describes an image so screen readers can read it aloud.