Word: Managing Tables and Lists Flashcards

Which feature allows you to define a custom bullet symbol for a bulleted list in Word?

Answer: Home > Paragraph > Bullets dropdown > Define New Bullet

Choosing 'Define New Bullet' from the Bullets dropdown lets you select any symbol, picture, or font character as a bullet.

You want the numbering in a list to continue from a previous numbered list rather than restart at 1. Which option do you choose?

Answer: Right-click the list and choose Continue Numbering

Right-clicking a numbered list and selecting Continue Numbering resumes counting from the previous list's last number.

Which command converts a Word table back into plain text?

Answer: Table Tools > Layout > Data > Convert to Text

Table Tools > Layout > Data > Convert to Text removes the table structure and replaces cell separators with a chosen delimiter.

How do you change the cell margins (padding) for all cells in a Word table at once?

Answer: Table Tools > Layout > Alignment > Cell Margins

Cell Margins in the Table Tools > Layout > Alignment group opens a dialog to set uniform or custom padding for all cells.

A Word table has alternating shaded rows for readability. Which Table Style option applies this formatting?

Answer: Banded Rows checkbox in Table Tools > Design > Table Style Options

Enabling Banded Rows in the Table Style Options group on the Design tab applies alternating row shading from the selected style.

What happens when you press Tab while in the last column's cell of a non-last row?

Answer: The cursor moves to the first cell of the next row

Tab in any cell other than the last cell of the last row moves to the next cell, advancing to the first cell of the next row at row end.

Which command lets you set a specific row height to an exact measurement in a Word table?

Answer: Table Tools > Layout > Cell Size > Table Row Height field

The Table Row Height field in the Cell Size group on the Layout tab lets you enter an exact row height.