Word: Text & Paragraph Formatting Flashcards
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When you click the small arrow at the bottom-right of the Font group on the Home tab, what opens?
Answer: The full Font dialog box
Clicking the dialog launcher arrow in the Font group opens the full Font dialog box with all advanced character formatting options.
What does the 'Small Caps' text effect do in Word?
Answer: Displays lowercase letters as smaller versions of capital letters
Small Caps formats lowercase letters to appear as smaller-sized capital letters while keeping actual capitals at full size.
In the Paragraph dialog box, which tab contains the 'Line and Page Breaks' options such as 'Keep lines together'?
Answer: Line and Page Breaks
The 'Line and Page Breaks' tab in the Paragraph dialog box contains pagination options including 'Keep lines together' and 'Page break before'.
What is the function of a hanging indent in Word?
Answer: Indents all lines of a paragraph except the first line
A hanging indent indents all lines of a paragraph except the first, commonly used in bibliographies and numbered lists.
Which Word formatting option allows you to specify exact spacing between lines, such as exactly 14 pt?
Answer: Exactly
The 'Exactly' line spacing option sets a fixed line height in points that Word will not adjust regardless of font size.
What does Ctrl+E do in Microsoft Word?
Answer: Center-aligns the selected paragraph
Ctrl+E is the shortcut for center alignment, centering the selected paragraph between the left and right margins.
Which option would you use to add a decorative first letter that drops down several lines at the beginning of a paragraph?
Answer: Drop Cap
The Drop Cap feature (Insert tab > Text group > Drop Cap) enlarges the first letter of a paragraph and drops it down to span multiple lines.