Word: Text & Paragraph Formatting Flashcards

Which paragraph border option in Word adds a horizontal line only below the paragraph?

Answer: Bottom border

The Bottom border option in the Borders dropdown adds a single horizontal line beneath the selected paragraph.

What does the 'Character Spacing' setting 'Expanded' do to text?

Answer: Adds space between individual characters

The 'Expanded' character spacing option increases the amount of space between each character in the selected text.

In Word, what is the effect of applying the 'Hidden' font formatting to text?

Answer: The text is not printed or displayed unless Show All Formatting Marks is on

Hidden text is invisible on screen and does not print unless you enable 'Show hidden text' in Word Options or toggle Show/Hide marks.

Which keyboard shortcut increases the font size of selected text by one point in Word?

Answer: Ctrl+]

Ctrl+] increases the font size of selected text by exactly one point at a time in Word.

What does the 'Distributed' paragraph alignment option do, as opposed to 'Justify'?

Answer: It justifies all lines including the last line of the paragraph

Distributed alignment justifies every line including the last, spreading all text evenly edge-to-edge, unlike Justify which leaves the last line left-aligned.

Which dialog box setting controls whether Word automatically adjusts spacing between specific pairs of characters (e.g., 'AV')?

Answer: Kerning

Kerning adjusts the spacing between specific character pairs to improve visual appearance, and can be enabled in the Font dialog's Advanced tab.

What is the purpose of the 'Page break before' paragraph option?

Answer: Forces the paragraph to always start at the top of a new page

'Page break before' forces the selected paragraph to begin on a new page, useful for chapter headings.