MOS - Microsoft Office Specialist Word: Managing Tables and Lists Questions and Answers

Question 1

You have a large table in a Word document that spans several pages.
To improve readability, you need to ensure the header row is visible at the top of each page where the table appears.
Which of the following is the correct action to take?

Accepted Answer

Select the header row, go to the Layout tab under Table Tools, and click 'Repeat Header Rows'.

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Manually copy and paste the header row at the beginning of the table on each new page.

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Select the header row, go to the Table Design tab, and click 'Set as Header'.

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In the Table Properties dialog box, on the Table tab, select the 'Repeat as header row' checkbox.

Question 2

A user wants to convert a multi-column table back into plain text, with each column's data separated by a comma. Which sequence of commands should be used?

Accepted Answer

Select the table, go to the Layout tab under Table Tools, click 'Convert to Text', and then choose 'Commas'.

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Select the table, go to the Insert tab, and click 'Convert Table to Text'.

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Select the table, go to the Table Design tab, click 'Export', and choose 'Comma Separated'.

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Right-click the table, select 'Table Properties', and choose 'Convert to Text'.

Question 3

You are formatting a report and need to create a numbered list that starts with the number 5 instead of the default 1. How can you accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

Right-click on the first number in the list and select 'Set Numbering Value'.

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Manually type '5.' before the first list item and then use the 'Format Painter' for subsequent items.

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Go to the 'Define New Number Format' dialog and type '5' in the 'Start at' field.

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Press the Tab key before the first item until the number changes to 5.

Question 4

Which of the following options in the 'Table Style Options' group allows you to apply special formatting to alternating rows to improve readability?

Accepted Answer

Banded Rows

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Header Row

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First Column

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Total Row

Question 5

A user has text where items are separated by tabs, and each line represents a new row. To organize this data, they want to convert it into a table. Where is the 'Convert Text to Table' command located?

Accepted Answer

On the Insert tab, within the Table dropdown menu.

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On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group.

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On the Layout tab, in the Data group.

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On the References tab, in the Citations & Bibliography group.

Question 6

You need to sort a table of sales data first by 'Region' in alphabetical order, and then by 'Sales Amount' from highest to lowest. Which feature in the Sort dialog box allows for this multi-level sorting?

Accepted Answer

The 'Sort by' dropdown for the primary sort and the 'Then by' dropdown for the secondary sort.

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The 'My list has' header row option.

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The 'Ascending' and 'Descending' options applied sequentially.

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The 'Options' button where multiple sort keys can be defined.