MOS Word: Inserting Graphic Elements 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which command on the SmartArt Design tab changes all colors used in a SmartArt graphic at once?
- SmartArt Styles
- Change Colors (Correct answer)
- Reset Graphic
- Layouts
Correct answer: Change Colors
Change Colors offers preset color combinations based on the document's theme colors applied to all SmartArt shapes simultaneously.
Question 2: When an image is set to 'Behind Text' wrapping, what behavior does the image have?
- Text flows tightly around the image's outline
- The image acts as a watermark-style background behind the text (Correct answer)
- Text appears only above and below the image
- The image is anchored and cannot be moved
Correct answer: The image acts as a watermark-style background behind the text
Behind Text places the image on a layer beneath the text layer, allowing text to appear over the image.
Question 3: To add a new shape to an existing SmartArt graphic, where should you click?
- Insert > Shapes, then draw near the SmartArt
- SmartArt Design > Add Shape (Correct answer)
- Right-click the SmartArt border and select Insert Object
- Home > Clipboard > Paste Special
Correct answer: SmartArt Design > Add Shape
The Add Shape button on the SmartArt Design tab inserts a new shape before, after, above, or below the selected shape.
Question 4: What is the function of the yellow adjustment handle that sometimes appears on a shape?
- It rotates the shape
- It changes the shape's color fill
- It modifies a specific geometric feature of the shape, like corner radius (Correct answer)
- It resizes the shape proportionally
Correct answer: It modifies a specific geometric feature of the shape, like corner radius
Yellow diamond handles let you adjust a shape's unique geometric property, such as the corner roundness of a rounded rectangle.
Question 5: How do you change a shape to a different shape type while keeping its size, position, and formatting?
- Delete and reinsert a new shape with the same formatting
- Shape Format > Edit Shape > Change Shape (Correct answer)
- Right-click > Format Shape > Type
- Insert > Shapes > Replace Current
Correct answer: Shape Format > Edit Shape > Change Shape
Edit Shape > Change Shape replaces the current shape with a new one while preserving applied formatting and dimensions.
Question 6: Which setting controls how far text stays from the edge of an image when using Square or Tight wrapping?
- Spacing before/after in Paragraph settings
- Distance from text in the Layout > Text Wrapping dialog (Correct answer)
- The image's margin settings in Format Picture
- Page margins in the Layout tab
Correct answer: Distance from text in the Layout > Text Wrapping dialog
The Layout dialog's Text Wrapping tab has Distance from text fields (top, bottom, left, right) that set the gap between the image and surrounding text.
Question 7: Which of the following is NOT a category available in Word's SmartArt graphic chooser?
- Matrix
- Pyramid
- Timeline (Correct answer)
- Relationship
Correct answer: Timeline
Timeline is not one of Word's built-in SmartArt categories; the categories include List, Process, Cycle, Hierarchy, Relationship, Matrix, Pyramid, and Picture.
MOS Word: Inserting Graphic Elements 5
Which command on the SmartArt Design tab changes all colors used in a SmartArt graphic at once?