MOS Word: Text & Paragraph Formatting 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What happens when you double-click the Format Painter button instead of single-clicking it?
- It applies formatting twice
- It locks Format Painter on so you can apply the same formatting multiple times (Correct answer)
- It opens the Format Cells dialog
- It pastes formatting from the clipboard
Correct answer: It locks Format Painter on so you can apply the same formatting multiple times
Double-clicking Format Painter locks it in active mode, letting you apply the copied formatting to multiple selections until you press Escape.
Question 2: Which Word feature automatically corrects 'teh' to 'the' as you type?
- Spell Check
- AutoCorrect (Correct answer)
- AutoFormat
- Grammar Check
Correct answer: AutoCorrect
AutoCorrect automatically fixes common misspellings and typos as you type, such as replacing 'teh' with 'the'.
Question 3: Which keyboard shortcut removes all manual formatting from selected text, reverting it to the default paragraph style?
- Ctrl+Z
- Ctrl+Space (Correct answer)
- Ctrl+Shift+N
- Ctrl+Q
Correct answer: Ctrl+Space
Ctrl+Space removes character formatting from selected text, reverting it to the default font of the current style.
Question 4: What does 'Widow/Orphan control' do in Word paragraph formatting?
- Prevents single lines of a paragraph from appearing alone at the top or bottom of a page (Correct answer)
- Removes extra spaces between paragraphs
- Keeps all paragraph lines on the same page
- Adjusts spacing between widowed characters
Correct answer: Prevents single lines of a paragraph from appearing alone at the top or bottom of a page
Widow/Orphan control prevents the first or last line of a paragraph from being stranded alone at the bottom or top of a page.
Question 5: In Word, which tab on the ribbon contains the 'Text Effects and Typography' button?
- Insert
- Design
- Home (Correct answer)
- Format
Correct answer: Home
The Text Effects and Typography button (represented by a glowing 'A') is located in the Font group on the Home tab.
Question 6: What is the purpose of the 'Space Before' setting in paragraph formatting?
- Adds space between characters in the paragraph
- Adds vertical space above the paragraph (Correct answer)
- Sets the left indent of the paragraph
- Adjusts the first-line indent
Correct answer: Adds vertical space above the paragraph
'Space Before' adds a specified amount of vertical whitespace above a paragraph, measured in points.
Question 7: Which shortcut key applies the Heading 1 style to a paragraph in Word?
- Ctrl+1
- Alt+1
- Ctrl+Alt+1 (Correct answer)
- Ctrl+Shift+1
Correct answer: Ctrl+Alt+1
Ctrl+Alt+1 applies the Heading 1 style to the current paragraph in Word.
MOS Word: Text & Paragraph Formatting 3
What happens when you double-click the Format Painter button instead of single-clicking it?