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bottom of the page as footnotes or at the end of the paper as endnotes

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When using the MLA style, position explanatory notes either at the _____, as shown in Figure 2-1.

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A note reference mark signals that an explanatory note exists at the bottom of the page as a(n) ____, as shown in Figure 2-1.

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footnote

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The shortcut keys for the _____ character formatting are CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN.

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superscript

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To increase a paragraph indent, use the _____ shortcut keys.

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CTRL+M

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Each time the _____ key is pressed, the paragraph formatting in the previous paragraph is carried forward to the next paragraph.

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ENTER

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single-spaced, left-aligned, and a smaller font size than the text in the research paper

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Footnote text is _____.

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Word has a list of predefined typing, spelling, capitalization, and grammar errors that _____ can detect and correct.

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AutoCorrect

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According to the MLA style, the _____ is a list of sources that are referenced directly in a research

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works cited page

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To select a block of text, click at the beginning of the selection, scroll to the end of the selection, position the mouse pointer at the end of the selection, hold down the ____

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SHIFT

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When the same word is used in multiple locations or a word is used that was not quite appropriate, a thesaurus can be used to look up a(n) _____, or a word similar in meaning

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synonym

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By default, the Normal style places ____ points of blank space after each paragraph.

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10

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By default, the Normal style inserts a vertical space equal to ____ line(s) between each line of text.

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1.15

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The shortcut keys used to left-align a paragraph are ____.

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CTRL+L

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The shortcut keys used to center a paragraph are ____.

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CTRL+E

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To decrease a font size, use the ____ shortcut keys.

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CTRL+SHIFT+<

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To right-align a paragraph, use the ____ shortcut keys.

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CTRL+R

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With ____ editing, the selected item is moved to the new location and then inserted there.

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drag-and-drop

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The ____ is a temporary Windows storage area.

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Clipboard

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____ is the process of copying an item from the Clipboard into the document at the location of the insertion point.

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Pasting

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A(n) ____ is a book of synonyms.

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thesaurus

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If the top of a set of characters is chopped off, then line spacing may be set to ____.

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Exactly

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Headers print in the top margin ____ inch from the top of every page.

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one-half

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The ____ shortcut keys remove character formatting

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CTRL+SPACEBAR

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The ____ shortcut keys underline words, and not spaces.

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CTRL+SHIFT+W

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Although you can use a dialog box to indent paragraphs, Word provides a quicker way through the ____.

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horizontal ruler

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If you want to remove the AutoCorrect Options button from the screen, you can press the ____ key.

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ESCAPE

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If you do not want to keep a change automatically made by Word and you immediately notice the automatic correction, you can undo the change by clicking the Undo button on the ___

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Quick Access Toolbar

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A(n) ____ is a placeholder for data whose contents can change.

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field

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A tag name is an identifier that links a(n) ____ to a source.

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citation

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The rule is to press the SPACEBAR ____ time(s) after periods, colons, and other punctuation marks

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one

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One way to delete a note is to click immediately to the left of the note reference mark in the document text and then press the ____ key twice.

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DELETE

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By default, Word shades fields ____ on the screen to help you identify them.

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gray

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To select a sentence, press and hold down the ____ key and then click the sentence.

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CTRL

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To search for a special character, first click the More button in the Find dialog box and then use the ____ button.

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Special

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When you install Word, it selects a series of ____ through which it searches when you use the Research task pane shown in Figure 2-5.

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services

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The first draft of a research paper should include ____.

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an introduction a conclusion the body sources

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Sources should be evaluated for ____.

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currency authority accuracy

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You can use the rulers to ____.

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set tab stops change page margins adjust column widths

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____ is/are required information for a citation for a book in MLA style.

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Full name of author(s) Edition (if available) Publication city

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____ is required information for a citation for a Web site in MLA style.

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Date viewed Title of Web site Web address

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If you have a right-aligned paragraph and you want to make it left-aligned, click the _________ button.

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Align Text Left

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Although many different styles of documentation exist for report preparation, each style requires the __________.

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same basic information

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Using the MLA style of documentation, the title of the paper is centered one double-space below the ________ and course information.

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writer's name

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In the MLA style, notes are used only for ________________ notes.

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optional explanatory

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To place your name to the left of the page number, as shown in Figure 2-2 and as required by the MLA style, you must create a header that contains the __________.

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page number

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To use Click and Type, you double-click a blank area of the _____________ window.

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document

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If you add text, delete text, or modify text on a page, Word recomputes the location of ___________________ and adjusts them accordingly.

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automatic page breaks

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According to the MLA style, the first line of each entry on the works cited page begins at the________________.

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left margin

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When you drag the ______________ marker, the Left Indent marker moves with it.

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Hanging Indent

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The MLA style requires that the works cited be listed in _________________ by the author's last name or, if the work has no author, by the work's title.

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alphabetical order

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When you point to an icon on the Select Browse Object menu, Word displays the associated command name at the top of the ____________.

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menu

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To move text, you first select the text to be moved and then use drag-and-drop editing or the ___________ technique to move the selected text.

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cut-and-paste

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If the Research task pane shown in Figure 2-5 does not display a dictionary entry for an ______ word, click the Search for box arrow and then click All Reference Books.

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ALT+CLICKED

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If you have multiple custom dictionaries, you can specify which one Word should use when _________________.

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checking spelling

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From within Word, you can search through various forms of ______________ information.

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reference

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You can use the Ignore All button in the ______________ dialog box.

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Spelling and Grammar

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The MLA style uses in-text ____________________ instead of noting each source at the bottom of the page or at the end of the paper.

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parenthetical citations

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The MLA style uses the term ____________________ for the bibliographical list of sources.

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works cited

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____________________ is the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document.

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line spacing

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The MLA documentation style requires that you ____________________ the entire research paper; that is, one blank line should display between each line of text.

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double-space

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As shown in Figure 2-2, a(n) ____________________ is text printed at the top of each page in a document.

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header

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The ____________________ feature can be used to format and enter text, graphics, and other items.

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Click and Type

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When fingers are already on the keyboard, it often is more efficient to use ____________________, or keyboard key combinations, to format text as it is typed.

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shortcut keys

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Word can be instructed to indent the first line of a paragraph, called ____________________, using the horizontal ruler shown in Figure 2-3.

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first-line indent

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The ____________________ is the top triangle at the 0" mark on the horizontal ruler shown in Figure 2-3.

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First Line Indent marker

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The small square at the 0" mark on the horizontal ruler shown in Figure 2-3 is the ____________________, which can be used to change the entire left margin.

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Left Indent marker

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Word provides a(n) ____________________ feature that automatically corrects some typing, spelling, capitalization, or grammar errors as they are typed in a document.

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AutoCorrect

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When the ____________________ is clicked, Word displays a menu that allows a correction to be undone or changes how Word handles future automatic corrections of this type.

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AutoCorrect Options button

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Word automatically numbers notes sequentially by placing a(n) ____________________ in the body of the document and also to the left of the note text.

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note reference mark

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As documents that exceed one page are typed, Word automatically inserts page breaks like those in Figure 2-4, called ____________________, when it determines the text has filled

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automatic page breaks soft page breaks

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Because page repagination is performed between keystrokes, Word refers to the task of creating automatic page breaks like the one shown in Figure 2-4 as ____________________.

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background repagination

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Because the works cited are to display on a separate numbered page, a(n) ____________________ must be inserted at a specific location following the body of a research paper.

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manual page break hard page break

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A(n) ____________________ is a type of paragraph formatting in which the first line extends to the left of the rest of the paragraph.

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hanging indent

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The ____________________ is the bottom triangle at the 0" mark on the horizontal ruler.

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hanging indent marker

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While ____________________, you review a document to look for grammatical errors and spelling errors.

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proofreading

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The ____________________ displays when you drag-and-drop text and allows you to change the format of the text that was moved.

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Paste Options button

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Used in MLA style instead of noting each source at the bottom of the page

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parenthetical citations

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The bibliographic list of sources at the end of an MLA-styled research paper

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works cited

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Text and graphics that prints at the top of each page in a document

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header

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Used to format text as you type it

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shortcut keys

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Used to format and enter text, graphics, and other items

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Click and Type

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An identifier that links a citation to a source

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tag name

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Explanatory note that exists at the end of a document

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endnote

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A placeholder for data whose contents can change

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field

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Word feature that fixes errors as you type them in the document

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AutoCorrect

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Displays along the left edge of the Word window

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vertical ruler

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Headers (as shown in Figure 2-2) and footers can include text and graphics, as well as the _____.

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current date page number current time

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The Word Count button on the Review tab displays the number of words as well as the number of _____ in the current document.

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lines characters paragraphs

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Automatic page breaks like the one in Figure 2-4 are determined by ____.

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paper size line spacing margin settings

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Which of the following is a bibliographic source?

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map memo letter

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