Chapter 3: Ms Word Test Questions – Flashcards
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American Psychological Association (APA)
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One of two commonly use style guides for formatting research papers.
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Bibliography
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A list of cited works in a report or research paper; also referred to as Works Cited, Sources, or References, depending upon the report style.
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Brightness
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The relative lightness of a picture.
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Citation
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A note inserted into the text of a research paper that refers the reader to a source in the bibliography.
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Column break indicator
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A dotted line containing the words Column Break that displays at the bottom of the column.
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Contrast
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The difference between the darkest and the lightest area of a picture.
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Crop
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A command that removes unwanted or unnecessary areas of a picture.
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Crop handles
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Handles used to define unwanted areas of a picture.
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Crop pointer
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The pointer used to crop areas of a picture.
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Data source
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A document that contains a list of variable information, such as names and addresses, that is merged with a main document to create customized form letters or labels.
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Em dash
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A punctuation symbol used to indicate an explanation or emphasis.
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Endnote
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In a research paper, a note placed at the end of a document or chapter.
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Fields
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In a mail merge, the column headings in the data source.
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Flip
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A command that creates a reverse image of picture or object.
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Footnote
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In a research paper, the note placed at the bottom of the page.
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Hanging indent
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An indent style in which the first line of a paragraph extends to the left of the remaining lines and that is commonly used for bibliographic entries.
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Line break indicator
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A nonprinting character in the shape of a bent arrow that indicates a manual line break.
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Mail merge
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A feature that joins a main document and a data source to create customized letters or labels.
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Main document
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In a mail merge, the document that contains the text or formatting that remains constant.
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Manual column break
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An artificial end to a column to balance columns or to provide space for the insertion of other objects.
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Manual line break
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A break that moves text to the right of the insertion point to a new line while keeping the text in the same paragraph.
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Manual page break
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The action of forcing a page to end and placing subsequent text at the top of the next page.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
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One of two commonly used style guides for formatting research papers.
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Nameplate
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The banner on the front page of a news letter that identifies the publication.
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Newsletter
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A periodical that communicates news and information to a specific group.
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Note
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In a research paper, information that expands the topic, but that does not fit well in the document text.
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Page break indicator
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A dotted line with the text Page Break that indicates where a manual page break was inserted.
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Parenthetical references
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References that include the last name of the author or authors, and the page number in the referenced source.
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PDF Reflow
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The ability to import PDF files into Word so that you can transform a PDF back into a fully editable Word document.
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Read Mode
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A view in Word that optimizes the Word screen for the times when you are reading Word documents on the screen and not creating or editing them.
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Recolour
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A feature that enables you to change all colours in the picture to shades of a single colour.
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Record
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Each row of information that contains data for one person.
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Scale
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A command that resizes a picture to a percentage of its size.
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Screenshot
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An image of an active window on your computer that you can paste into a document.
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Section
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A portion of a document that can be formatted differently from the rest of the document.
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Section break
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A double dotted line that indicates the end of one section and the beginning of another section.
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Small caps
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A font effect that changes lowercase letters to uppercase letters, but with the height of lowercase letters.
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Style
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A group of formatting commands such as font, font size, font colour, paragraph alignment and line spacing, that can be applied to a paragraph with one command.
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Style guide
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A manual that contains standards for the design and writing of documents.
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Suppress
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A Word feature that hides header and footer information, including the page number, on the first page of a document.
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Watermark
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A text or graphic element that displays behind document text.
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Works Cited
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In the MLA style, a list of cited works placed at the end of a research paper or report.
