Introduction to Computers: Ch. 3
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How can formatting can affect the usability of a document?
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The formatting applied to a document can affect how the reader interprets the document, how easily the document is read, and the overall impression of the document
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How can the margins of a document be changed so that the left margin is 2\" and the right margin is 3\"?
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Page Layout -> Margins -> Custom margins ; type 2 in the box for the left and 3 in the box for the right
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What is the difference between formatting a paragraph with a 1\" left indent using PAGE LAYOUT > Indent Left and by dragging markers on the ruler?
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Dragging the markers on the ruler is quicker than using the PAGE LAYOUT Indent Left.
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Why are paragraphs of text formatted with space after each paragraph?
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Space between paragraphs makes it easier to read and helps distinguish where paragraphs begin and end.
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How is the space before a paragraph changed?
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Use PAGE LAYOUT -> Before. The amount of space is measured in points.
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Give an example of a document that is typically double spaced.
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An informative paragraph or long report.
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How is the formatting of a paragraph changed to double spacing?
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First, highlight the intended paragraph. Then click home, line and paragraph spacing, and then select 2.0.
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How can you tell where tab stops have been set?
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They are shown on the ruler.
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What default tab stops will automatically be removed when a tab stop is set at 3\" on the ruler?
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.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5
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List the steps required to set a center tab stop at 2.25\".
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First, click the tab selector on the ruler until the center tab stop is displayed. Then, select the area on the ruler where you want it to be aligned.
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What type of data would be best aligned using a decimal tab stop?
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Prices would be best aligned using a decimal tab stop.
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What type of indent formats the first line of a paragraph farther to the left than the rest of the paragraph?
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A hanging indent
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List the steps required to format a paragraph with a hanging indent of 0.25.\"
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On the ruler, click and drag the hanging indent marker to the 0.25\".
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Give an example of when a hanging indent is useful.
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A hanging indent is often used for lists, outlines, or for a bibliography entry.
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List the steps required to format six paragraphs as a bulleted list of six items.
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Highlight the text that needs to be bulletin and select the bullets icon in the home tab of the ribbon.
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When would a numbered list be used instead of a bulleted list?
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When listing steps in a recipe.
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What is a header?
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Text that is printed at the top of each page.
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List three kinds of information that is often included in a header or footer.
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The page number, file name, author's name, and the date.
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What option is selected have the header not print on the first page?
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\"Different First Page\" check box.
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What option is used to position a graphic relative to the text?
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The wrap text option.
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List three sources of graphics.
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A web page, screen captures, and digital camera pictures
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Other than changing margins, what else can affect a document's pagination?
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A page break can change a document's pagination, font size and larger margins
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List two ways to insert a page break.
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To insert a page break, press Ctrl+Enter or click Insert, page break.
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How is a page break deleted?
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To delete a page break, place the insertion point to the left of the page break, and press the Delete key.
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What are footnotes used for?
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A footnote is an explanatory note or reference printed at the bottom of the page, where it is referenced.
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Compare and contrast uses and formatting of footnotes and endnotes.
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To add a footnote, place the insertion point in the text, where the footnote number should appear, and click references and the arrow, insert footnote. To create an endnote, place the insertion point in the text where the endnote number should appear, and click the references, arrow, and then insert. A footnote is an explanatory note printed at the bottom of the page, where it is referenced. Endnotes appear on the last page of a document, and are a common method of references for a research paper.
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What is a template?
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A master document that includes the basic elements for particular types of documents
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Give an example of when using a template could be helpful. Explain why?
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office memos because they usually contain the same layout with only the topic changing for each new memo.
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Describe the usefulness of being able to save a Word document as an HTML file.
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It only keeps the content and styles creating a small file without a lot of extra code.
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Margin settings can change from paragraph to paragraph
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FALSE
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Indents are often used to set off paragraphs such as a quotation.
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TRUE
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A paragraph in a new document is double spaced by default.
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False - the default is 1.15
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Default tab stops are located at every inch on the ruler.
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False - every .5 inch
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A right tab stop aligns the end of the text at the stop.
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TRUE
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A hanging indent is part of the standard footnote format.
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TRUE
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The steps in a recipe should be formatted as a bulleted list, and the ingredients are best formatted as a numbered list.
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False
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It is possible to have a different header and footer printed on the first page than on the rest of the pages.
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TRUE
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The keywords clip art are appropriate when searching for clip art of musical instruments.
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FALSE
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Cut, Copy, and Paste can be used to create copies of or move a selected graphic.
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TRUE
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Once inserted, page breaks cannot be deleted from a document.
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FALSE
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Footnotes appear at the bottom of the page by default.
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TRUE
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A web page title is text displayed in the title bar of the web browser.
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TRUE
