Word Chapter 3 Quiz Flashcards

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What is a Style Guide?

A recipe book
A set of standards for design and writing (correct)
A type of research paper
A list of authors

Which is one of the commonly used style guides for formatting research papers?

American Psychological Association (APA) (correct)
Harvard Referencing
Chicago Manual of Style
Bluebook

What is a Screenshot?

An image of an active window on your computer that you can paste into a document.

What is a Note in a research paper?

Information that expands on the topic but does not fit well in the document text. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Footnote?

A note placed at the bottom of the page. Signup and view all the answers

What is an Endnote?

A note placed at the end of a document or chapter. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Bibliography?

A list of cited works in a report or research paper. Signup and view all the answers

What are Works Cited?

A list of cited works placed at the end of a research paper or report in MLA style. Signup and view all the answers

What is Style in terms of document formatting?

A group of formatting commands that can be applied to a paragraph with one command. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Citation?

A note inserted into the text that refers to a source in the bibliography. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Parenthetical Reference?

A citation that refers to items on the Works Cited page, included in parentheses. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Manual Page Break?

The action of forcing a page to end and placing subsequent text at the top of the next page. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Page Break Indicator?

A dotted line with the text 'Page Break' indicating where a manual page break was inserted. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Hanging Indent?

An indent style where the first line of a paragraph extends to the left of the remaining lines. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Manual Column Break?

An artificial end to a column to balance columns or to provide space for the insertion of other objects. Signup and view all the answers

What does Justified mean in document formatting?

Column text that is aligned to both the left and right margins. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Nameplate?

The banner on the front page of a newsletter that identifies the publication. Signup and view all the answers

What are Small Caps?

A font effect that changes lowercase text into uppercase letters using a reduced font size. Signup and view all the answers

Which key is used to end a line before the normal end without creating a new paragraph?

[Shift] key while pressing [Enter]. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Bent Arrow?

The nonprinting symbol that displays where a manual line break is inserted. Signup and view all the answers

What does Flip mean in image editing?

A command that creates a reverse image of a picture or object. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Section in document formatting?

A portion of a document that can be formatted differently from the rest. Signup and view all the answers

What is a Watermark?

A text or graphic element that displays behind document text. Signup and view all the answers

What is an Em Dash?

A punctuation symbol used to indicate an explanation or emphasis. Signup and view all the answers

What does Brightness refer to in image editing?

The relative lightness of a picture. Signup and view all the answers

What is Contrast in photography?

The difference between the darkest and lightest area of a picture. Signup and view all the answers

What does Recolor mean?

A feature that enables you to change all colors in the picture to shades of a single color. Signup and view all the answers

What is Scale in image editing?

The command that resizes a picture to a percentage of its size. Signup and view all the answers

What does Crop mean?

The command that removes unwanted or unnecessary areas of a picture. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Style Guide

A style guide standardizes document design and writing processes.

American Psychological Association (APA)

APA is a widely used style guide for formatting research papers.

Screenshot

A screenshot captures an image of the active window on a computer.

Note

In research papers, a note provides additional information that enhances but does not fit into the main text.

Footnote

A footnote offers a note at the bottom of a page in a research paper.

Endnote

An endnote is located at the end of a document or chapter, providing additional notes.

Bibliography

A bibliography lists all cited works in a report or research paper, known as Works Cited or References based on the style used.

Works Cited

In MLA style, Works Cited refers to the list of cited works positioned at the end of a paper.

Style

A style includes various formatting commands such as font type, size, color, paragraph alignment, and line spacing, applied collectively to a paragraph.

Citation

A citation in a research paper directs readers to a source listed in the bibliography.

Parenthetical Reference

In MLA format, this citation appears in parentheses and includes the author’s last name and the respective page number.

Manual Page Break

A manual page break forces the end of one page, moving subsequent text to the top of the next page.

Page Break Indicator

A dotted line labeled 'Page Break' indicates where a manual page break is added.

Hanging Indent

A hanging indent features the first line of a paragraph extending to the left of the other lines, often used in bibliographies.

Manual Column Break

This break artificially ends a column, aiding in column balance or providing space for additional content.

Justified

Justified text aligns evenly along both the left and right margins.

Nameplate

The nameplate identifies a newsletter on its front page.

Small Caps

Small caps convert lowercase letters into uppercase letters at a reduced size, typically used for titles.

[Enter] Key

To end a line without initiating a new paragraph, hold down [Shift] while pressing [Enter].

Bent Arrow

A bent arrow symbol indicates where a manual line break has occurred.

Flip

The flip command reverses the image of a picture or object.

Section

A section in a document can have different formatting than the rest of the text.

Watermark

A watermark appears behind the main text of a document as a text or graphic element.

Em Dash

An em dash serves as punctuation to indicate emphasis or an explanation.

Brightness

Brightness measures the relative lightness of an image.

Contrast

Contrast describes the difference between the darkest and lightest areas of an image.

Recolor

Recoloring allows users to adjust all colors in a picture to a single color shade.

Scale

The scale command resizes an image to a specific percentage of its original dimensions.

Crop

Cropping removes unnecessary portions of an image.

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Test your knowledge with these flashcards from Chapter 3 of the Word course. This quiz covers important terms such as Style Guides and APA formatting. Perfect for anyone looking to improve their document design and writing standards.