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Computer & IT · Topic 4

MS Office shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts and basics of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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Explanation

Shortcut questions are easy marks. Learn the common shortcuts first, then those special to Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Common shortcuts

  • Ctrl+C copy, Ctrl+X cut, Ctrl+V paste, Ctrl+Z undo, Ctrl+Y redo.
  • Ctrl+S save, F12 Save As, Ctrl+P print, Ctrl+N new, Ctrl+O open, Ctrl+A select all.
  • Ctrl+B bold, Ctrl+I italic, Ctrl+U underline, Ctrl+F find, Ctrl+H replace, Ctrl+K hyperlink.
  • Alt+F4 closes the active window.

Word

  • Alignment: Ctrl+L left, Ctrl+E centre, Ctrl+R right, Ctrl+J justify.
  • F7 runs the spelling and grammar check.
  • Ctrl+Enter inserts a page break.

Excel and PowerPoint

  • Every Excel formula starts with "="; SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX and MIN are common functions.
  • A cell is named by column letter and row number (A1); $A$1 is an absolute reference.
  • F2 edits the active cell in Excel; Ctrl+; enters today's date.
  • In PowerPoint, F5 starts the slide show from the beginning and Shift+F5 from the current slide.

Practise

MS Office shortcuts MCQs

Try each question, then open the answer. MCQs 201–226 of 226.

201.Which Excel chart shows values as vertical bars?

  1. A. Bar chart
  2. B. Column chart
  3. C. Line chart
  4. D. Pie chart
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Answer: B. Column chart

A bar chart uses horizontal bars.

202.Which Excel chart shows the relationship between two sets of numbers as dots?

  1. A. Scatter (XY) chart
  2. B. Pie chart
  3. C. Column chart
  4. D. Area chart
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Answer: A. Scatter (XY) chart

It is used to look for correlation.

203.A small chart inside a single Excel cell is called what?

  1. A. Data bar only
  2. B. Thumbnail
  3. C. Mini chart
  4. D. Sparkline
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Answer: D. Sparkline

Sparklines show trends at a glance.

204.Which Word feature lets several people comment on a document?

  1. A. Macros
  2. B. Mail Merge
  3. C. Styles
  4. D. Comments
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Answer: D. Comments

Comments appear in the margin.

205.Which Word feature compares two versions of a document?

  1. A. Compare (in the Review tab)
  2. B. Mail Merge
  3. C. Track Changes only
  4. D. Navigation Pane
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Answer: A. Compare (in the Review tab)

It shows the differences as tracked changes.

206.Which Word pane lets you jump between headings and pages?

  1. A. Reviewing Pane
  2. B. Styles Pane
  3. C. Clipboard Pane
  4. D. Navigation Pane
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Answer: D. Navigation Pane

Ctrl+F also opens it.

207.Which Word feature creates a list of sources at the end of a document?

  1. A. Index
  2. B. Bibliography
  3. C. Glossary
  4. D. Table of Contents
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Answer: B. Bibliography

It is in the References tab.

208.Which Word feature creates an alphabetical list of terms with page numbers at the end of a book?

  1. A. Index
  2. B. Footnotes
  3. C. Table of Contents
  4. D. Bibliography
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Answer: A. Index

Entries are marked first, then the index is inserted.

209.Which Word feature splits text into newspaper-style columns?

  1. A. Tabs
  2. B. Columns
  3. C. Sections only
  4. D. Tables
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Answer: B. Columns

It is in the Layout tab.

210.A break that lets different parts of a Word document have different layouts is called what?

  1. A. Line break
  2. B. Column break
  3. C. Page break
  4. D. Section break
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Answer: D. Section break

For example, one page landscape and others portrait.

211.Which Word view shows the document as a web page?

  1. A. Draft
  2. B. Print Layout
  3. C. Outline
  4. D. Web Layout
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Answer: D. Web Layout

It shows text without page breaks.

212.Which Word feature reads the document aloud?

  1. A. Immersive Reader only
  2. B. Narrator
  3. C. Dictate
  4. D. Read Aloud
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Answer: D. Read Aloud

It is in the Review tab.

213.Which Word feature lets you type by speaking?

  1. A. Translate
  2. B. Dictate
  3. C. Editor
  4. D. Read Aloud
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Answer: B. Dictate

It uses speech recognition.

214.Which PowerPoint feature suggests slide designs automatically?

  1. A. Designer (Design Ideas)
  2. B. Rehearse Timings
  3. C. Slide Master
  4. D. Morph
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Answer: A. Designer (Design Ideas)

It suggests layouts for text and pictures.

215.Which PowerPoint transition smoothly moves objects between two slides?

  1. A. Push
  2. B. Wipe
  3. C. Morph
  4. D. Fade
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Answer: C. Morph

Morph animates changes from one slide to the next.

216.Which PowerPoint feature hides a slide during the show without deleting it?

  1. A. Hide Slide
  2. B. Slide Sorter
  3. C. Delete Slide
  4. D. Section
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Answer: A. Hide Slide

Hidden slides are skipped in the slide show.

217.Which PowerPoint feature groups slides into named parts?

  1. A. Sections
  2. B. Masters
  3. C. Layouts
  4. D. Themes
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Answer: A. Sections

Sections help organise long presentations.

218.Which PowerPoint view shows the speaker's notes and next slide to the presenter?

  1. A. Slide Sorter
  2. B. Normal View
  3. C. Presenter View
  4. D. Reading View
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Answer: C. Presenter View

The audience sees only the current slide.

219.In Microsoft Access, a question asked of the database is called what?

  1. A. Query
  2. B. Table
  3. C. Report
  4. D. Form
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Answer: A. Query

Queries can filter and combine data.

220.In Microsoft Access, a screen for entering data is called what?

  1. A. Query
  2. B. Form
  3. C. Report
  4. D. Macro
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Answer: B. Form

Forms make data entry easier.

221.In Microsoft Access, a formatted printout of data is called what?

  1. A. Table
  2. B. Form
  3. C. Report
  4. D. Query
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Answer: C. Report

Reports present data for printing.

222.In a database, a field that links to the primary key of another table is called what?

  1. A. Primary key
  2. B. Composite key
  3. C. Foreign key
  4. D. Index
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Answer: C. Foreign key

It creates a relationship between tables.

223.The file extension of a modern Microsoft Access database is what?

  1. A. .xlsx
  2. B. .accdb
  3. C. .mdb only
  4. D. .dbf
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Answer: B. .accdb

Older versions used .mdb.

224.In Outlook, an email you have written but not sent is saved in which folder?

  1. A. Drafts
  2. B. Inbox
  3. C. Outbox
  4. D. Sent Items
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Answer: A. Drafts

The Outbox holds mail waiting to be sent.

225.Which Outlook feature sends an automatic reply when you are away?

  1. A. Quick Steps
  2. B. Signatures
  3. C. Automatic Replies (Out of Office)
  4. D. Rules
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Answer: C. Automatic Replies (Out of Office)

It is useful during holidays.

226.Which Outlook feature automatically sorts incoming mail into folders?

  1. A. Signatures
  2. B. Quick Parts
  3. C. Categories
  4. D. Rules
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Answer: D. Rules

Rules can move, flag or delete messages.

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