77-725 Sample Questions & Answers
Formatting text, paragraphs and sections ties with creating and navigating documents for the top weight, alongside building tables and lists, inserting graphics and SmartArt, and managing simple references.
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- Question 1Beginner
Format text, paragraphs, and sections · Change text to WordArt
You need to create a document with a unique, artistic title. Which Word feature is specifically designed to apply stylized effects like shadows, reflections, and transformations to text?
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Correct answer: C
WordArt is the specific feature in Word designed to create decorative text with a variety of special effects, including transformations (like curving text), outlines, shadows, reflections, and glows.
- Question 2Intermediate
Create and manage documents · Inspect a document for hidden properties or personal information
You are finalizing a sensitive report for external distribution and need to remove all metadata, such as author names, comments, and other hidden properties. What tool should you use before saving the final version?
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Correct answer: C
The Document Inspector, found under File > Info > Check for Issues, is the specific tool designed to find and remove hidden data and personal information like comments, document properties, author names, and more.
- Question 3Beginner
Create tables and lists · Convert text to tables
You have a list of employee names and their corresponding start dates, separated by tabs. To present this information more clearly, you need to convert it into a table. Which of the following is the correct action?
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Correct answer: C
This is the correct procedure. After selecting the delimited text, this command opens a dialog where you can confirm the number of columns and the delimiter (in this case, tabs) to automatically create the table.
- Question 4Intermediate
Insert and format graphic elements · Wrap text around objects
You are creating a flyer and have placed a circular company logo on the page. You want the paragraph text to flow closely around the curved edge of the logo, not just its square bounding box. Which text wrapping option should be applied to the logo's image?
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Correct answer: B
The 'Tight' text wrapping option is specifically designed to make the text flow closely around the actual contours of an irregularly shaped object, such as a circle. This will provide the desired effect of text conforming to the logo's edge.
- Question 5Beginner
Create tables and lists · Increase or decrease list levels
To create a multi-level list for an outline, which keyboard key is the standard shortcut to demote a list item to a lower level (e.g., from '1.' to 'a.')?
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Correct answer: C
Pressing the Tab key at the beginning of a list item demotes it to the next level down in the hierarchy. Conversely, Shift+Tab promotes it to a higher level.
- Question 6IntermediateSelect 2
Format text, paragraphs, and sections · Insert special characters
You want to insert a copyright symbol (©) into your document. Which of the following methods are valid ways to do this in Word 2016? (Select TWO)
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Correct answers: A, C
By default, Word's AutoCorrect feature is configured to automatically replace the text '(c)' with the copyright symbol ©.
The Symbol dialog box is the primary tool for inserting characters that are not on the keyboard. The copyright symbol is a common special character found in this dialog.
- Question 7Intermediate
Format text, paragraphs, and sections · Clear formatting
You have applied direct formatting (bold, italics, and a specific color) to a paragraph. You now want to revert this paragraph to the formatting defined by its underlying 'Normal' style. What is the quickest way to remove only the direct formatting?
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Correct answer: C
The 'Clear All Formatting' command (or Ctrl + Spacebar) is specifically designed to remove any manually applied character and paragraph formatting, reverting the text to its base style definition. This is the most direct and efficient method.
- Question 8Beginner
Create and manage documents · Split the window
A user wants to view two different parts of the same long document simultaneously to compare a summary in the introduction with data in the conclusion. Which feature allows this within a single document window?
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Correct answer: C
The 'Split' command, found in the View tab, divides the current document window into two panes, each of which can be scrolled independently. This is the specific feature designed for viewing and editing two different locations in the same document at once.
- Question 9Advanced
Insert and format graphic elements · Apply a picture style
You are creating a catalog where product images must have a consistent look, including a soft shadow and a thin black border. What is the most efficient way to apply this same set of effects to over 50 product images in the document?
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Correct answer: C
Creating a custom Picture Style is the most efficient and professional method. It encapsulates all the desired formatting (border, shadow, etc.) into a single, reusable style. You can then quickly apply this style from the Picture Styles gallery to each image, ensuring perfect consistency with minimal effort.
- Question 10Intermediate
Create tables and lists · Split tables
True or False: The 'Split Table' command can only be used to divide a table into two separate tables; it cannot be used to insert a page break within a table.
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Correct answer: B
This is false. The 'Split Table' command actually works by inserting a paragraph break before the selected row. If you want to force a table to break at a specific row and continue on the next page, you can place your cursor in that row and press Ctrl+Enter to insert a manual page break.
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