Flashcards · 0417 · Topic 13

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Portrait vs landscape orientation: Portrait is taller than it is wide. Landscape is wider than it is tall.
Page break vs column break vs section break: A page break starts a new page. A column break moves text to the next column. A section break allows different settings, such as columns or orientation, in different parts.
A4 is 21 cm wide with 2.5 cm side margins. How wide is each of three columns with 0.8 cm gaps?: Text width 21 − 5 = 16 cm. Two gaps = 1.6 cm. 16 − 1.6 = 14.4 cm ÷ 3 = 4.8 cm per column.
Why use tab stops instead of the space bar to line up text?: Tab stops align text at exact positions (decimal tabs line up numbers), and the alignment stays correct when fonts or text change. Spaces give uneven results.

What is a cell in a table?: The box where a row and a column meet.
How do you make a table title span the whole table?: Merge all the cells in the first row into one cell.
How should text and numbers be aligned in a table?: Text left-aligned; numbers right-aligned or decimal-aligned so the decimal points line up; headings centred if asked.
Name four ways a table can be formatted: Any four of: column width and row height, borders, shading, merging or splitting cells, inserting or deleting rows and columns, sorting, aligning the table on the page.

What are a header and a footer?: Text or images in the top (header) or bottom (footer) margin that repeat automatically on every page.
Name four automatic fields that can go in a header or footer: Page number, total number of pages, date and time, file name and file path.
Why must page numbers be inserted as an automatic field?: A field updates itself on each page. A number typed by hand shows the same number on every page.