MS Word styles and Table of Contents Inserttion

What are style sets and how are they used in MS Word or Google Docs

• Style sets are used to insert tables in Microsoft Word

• Style sets are pre-designed combinations of fonts, colors, and paragraph spacing that can be applied to a document.

• Style sets are used to calculate formulas in Microsoft Word

• Style sets are used to create animations in Microsoft Word

• If you change the style, then all parts of the document with that style match changes.

Why is it important to apply heading styles in a document?

• Because readers can not use search.

• To shorten the document

• To make the document look more colorful

• To organize and structure the document

• To make things look consistent, such as chapter headings

How can you quickly apply a style to text

• Look for the styles buttons at the top of the screen:
  Heading 1
  for example

• Manually change the font and size for each section of text.

• Use the 'Font' dialog box.

• Apply the style using the 'Insert' tabs or insert menu.

What is the benefit of using styles in a long Word/Google document ?

• To add unnecessary complexity

• To make the document longer

• Maintain consistency in formatting and make global changes easier.

• To confuse the reader

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

Paragraph styles are ________ formats that can be applied to ______ paragraph.

• pre-defined, part of a

• text, a whole

• text, part of a

• pre-defined, a whole

A ribbon in MS Word is found:

• at the top of the screen
• at the bottom of the screen
• on the left-hand side
• none of the above

Prior to creating a table of contents using the Table of Contents command, which procedure must be completed in the document?

• Apply heading styles to the appropriate headings in the document.

• Apply bold formatting to the appropriate headings in the document.

• Apply italics formatting to the appropriate headings in the document

• Apply table of contents formatting to the appropriate heading in the document.

What is the quick reference point that gives the reader an overview of where to find content throughout the document?

• citation

• table of contents

• cross-reference

• table of authorities

Which MS word tab can insert a TOC?

• Home

• Insert

• Layout

• Reference

Put steps in order if you wish to add new work to your main document and have it show up in the table of contents.

• Hover the mouse on the edges of the TOC and find the hidden update button

• add a new line with a few words to act as a descriptive title

• change the new title text to Heading1

• below the new title text a more descriptive paragraph

• Scroll back to the top of the document with the TOC