Which keyboard shortcut is used to justify a paragraph in MS Word?
- A.Ctrl + J
- B.Ctrl + E
- C.Ctrl + L
- D.Ctrl + R
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Ctrl + J. Justified alignment stretches the spaces between the words of every full line so that the text touches both the left and the right margin and the paragraph looks like a rectangle. It is the alignment used in newspapers and in printed books, and the same command is available in the Paragraph group of the Home tab.
Option B, Ctrl + E, centres the paragraph, placing each line in the middle of the line width and leaving both margins ragged. Option C, Ctrl + L, aligns the paragraph to the left margin, which is the setting a new paragraph starts with. Option D, Ctrl + R, aligns the paragraph to the right margin, the alignment normally used for a date or an address block. Only justification straightens both margins at once.
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Practice Questions
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- A.10
- B.11
- C.12
- D.14
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A new blank document in Microsoft Word 2016 opens in the Calibri font at a size of 11 points, and the same pair of defaults is used from Word 2007 through Word 2019.
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- A..doc
- B..txt
- C..docx
- D..dotx
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- A.Insert
- B.References
- C.Review
- D.Mailings
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- A.F5
- B.F7
- C.F9
- D.F12
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Read the full explanation →Which shortcut key inserts a page break in an MS Word document?
- A.Ctrl + Enter
- B.Shift + Enter
- C.Alt + Enter
- D.Ctrl + Shift + P
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