Common Computer Literacy
MS Office & Computer Shortcuts
15 questions on MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint shortcuts and features.
MS Office & Computer Shortcuts
15 questions · 8 minutes
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Q1.Ctrl + P is used to:
Explanation: Ctrl+P opens the Print dialog. Ctrl+V = Paste.
Q2.F5 in PowerPoint starts:
Explanation: F5 starts slideshow from slide 1. Shift+F5 starts from current slide.
Q3.In Excel, to add numbers in cells A1 to A10, use:
Explanation: =SUM(A1:A10) adds all values in the range. Excel formulas start with =.
Q4.Ctrl + B makes text:
Explanation: Ctrl+B = Bold. Ctrl+I = Italic. Ctrl+U = Underline.
Q5.The file extension for Word documents is:
Explanation: .docx = Word. .xlsx = Excel. .pptx = PowerPoint. .pdf = Portable Document Format.
Q6.Ctrl + A does:
Explanation: Ctrl+A = Select All content in the document/spreadsheet.
Q7.In Excel, cells are identified by:
Explanation: Excel cells use Column Letter + Row Number (e.g., A1, B3, Z100).
Q8.Ctrl + F is used to:
Explanation: Ctrl+F = Find. Ctrl+H = Find and Replace.
Q9.The default font in MS Word (newer versions) is:
Explanation: Calibri (11pt) is the default font in MS Word 2007 and later versions.
Q10.In PowerPoint, Ctrl + M creates:
Explanation: Ctrl+M inserts a new slide in PowerPoint.
Q11.Ctrl + Z is used to:
Explanation: Ctrl+Z = Undo the last action. One of the most important shortcuts.
Q12.In Excel, =AVERAGE(B1:B5) calculates:
Explanation: AVERAGE function calculates the arithmetic mean of the range.
Q13.F7 in MS Word performs:
Explanation: F7 runs Spell Check and Grammar Check in MS Word.
Q14.Ctrl + N creates a:
Explanation: Ctrl+N = New document/file in most Office applications.
Q15.The maximum number of rows in an Excel sheet is:
Explanation: Excel (2007+) has 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns (A to XFD).
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