Word interview question

1) What is MS word?
MS word, also known as Microsoft Word is a widely used commercial word processor designed by Microsoft and is a component of the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software, but can also be purchased as a stand-alone product. It was initially launched in 1983 and has since been revised various times. It is available for both Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The most recent web-based version of Microsoft Word is Office 365, but the software version of Microsoft Office 2019 includes Word 2019.

2) What are the steps to create a macro in MS Word?
Here are the steps to create a macro in MS Word:

    On the view tab select macros record macros and give the macro a name in the record macro dialog box.
    Click on the keyboard button to assign a keyboard shortcut to the macro.
    Type a keyboard shortcut combination ctrl+R and then click the assign button.
    Click the close button.
    To stop recording choose macros to stop recording.

3) How is cross-referencing created in MS Word?
  To create word referencing in MS Word, the following steps are followed;

    After opening word documents, bring the cursor where cross-referencing is to be inserted.
    Click on “Reference tab”.
    From the caption group, click on “Cross reference”.
    A window will be visible asking for “Reference type- Heading, figure, and foot Note etc.
    Select any desired option and click insert.
    Bring the cursor where there is a reference link, press cntrl+click, users will be direct to the reference object.

4) How is editing restricted in MS Word?
In order to restrict the editing, following points needs to be considered.

    Select the review tab, click on restrict editing.
    Automatically a pop up will appear on the right of the screen.
    Go to editing restriction, select the drop down from where restriction has to be made e.g. Comment, track changes, filling in the form, or read-only.
    A dialog box will appear, where users will be asked to set a password for the document to retain the access limit within control.

5) How is the indent amount customized?
For customizing, select the text, which has to be intent. Under the head of the page layout in paragraph section, indent left or right can be selected.


6) How is watermark created in MS word?
To create a watermark, Go on page layout tab in page background click on the watermark and select custom watermark. Select a picture watermark option and can be customized accordingly.

7) What is the shortcut key option to insert a page break?
For the shortcut option to insert a page break, follow the step

<Ctrl> + <Enter>

8) How can the user accept or reject track changes in MS Word?
 To accept or reject track changes in MS Word, the following steps need to be taken into consideration.

    Select track changes made in the documents.
    From the review tab, click ‘accept’ or ‘reject’ command, the markup will disappear and word will automatically go to the next change.

9) How can users spot the difference between two similar documents?
 To spot the difference between two similar documents click on compare buttons and select compare from the review tab in compare group in the ribbon.

10) How can users add to label the values of individual chart elements?
   Click on add “data labels” in order to label the values of individual chart elements.

11) How can users insert an online picture in word documents in MS Word?
  To insert a picture from an online source like from Facebook or Google following steps need to be considered:

    Bring the cursor where the image has to be inserted.
    Under the Insert tab, click on the online picture option
    A dialog box with insert option will be appearing.
    Type the image name or insert the keyword.
    Click on the image, which has to be inserted.
    Right, Click and select insert from the drop-down menu.

12) What is the importance of XML mapping panel in MS Word?
  When users have added DEVELOPER TAB in the main menu then under this head itself an option “XML Mapping panel” can be seen. This option enables to map XML content into word documents.

13) How is screenshot in MS Word taken?
In the illustration option, go to the INSERT option. Click on the icon with camera click on screen clipping option. Select/ choose the area for which screenshot need to be taken. Copy and paste the picture.


14) How can a break be deleted in the column?
If a column is not required then it can easily be removed or deleted from the documents. To delete such column below stated steps needs to be considered.

    Click on show /hide button on the home tab in a paragraph to display non-printing characters.
    Right-click on section break
    Press the delete button from keyboard. Hence column break will be removed.

15) How can hyperlink be created using a shortcut key?
 In order to create a hyperlink, click Cntrl+K shortcut from the keyboard.

16) How to add footnote and endnote in a word?
  In order to add footnote or endnote in word brings the cursor at the end of the page and then click on the reference option and click on insert footnotes. Similarly, endnote can be added by clicking on insert endnote.

17) How are PDF documents edited in a word?
 To edit the PDF documents following steps need to be considered,

    Click on the menu file.
    Click on open icon.
    Select the PDF file from the local disk.
    Select the file and open it.
    A dialog box will appear on the screen that displays information click on ok.
    If the word is displayed on a protected view bar then click on enable editing.
    Now the PDF file can be edited with the word, once required changes are done file needs to be saved in word format.

18) Is it possible to insert video into a word document? If yes how can the users insert video into a word file?
In order to insert video follow below-stated steps:

    Go to insert an online video media option.
    Add the keyword or name of the video to be inserted.
    Press enter click on the video, which is to be added.
    Or else download the video and click on the insert option.
    The video will appear in the word as an image and when the download is complete, click on the play button, the video will be enabled.

19) How can users collapse or expand parts of a document?
 In order to see only a part of the document required, this function can be used. For this, a heading has to be given like heading 1 or heading 2 from the main menu. After doing this, a small icon will appear on the corner of the heading. Once the icon is clicked it will merge the content and re-clicking on the same will expand the content back to the normal format.

20) What is the procedure for creating a hanging indent?
 In order to create hanging indent open the Paragraph dialog box, select “special” list select hanging specify an amount in “by” box.

21) Is there any shortcut to move the insertion point to the beginning of the documents?
 To move the insertion point to the beginning of the document the shortcut key used to <Ctrl> +<Home>


1) How you can connect with cloud service on word 2013 ?

To connect with the cloud service on word 2013 you have to go to

a Main Menu  Open One Drive  click on sign in option   enter the e-mail address and it will connect you with cloud service

2) How you can insert video in Microsoft Word 2013 ?

To insert video into the word document you have to go to

INSERT a Online Video Media Enter the keyword or video you are looking for Press enter click on the video you want to add it To add or download video, click  Insert

The video will appear on word as an image when the download is completed, click on play button to play your video

3) How you can collapse or expand parts of a document?

To make readers read or see only the part they are interested in,  this function is very useful.  To do this you have to first give heading to your topic as heading 1, heading 2 ….from Home Menu. Once this done a small icon will appear on the corner of the heading, on clicking on this icon it will merge the content and on re-clicking on it, it will expand the content back to its normal place.

4) How to edit PDF document in 2013?

To edit PDF document in 2013,

a)      Click the file menu

b)      Click on Open icon

c)       Select the PDF file from your local disk

d)       Select the file and click Open

e)      When word displays the informational dialog, click ok

f)       If word display, the protected view bar at the top of the document, click enable editing

g)      You can edit PDF file now with word, once file is edited you can save it as PDF or in Word format

5) How to add foot-node & end note in word?

To add foot node, bring the cursor at the end of page where you want to add the foot node than go to main menu click on Reference Option click on Insert Footnotes.  Likewise you can add end note by clicking on “Insert endnote”.

6) What is the shortcut keys for creating hyperlink?

Create a hyperlink Cntrl +K

7) In MS word 2013 how you can create a user entry forms ?

A user entry form can help you to create a document with check box, drop down list, combo box and any other content control

To create user entry forms in Ms word 2013,

Go to File tab Selection Options  Click on Customize Ribbon click on check box for ‘Developer’

This will add the developer tab to your ribbon

To create entry form, let say you want a form that include basic information like

Name:

Gender:

Marital Status:

Occupation:

E-mail:

Date of birth:

And for that you might need drop down list, check box or combo box.  To add this

Go to Developer option in Main menu Select your tag, Click on drop down list click on control properties Add information in control properties Click OK

You can do same for rest of entries for occupation, gender and for date of birth there is a different properties available in developer ribbon ‘Date Picker Content Control’

8) In word 2013 how you can insert a column break?

To insert a column break , first of all bring cursor where you want to break the column then

Go to page layout option Select column break from column break down option and select your option (2, 3, 4 )

9) How to delete a break in column?

To delete a break in column that you no longer need

    Click the show/ hide button on the Home tab in the paragraph section to display non-printing characters
    Click in the section break
    Press delete button from keyboard, it will remove break from column

10) How you can take a screen shot in word 2013?

Go to INSERT option In Illustrations option, click on icon with camera click on screen clipping option and choose the portion you which you want a screenshot

11) How to insert caption in your image?

To insert caption for your image either Select your image  right click you will see an option “INSERT CAPTION”.  And you can enter the details , the other way to enter caption is

Select your image or table then, Click on “REFERENCE” menu under reference menu, click on option “Insert Caption”

A caption box will appear, where you can select caption for figure, table or equation

12) What is the use of XML mapping panel in MS word 2013?

If you have added “DEVELOPER” TAB in your main menu, then under this tab you have an option “XML Mapping Panel”.  This option helps to map xml contents into word document.

13)  How to create a Macro in word 2013 ?

To create a Macro follow the given steps

    On the View tab choose macros   Record macro and give macro a name in the record macro dialog box
    Click the keyboard button to assign a keyboard shortcut to the macro
    Type a keyboard shortcut combinations Ctrl+R and then click the assign button
    Click the close button
    To stop recording choose macros Stop recording

14) How to create cross referencing in word 2013?

To create cross referencing follow the steps mentioned below

    Open your word document and bring cursor where you want to insert cross-referencing
    Click on the “ Reference tab”
    Now in captions group, click on “Cross reference”
    A window will pop up asking for “Reference Type” like – Heading, Figure, Foot Note etc.
    Select any option from “ Reference Type” and  then click insert
    After bringing cursor where newly reference link is created, on pressing “Cntrl+Click” will direct to the reference object

15) How you can restrict editing for someone in word 2013?

To restrict editing, follow the menu as mention below

Go to review tab, click on Restrict Editing

Pop up window appears on right side of your document

In pop up window, go to “ editing restriction”, select the drop down for which you want to put restriction for like only comment , track changes, filling in the form, or read only

At end you will be asked to set a password for the document to keep access limited to you

16) How you can insert an online picture in your word document in word 2013?

To insert picture that is online, like you have picture on Facebook or Flickr and you want to insert it in word document you can use this feature

    Bring the cursor where you want to insert the image
    Under INSERT tab, click the online picture button in the illustrations section.
    Insert dialog box opens
    Type a phrase that describes the image you want in the office.com or Skydrive
    Click on the image you want to use to select it
    Click the Insert button to insert the image

17) How you can customize the indent amount?

To customize the indent amount, you have to select the text which you want indent. After that under “Page Layout” in paragraph section, you can set the indent left or right.

18) What is the short cut to move the insertion point to the beginning of the document?

To move the insertion point to the beginning of the document the short cut key used to  <Ctrl> + <Home>

19) What is the correct procedure for creating a hanging indent?

You can create a hanging indent by Opening the paragraph dialog box Select “Special” list Select hanging specify an amount in “By” box.

20) How you can create a custom watermark?

To create your own Watermark, Got to Page Layout tab in the Page Background group click Watermark and select Custom Watermark.  Select the Picture Watermark or text watermark option and make changes accordingly.

21) What is the short cut key to insert a page break ?

The short cut key to insert a page break is press <Ctrl> + <Enter>

22) What is the easiest way to save a chart so you can use it another document?

You can save a chart as a chart template, this will allow you to change the data but reuse the chart’s formatting and styles

23) What you can add to label the values of individual chart elements?

Add “ data labels ” to label the values of individual chart elements

24) In what ways you can see the difference between two similar documents?

To see the difference between two similar documents click the compare buttons and select compare from the review tab in the compare group in the Ribbon.

25) How you can accept or reject track changes in word 2013?

To accept or reject track changes in word 2013,

    Select the track changes made in the document
    From the review tab, click the Accept or Reject command, the mark-up will disappear and word will automatically jump to the next change