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Re-order, Renumber, and Line Up Answers

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  1. Open the MyTest document.

  2. Press Alt+A+G to display gridlines.

  3. Select the answer you want to move and the letter to its left.

Note: Select only the cell with the answer in it and the cell with letter associated with that answer.

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  1. Press Ctrl+X or do one of the following to copy and delete the answer:

Word 2003

    1. Select Edit > Cut.

Word 2007

    1. Click Cut in the Clipboard group on the Home tab.

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  1. Click the answer above which you want to insert the answer you just deleted.

  2. Do one of the following to insert a blank answer row:

Word 2003

    1. Select Table > Insert > Rows Above.

Word 2007

  1. Click Layout under Table Tools.

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  1. Click Insert Above in the Rows & Columns group.

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  1. Press Ctrl+V or do one of the following to insert the deleted answer in the new location:

Word 2003

  1. Select Edit > Paste.

Word 2007

  1. In Word 2007, click Paste in the Clipboard group on the Home tab.

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  1. Select the blank cells where the answer you moved and its associated letter originally appeared.

  1. Do one of the following to delete the blank answer row:

Word 2003

    1. Select Table > Delete > Rows.

Word 2007

  1. Click Layout under Table Tools.

  2. Click Delete in the Rows & Columns group.

  3. Click Delete Rows.

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  1. Change the letters, as needed, for the answers to match their new order by selected each question’s letter and typing the new one. For example, select the letter b in the preceding illustration and type the letter a, then select the second instance of the letter a in the preceding illustration and type the letter b so the letters are sequential. The result should look similar to this illustration:

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  1. Press Ctrl+S to save the test.

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