Create or Edit a Document
Enter and Modify Text and Numbers
- To create a document, you first enter text and numbers into it
- Text and numbers can be modified by adding, deleting, or changing characters as needed
Editing Techniques for Text and Numbers
- Highlight: Use the mouse to select the text or numbers you want to manipulate
- Delete: Remove the selected text or numbers from the document
- Move: Cut or copy the selected text or numbers, then paste it into a new location
- Cut, Copy, and Paste: Cut removes the selection from its original location, copy makes a duplicate, and paste inserts the cut or copied material
- Drag and Drop: Click on the selected material, hold the mouse button down, move the cursor to the desired location, and then release the mouse button
Placing Objects into the Document
- You can add objects such as text, images, screenshots, shapes, tables, graphs or charts, spreadsheet extracts, and database extracts into your document
- These objects can come from a variety of sources, and you can adjust their size and position in your document
Wrapping Text Around Objects
- You can arrange your text to wrap around tables, charts, or images in a variety of ways, including:
- Above: The text appears above the object
- Below: The text appears below the object
- Square: The text forms a square around the object
- Tight: The text closely wraps around the object, following its shape
Worked example
An auction company sells toys. Before the auction begins, a hard copy brochure is produced showing information about the
items, data from the spreadsheet and images of some of the items.
Describe how this brochure is created.
[5]
5 of:
Create/choose a template for the brochure page [1]
Type in the text [1]
About the auction/date/name of seller/commission [1]
Highlight the data in the spreadsheet [1]
Open word processing/text editing software [1]
Copy the text/data/image and paste it into the brochure [1]
Position the data/text [1]
Select the image from the folder [1]
Insert the image of the items [1]
Position the image in a suitable location [1]
Check spelling/grammar [1]
Save the brochure [1]
Exam Tip
- Don't forget to use names like word processor instead of Microsoft Word and spreadsheet instead of Excel - you won't get the marks if you use brand names
