Walkthrough of editing with drag and drop and find and replace, building and formatting tables, setting columns, and using spelling and grammar check, thesaurus, word count, language, comments and track changes.
5 narrated scenes. Press play, listen and read along — the points appear as they are explained. Use ‹ Prev / Next › or the scene bar to jump to any scene.
Editing is where a draft becomes a document. A table keeps data neat, columns make a newsletter, and track changes shows exactly what a colleague altered.
Narration uses your device’s built-in voice. No sound? Switch to “Captions only” — the captions advance on their own.
Copy these into your notebook in your own words — that is how they stick.
Selected text that can be moved, copied or deleted.
Select, then drag with the mouse to move.
Ctrl+H; Replace All changes every occurrence.
Insert ▸ Table; style, borders, shading, merge/split, insert rows/columns.
Layout ▸ Columns; section/column breaks.
Checks errors but not every wrong word.
Synonyms / statistics / dictionary.
Notes / recorded edits to accept or reject.
3 quick games on this lesson. Earn XP and badges as you play — your best score for each game is saved. Games are for practice and do not change your exam readiness. More games in the Information Technology Arcade.
8 items modelled on real CSEC Paper 1 questions. Choose one answer for each, then check. Aim for 80% or better. Work each item on paper first.
Write full answers, then reveal the mark scheme and tick the points you earned (16 marks in total). Show all your working — method marks count. Your answers are saved on this device.
Question 1 [16 marks]
A club secretary is preparing a newsletter in a word processor. The newsletter includes a timetable of meetings and a two-column article.
(a) (a) Describe how the secretary can move the second paragraph to the top of the page using drag and drop. [3]
(b) (b) The club’s old name must be replaced by its new name wherever it appears. Name the feature and state two steps. [3]
(c) (c) Describe how to create the timetable table with a shaded heading row. [4]
(d) (d) State how the secretary can format the article in two columns. [2]
(e) (e) The president reviews the document. State two review tools that could be used and say what each does. [4]
Find these in your own past-paper booklets for extra timed practice. Items above are written in the style of these papers; any adapted from a specific question say so.