Document Layout and Objects
What this domain tests
This domain covers page setup and inserted objects: margins, orientation, paper size, page breaks versus section breaks, headers and footers, page numbering, and the insertion and positioning of tables, images, shapes and text boxes. You should understand that a section break allows different page setup (orientation, margins, headers) within one document, whereas a page break only pushes content to the next page without changing layout settings.
Objects and positioning
Know how to insert a table and adjust rows and columns, merge and split cells, and apply table styles. For images, understand the difference between inline (flows with text like a character) and floating (wrapped, can be moved freely) positioning, and recognise wrap options such as square, tight and behind text. Text boxes and shapes are floating objects by default. Be able to describe resizing versus cropping an image: resizing scales the whole picture, cropping hides part of it.
Headers, footers and numbering
Headers and footers repeat on every page of their section. Page numbers are usually inserted as a field, so they update automatically. A common exam point is that a different first page or different odd/even pages setting is controlled per section.
Traps to watch for
Questions often present a page break as if it could change orientation - it cannot; that needs a section break. Another trap is confusing deleting an image with deleting the paragraph that anchors it. Also watch for questions about wrapping where an image 'disappears' behind text - that is a wrap setting, not deletion.
Rule of thumb
If the change affects the page itself (margins, orientation, headers), think section. If it affects only where content starts, think page break.