Document Creation
What this domain tests
This domain covers building the content: entering and editing text, selecting efficiently, and using tools that automate or check your work. You must know how to insert and delete text, use overtype vs insert behaviour, select by word, line, paragraph or whole document, and move or copy text using cut, copy and paste. Know the difference between Cut (removes and stores) and Copy (stores without removing).
Automation and checking tools
Understand find and replace - including replacing all occurrences and matching case. Know what spell check does (flags words not in its dictionary) versus grammar check (flags sentence structure). Understand AutoCorrect (fixes as you type) versus manual spell check (runs on demand). Know that thesaurus suggests synonyms and word count reports statistics.
Traps to watch
- Spell check does not catch wrong-word errors like "their" for "there"; it only flags unrecognised words.
- Replace All can change text you did not intend - review before committing.
- Selecting a whole paragraph includes its paragraph mark, which carries formatting.
- Copy leaves the original; Cut removes it. Questions swap these deliberately.
Worked example
To change every "colour" to "color": open Find and Replace, type the search term in Find, the replacement in Replace, then choose Replace All. To be safe, use Find Next first to confirm each match before replacing.
Rule of thumb
When a question says "without deleting the original," the answer is Copy, not Cut.