Prepare Outputs
What this domain tests
Before a document leaves your hands, you prepare it for its destination. This domain covers page setup (margins, orientation, paper size), headers and footers, page breaks, print preview, and printing options. You must know how to check a document looks right and how to output it correctly.
Page setup and layout
Margins define the white space around the text; orientation is portrait (tall) or landscape (wide); paper size sets the page dimensions. Page breaks force content onto a new page; section breaks allow different formatting (such as orientation or headers) in different parts of the document. Headers and footers carry repeated content like page numbers, titles or dates.
Printing
Print preview shows exactly how the document will print. Know the print options: which pages (all, current, a range), number of copies, and whether to print one or two sides. Know that printing a selection prints only highlighted content.
Traps to watch
- Print preview reflects the printer's layout, including margins and page breaks - check it before printing.
- Page break vs section break: a page break starts a new page; a section break can change layout settings.
- Printing the current page prints where the cursor is, not page one.
- Landscape orientation swaps width and height; it is not a zoom effect.
Rule of thumb
Always preview before printing. If only part of a document should print, select it first and choose Print Selection.