Create & Format Documents (Part 2)
Bullets vs numbers, visual hierarchy, built-in styles, spell-check and the Ghanaian name dilemma.
⌨️ Start with your 10-minute typing warm-upBy the end, you will be able to:
- Decide when to use a bulleted list (order does not matter) or a numbered list (order matters), and create both.
- Explain visual hierarchy (title, Heading 1, Heading 2, body) and apply a heading using the Styles pane.
- Use right-click to fix spelling, and use Add to Dictionary or Ignore All for Ghanaian names and words.
- Open Print Preview with Ctrl + P, spot an accidental page 2, and choose portrait or landscape.
What you need
No computer at home? Print the PDF and practise on paper.
Follow these steps in order
Tick each step when you finish it. Your ticks are saved on this device, so you can stop and come back later.
Learn the ideas ⏱️ 35 min
Read pages 1–4 of the workbook and try every small task. Type your answers straight into the boxes: they save by themselves.
Explore the 3D lab ⏱️ 15 min
Play with the 3D model below. The 🎯 missions tell you exactly what to do next. When you finish every mission, this step ticks itself.
Do the Lab Mission ⏱️ 25 min
Page 5 is the hands-on task. Do it on a real computer, step by step. You need: Microsoft Word, LibreOffice Writer or Google Docs.
Check yourself ⏱️ 10 min
Answer the questions on page 6 without looking back, then check your answers below.
Finished? Check your answers
Page 2, Check Your Knowledge (title of the Central Region water report): 18–20 pt, Bold, Centred (the same title range as Session 16).
1. Bullets or Numbers?
- Step-by-step Jollof rice recipe: Numbers.
- Tech Club supplies (pen, notebook, USB drive): Bullets.
- Morning assembly procedure (Step 1 to Step 4): Numbers.
- Qualities of a good digital citizen: Bullets.
2. Written Review Questions
- The computer's dictionary was made with British or American words, so it does not recognise Koforidua or Bolgatanga; they are not misspelt. Right-click and choose Add to Dictionary (or Ignore All for this document).
- Look for: it shows exactly how the document will look on real A4 paper, so you can spot mistakes or an accidental blank page 2 before wasting paper and ink.
- Ctrl + P.
Rate yourself and save your work ⏱️ 5 min
Tick how confident you feel on the last page, then press 🖨 Print / Save as PDF in the workbook to keep a copy. On a shared computer, press Clear my answers when you have saved it.
🎉 Session 17 complete!
Brilliant work. Next up: Session 18: Documents 3: Real Documents.
Go to Session 18 →📝 Format a Real Document
Select paragraphs on a 3D page and use the ribbon: bold, sizes, alignment, bullets, numbering, heading styles, spell check, then print it on a 3D printer. Follow the 🎯 missions on the right: they tell you what to do next.
Stuck? Try this
Most problems are one missed word. Look for the Panic Button or Help box in the workbook.
Refresh the page. On a very old computer it may not show 3D. The workbook still has everything you need.
Answers save on the computer you typed them on. Open the workbook on that same computer and browser.
Ask your mentor, a teacher or a friend. Show them the step number you are on.