A Director gave a manuscript to the secretary for typesetting. The secretary is expected to provide the total number of words, lines of text, number of page...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Data Processing - 2020 (Essay and Test of Practical Work) Subject: Data Processing

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 A Director gave a manuscript to the secretary for typesetting. The secretary is expected to provide the total number of words, lines of text, number of pages and number of paragraphs contained in the documents. After proofreading the printout, the Director effected certain corrections on the printout and instructed that the corrected version be saved with the filename "initial".

(a) Outline the steps the secretary would take to display the numbers of words, lines of text, number of pages and number of paragraphs contained in the corrected version of the document.

(b) Highlight the steps the secretary would take to display the original and corrected versions of the screen for the Director to see at the same for comparison.

(c) List the three steps to secure the document with password in order to prevent unauthorized access to the document.

Answer Details

(a) Display the number of words, lines of text, pages and paragraphs in the corrected document

  1. Open the corrected version of the document.
  2. Click the Review tab on the menu bar.
  3. Click Word Count in the Proofing group (or click the word-count area on the status bar at the bottom of the screen).
  4. The Word Count dialog box appears, showing the number of pages, words, characters, paragraphs and lines. Read the values, then click Close.

(b) Display the original and the corrected versions on screen at the same time for comparison

  1. Open both documents, the original and the corrected copy.
  2. Click the View tab on the menu bar.
  3. In the Window group, click View Side by Side.
  4. Word places the two documents next to each other on the screen; turn on Synchronous Scrolling so both scroll together for easy comparison. Click Close Side by Side when finished.

(c) Three steps to secure the document with a password

  1. Click the File tab, choose Info, click Protect Document and select Encrypt with Password.
  2. Type the password and click OK, then re-enter the same password to confirm and click OK.
  3. Save the document with the filename "initial".

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