Document production: past paper questions
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- 0417/13 · May/June 2025 · Q11c(i)[2]
a section break
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a gutter margin
See it on the paper → - 0417/12 · May/June 2024 · Q7b[4]
the main features that should be considered for the design of a certificate.
See it on the paper → - 0417/11 · October/November 2023 · Q12a[2]
Explain the purpose of setting a column break.
See it on the paper → - 0417/13 · October/November 2023 · Q2a[1]
The layout of page one is portrait orientation. The student needs to set page two as landscape orientation. Before she can set the landscape orientation she needs to insert a break. State the type of break that is needed.
See it on the paper → - 0417/13 · October/November 2023 · Q2c[3]
Each page of the document includes a footer. Explain why a footer is used.
See it on the paper → - 0417/11 · October/November 2022 · Q1a[1]
A margin between the main content of the page and the fold of a book is called a
See it on the paper → - 0417/11 · October/November 2022 · Q1b[1]
An area at the top of a page is called a
See it on the paper → - 0417/11 · October/November 2022 · Q1c[1]
Feature of word processing that causes text to flow around an image is called
See it on the paper → - 0417/11 · October/November 2022 · Q1d[1]
When text is aligned along both the left and right margins this is called
See it on the paper → - 0417/11 · October/November 2022 · Q13b[2]
Describe the term bookmark.
See it on the paper → - 0417/11 · October/November 2022 · Q13c[2]
Describe the function of an anchor.
See it on the paper → - 0417/12 · October/November 2022 · Q1a[1]
The orientation of a page that is wider than it is high is called
See it on the paper → - 0417/12 · October/November 2022 · Q1b[1]
A symbol placed in front of each item in a list is called a
See it on the paper → - 0417/13 · May/June 2022 · Q13[4]
In a college library if a book is not available students can reserve the book. When the book becomes available the librarian needs to inform the student. He does this by typing a letter and printing it. He has a database of students and has decided that in future he will use mail merge to produce the letters. Give four...
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What examiners said
This was a very challenging question about section breaks. Many candidates mixed up section breaks with paragraph breaks and seemed to think that a section break was placed to split up the document for aesthetic reasons.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0417/13 Q11(c)(i) (Cambridge)
This question was very challenging for many of the candidates even though the topic had been set many times. Many candidates explained that it was a margin but did not write extra margin as margin was in the question. Those candidates that did well in the question stated that it was an extra margin and then why it was needed.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0417/13 Q11(c)(ii) (Cambridge)
This was a very challenging question for many of the candidates. The Examiners were expecting answers that related to a hard break that reduced the number or orphans and widows. Some candidates did write about orphans and widows.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0417/11 Q12(a) (Cambridge)
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