Easy Drag and Drop Exercise Creation in Word | User Guide

1. A drag and drop exercise can be created using Word quite easily using tables, text boxes and ensuring the document is saved properly.

2. Using Word, type in a simple instruction for the user to follow

3. Insert a table with 3 columns and several rows. Use the enter key to make the table cells taller and add headings to the two outside columns.

4. Remove the borders from the middle column – new RHS & LHS borders will have to be added to the two outside columns.

5. Draw a text box using the text box tool on the drawing toolbar.

6. Here the text and border colour have been formatted to add colour.

7. Continue to add text boxes until the exercise is complete.

8. Save the document as a “read only” file. Click file save as / click tools / general options

9. Check read-only recommended

10. Users will now be able to move the text boxes about the page without altering the original document as they will always be prompted to save the document with a new file name.