Before you can move or edit your text, most of the time you need to highlight it first. You select text by dragging the mouse over the desired text while holding down the left mouse button, or hold down the SHIFT key on the keyboard while using the arrow buttons to highlight the text. The following table contains shortcuts for selecting a portion of the text: Selection Explanation Whole word double-click within the word Whole paragraph triple-click within the paragraph Several words or lines drag the over the words, or hold down SHIFT while using the arrow keys Entire document choose Editing | Select | Select All from the Ribbon, or press CTRL+A To remove highlighted text, you can anywhere outside of the selection of highlighted text or press an arrow key on the keyboard. Move or copy text If you have typed some words that can be placed in another location on your page, then a word processor gives you the ability to copy, or 'cut' (delete) the text, and paste (insert) it elsewhere. Pasting text allows you place the text in several places if you wish. Moving the text around your document can be achieved by selecting and then cutting (CTRL+X) the selected text from its original location; then pasting it (CTRL+V) at some new location in the document window. Another option is to drag the selected text to the new location in the document. To cut the selected text, you can: select the Cut option (or CTRL+X) from the menu, Select the Cut option from the option box when you right-click on the selected text. Select the Edit Cut icon on the menu. To delete text, you can select your text by highlighting it using your left mouse button, and press the Delete key. We can also delete either the selected text or the entire text of the document window. Search and Replace You can find words or phrases and replace or change them all at once. You can also replace text by using the Insert key on your keyboard. When you tap this Insert Key, it allows you to type over or replace text to the right as you type. You can stop the 'type-over' option by tapping the Insert key again.
Before you can move or edit your text, most of the time you need to highlight it first. You select text by dragging the mouse over the desired text while holding down the left mouse button, or hold down the SHIFT key on the keyboard while using the arrow buttons to highlight the text. The following table contains shortcuts for selecting a portion of the text: Selection Explanation Whole word double-click within the word Whole paragraph triple-click within the paragraph Several words or lines drag the over the words, or hold down SHIFT while using the arrow keys Entire document choose Editing | Select | Select All from the Ribbon, or press CTRL+A To remove highlighted text, you can anywhere outside of the selection of highlighted text or press an arrow key on the keyboard. Move or copy text If you have typed some words that can be placed in another location on your page, then a word processor gives you the ability to copy, or 'cut' (delete) the text, and paste (insert) it elsewhere. Pasting text allows you place the text in several places if you wish. Moving the text around your document can be achieved by selecting and then cutting (CTRL+X) the selected text from its original location; then pasting it (CTRL+V) at some new location in the document window. Another option is to drag the selected text to the new location in the document. To cut the selected text, you can: select the Cut option (or CTRL+X) from the menu, Select the Cut option from the option box when you right-click on the selected text. Select the Edit Cut icon on the menu. To delete text, you can select your text by highlighting it using your left mouse button, and press the Delete key. We can also delete either the selected text or the entire text of the document window. Search and Replace You can find words or phrases and replace or change them all at once. You can also replace text by using the Insert key on your keyboard. When you tap this Insert Key, it allows you to type over or replace text to the right as you type. You can stop the 'type-over' option by tapping the Insert key again.
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