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122 Introduction to Microsoft Offi fice
Editing Text
Editing a document is making changes to the text, format, layout,
or other aspects of the content. The insertion point is where changes will
take place. To set the insertion point, click at the location. The arrow keys
on the keyboard can also be used to move the insertion point around the
document.
Deleting Text
The
[Delete]
key erases one character at a time to the right of the
insertion point. The
[Backspace]
key erases one character at a time to the
left of the insertion point. If a word, sentence, or paragraph is selected,
either key erases the selection. If text is added, the selection is erased and
replaced with the new text.
Selecting Text
To select an entire word, double-click the word. To select an entire
line of text, move the cursor to the left of the line until it changes to an
arrow. Then, click once. This selects a line of text, not a sentence, as shown
in Figure 4-10. To select a sentence, hold down the
[Ctrl]
key, and then
click anywhere in the sentence. This only works if there is not currently
a selection. To select a paragraph, move the cursor to the left of the
paragraph until it changes to an arrow, and then double-click. To select
the entire document, move the cursor to the left of any paragraph, and
then either triple-click or hold down the
[Ctrl]
key and click once. You can
also press the
[Ctrl][A]
key combination to select the entire document.
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Holding down the
[Ctrl]
key before pressing the
[Delete]
or
[Backspace]
key
will delete all characters
in the word from the
insertion point to the end
or beginning of the word.
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Key Applications
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The
[Ctrl][A]
key
combination is used in
many software programs
to select all content.
Click once
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Figure 4-10. When the cursor changes to an arrow, click once to select a line of text.