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Editing text
Ways to select text
- Position the mouse pointer at the beginning of the desired text, press the mouse button down, drag the mouse pointer to the end of the desired text while holding down the button, and then release the button.
- Click at the beginning of the desired text, and then, while holding down the Shift key, click again at the end of the desired text.
- Double-click a word to select it.
- Place the insertion point at the beginning of the desired text and then press the right arrow key and/or the down arrow key while holding down the Shift key until you reach the end of the desired text.
- Place the insertion point at the beginning of the desired text and then press the right arrow key and/or the down arrow key while holding down both the Shift and Ctrl keys until you reach the end of the desired text. (The selection will be extended one word at a time.)
Ways to delete text
- Place the insertion point at the beginning of the text you want to delete, and then repeatedly press Delete until all the unwanted text is deleted.
- Place the insertion point at the end of the text you want to delete, and then repeatedly press Backspace until all the unwanted text is deleted.
- Press Delete or Backspace while holding down the Ctrl key to delete one word at a time.
- Select the text you want to delete, and then press either Delete or Backspace.
To copy text from one location or document to another
- Select the text you want to copy.
- Do one of the following:
- On the Home menu, go to the Clipboard group and click Copy.
- Press Ctrl+C.
- Move the insertion point to the place where you want to insert the text (after switching to the other document, if necessary).
- Do one of the following:
- On the Home menu, go to the Clipboard group and click Paste.
- Press Ctrl+V.
To move text from one location or document to another
- Select the text you want to move.
- Do one of the following:
- On the Standard Toolbar, click Cut.
- Press Ctrl+X.
- Move the insertion point to the place where you want to insert the text (after switching to the other document, if necessary).
- Do one of the following:
- On the Home menu, go to the Clipboard group and click Paste.
- Press Ctrl+V.
You can also move a selection of text by dragging it with the mouse. Similarly, you can copy a selection of text by dragging it while holding down the Shift key.
To change the case of selected text
- On your custom toolbar, go to the Change Character Format menu and click Change Case. If the Change Character Format menu is not visible, add it to the toolbar by opening the Customize dialog box, going to the Commands tab, selecting Format from the Categories list and then selecting Change Character Format from the Commands list.
- Select the option corresponding to how you want to change the case, and then click OK.