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Editing in MS-Word

The document discusses various editing functions in Microsoft Word like selecting text, inserting text, deleting text, undoing and redoing commands, copying and pasting text, and moving text. It provides step-by-step instructions for carrying out these editing tasks in Word.

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Editing in MS-Word

The document discusses various editing functions in Microsoft Word like selecting text, inserting text, deleting text, undoing and redoing commands, copying and pasting text, and moving text. It provides step-by-step instructions for carrying out these editing tasks in Word.

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EDITING A DOCUMENT

Sometimes, after typing text in MS-Word, you wish to make changes. Making changes to text, without
deletingg it, is called editing. MS-Word provides you with facility of editing your text. Whenever you
want to make changes in your document, first select text in document

SELECTION OF TEXT
1. Place cursor to left of first character to selected
2. Hold down left mouse button and drag it to position where you want to stop selection
3. Release mouse button
4. The selected text gets highlighted as white characters on black background

INSERTING TEXT
It means adding text to already existing document
1. Place cursor to right of character where you want to insert text
2. Now, type required text (when you insert new text, existing text moves to right)

INSERTING A BLANK LINE


1. Place cursor at end of line after which you want to insert line
2. Now, press ENTER key. You will see that next line gets shifted down and blank line is inserted

DELETING TEXT
(A). FOLLOWING TO DELETE A CHARACTER
1. Place cursor to left of character to delete key
2. Press Delete key
(B). FOLLOWING STEPS ARE FOLLOWED TO DELETE A WORD
1. Place cursor to left of word to be delete
2. Press and hold CTRL key
3. Press DELETE key
(C). FOLLOWING STEPS ARE FOLLOWED TO DELETE A BLOCK OF TEXT
1. Select text to deleted
2. Press Delete key or Backspace key

UNDO AND REDO COMMANDS


Undo command is used to reverse last command whereas Redo command is used to reverce Undo
action
1. To reverse last command: Select Exit- Undo
2. To redo the previous command: Select Edit- Redo

COPY & PASTE TEXT


This command of MS-Word can used to copy text from one location in document and paste it to another
location. The Copy command is duplicate of selected text, leaving original text unchanged. The Paste
command pastes copied text at location where cursor is placed
1. First, select text you want to copy
2. Select Edit- Copy
3. Place cursor at location where you want to paste text
4. Select Edit- Paste

MOVING TEXT
Cut & Paste command of MS-Word can be used to move text from one location in document to other.
The Cut command deletes selected text from its original position; Paste command then places text at
position where cursor is placed
1. First, select text you want to move
2. Then, select Edit- Cut
3. Place cursor at positon where text is to placed
4. Now, select Edit- Paste

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