Editing document
Inserting Additional Text:
• Type Text: Put your cursor where you want to add the text and begin typing
• Copy and Paste Text: Highlight the text you wish to copy and right click and click Copy or (Ctrl+C), put your cursor where you want the text in the document and right click and click Paste (or Ctrl+V).
• Cut and Paste Text: Highlight the text you wish to cut and right click and click Cut (or Ctrl+X)
, put your cursor where you want the text in the document and right click and click Paste (or
Ctrl+V).
• Drag Text: Highlight the text you wish to move, click on it and drag it to the place where you want the text in the document. You can also use the Clipboard group on the Ribbon (Home tag).
Search and Replace Text
To find a particular word or phrase in a document:
• Editing / Find
To find and replace a word or phrase in the document:
• Editing / Replace
Undo Changes
Click the Undo Button on the Quick Access Toolbar.
Formatting text
On the Home Tab of the Ribbon, there are several areas controlling the style of the document: Font, Paragraph, and Styles. A style is a format enhancing tool that includes font typefaces, font size, effects (bold, italics, underline, etc.), colors and more.
Change Font Typeface and Size
Click the arrow next to the font name and choose a font and size.
You can preview how the new font will look by highlighting the text, and hovering over the new font typeface.
Font Styles and Effects
Font styles are predefined formatting options that are used to emphasize text: Bold, Italic, and Underline.
• Select the text and click the Font Styles included on the Font Group of the Ribbon, or
• Select the text and right click to display the font tools .
Change the spacing between characters
Selecting Expanded or Condensed alters the spacing between all selected letters by the same
amount. Kerning alters the spacing between particular pairs of letters.
Expand or condense the space evenly between all the selected characters
• Select the text that you want to change.
• On the Home tab, click the Font Dialog Box Launcher, and then click the Character Spacing tab.
• In the Spacing box, click Expanded or Condensed, and then specify how much space you want in the By box.
Change Text Color
• Select the text and click the Colors button included on the Font Group of the Ribbon,
or
• Highlight the text and right click and choose the colors tool.
• Select the color by clicking the down arrow next to the font color button.
Highlight Text
• Select the text
• Click the Highlight Button on the Font Group of the Ribbon, or
• Select the text and right click and select the highlight tool
• To change the color of the highlighter click on down arrow next to the highlight button.
