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• Highlighting /selecting a block of text
1. Click on the first character of the text to be highlighted.
2. Hold down the [ shift ] key and then select the last letter by pressing the arrow key or
click with the mouse.
• Space Bar
Press this to insert a space.
• Opening a menu
1. Keyboard method:
To open the File menu, press [ Alt ] + [ F ].
To open the Edit menu, press [ Alt ] + [ E ].
To open the Format menu, press [ Alt ] + [ O ].
2. Mouse/touch pad method:
Click on the desired menu option.
• Selecting from menus
Once a menu is opened, you can select from the listed options by clicking on the option or
pressing the key combinations shown beside the menu options.
Moving Blocks of Text (Cutting/Copying and Pasting)
Cutting Text (also see Highlighting and Pasting):
1. Highlight the block of text to be moved.
2. Select “Cut” from the Edit menu or press [ Ctrl ] + [ X ].
3. Paste the block into its new position [ Ctrl ] + [ V ].
Copying Text (See Pasting):
1. Highlight the block of text to be copied.
2. Select “Copy” from the Edit menu or press [ Ctrl ] + [ C ].
3. Paste the block into its new position.
Pasting Text:
The last selection of text that has been copied or cut can be pasted to a new position.
1. Place the cursor at the new position for the text.
2. Select “Paste” from the Edit menu or press [ Ctrl ] + [ V ].
Select All:
In addition to highlighting text to copy, you may select all of the text on a page by pressing [ Ctrl ] + [ A ].
Bold
Bold the highlighted text or a new section of text boldface by selecting “Bold” from the Format menu.
Italicize
Italicize highlighted text or a new section of text by selecting “Italic” from the Format menu.
Underline
Underline highlighted text or a new section of text by selecting “Underline” from the Format menu.
