Objectives

Learn how to do basic text editing in Word

Delete text commands

The Delete key and the Backspace key do NOT behave the same way!

· Delete character to LEFT of cursor....... Backspace

· Delete character to RIGHT of cursor..... Delete

Cut, copy, paste

· Cut........................... Ctrl+X

· Copy......................... Ctrl+C

· Paste........................ Ctrl+V

These keys are also next to each other on the keyboard.

Drag and drop

To "drag" text from its current location and "drop" it in a new location:

Select the text you want to move (either by using keyboard commands or dragging the mouse over it) and then click on it and "drag" it to its new location.

Find and Replace

The "find and replace" command lets you make the same editing change in many places in your document. For example, suppose that you finish writing a document and realize that you had spelled the word "Kleen" as "Klein" all through the document. You can have Word find all occurrences of the word "Klein" and replace it with "Kleen". To invoke the "find and replace" command:

Ribbon:

· Click on the Home tab.

· In the Editing group, click on Find.

Keyboard:

· Type: Ctrl+F (for Find) or Ctrl+H (for Find/Replace)

The following dialog box will appear. Click on the Replace tab:

In the Find what text box, enter the text that is to be replaced.

In the "Replace with" text box, enter the new text.

To replace only the first occurrence (after the current cursor position), click on the "Replace" button. If you want to find subsequent occurrences of the word(s), click, on the "Find Next" button.

To replace all occurrences (after the current cursor position), click on the "Replace All" button.

You can also search for special characters by clicking on the "More" button, and then clicking on the "Special" button. You can then search for paragraph marks, tabs, etc. (see below).

You can also search for (and replace) text that has special formatting characteristics. See below: