Chapter 3: Edit Text


Once you know how to navigate around Word, it is time to work with the text that you type on a page. In this chapter, you learn editing techniques that you can use to change text in documents you create.

Insert Text

You can insert text into a document by adding to existing text or replacing existing text.

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INSERT AND ADD TEXT

  1. Click the location where you want to insert text.

    The insertion point flashes where you clicked.

    You can press image from book, image from book, image from book, or image from book to move the insertion point one character or line.

    You can press image from book+image from book or image from book+image from book to move the insertion point one word at a time to the right or left.

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  2. Type the text you want to insert.

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    Word inserts the text to the left of the insertion point, moving existing text to the right.

INSERT AND REPLACE TEXT

  1. Press image from book on your keyboard.

    image from book OVR appears on the status bar.

  2. Click or press the arrow keys on your keyboard to position the insertion point where you want to insert text to replace the existing text.

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  3. Type the text you want to insert.

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    Word inserts the text to the left of the insertion point, removing, character for character, any text that previously existed to the right of the insertion point.

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How can I stop Word from replacing existing text when I insert new text?

Press image from book again. Each time you press image from book, Word toggles the Overtype feature on or off. Use the OVR indicator to help you identify when the Overtype feature is on or off. OVR is bold when the Overtype feature is on and dim when the feature is off.

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Is there a way I can use the keyboard to move the insertion point down by paragraphs?

Yes. Just as you can use image from book+image from book and image from book+image from book to move the insertion point to the right or left one word at a time, you can use image from book+image from book and image from book+image from book to move the insertion point down or up one paragraph at a time.

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Teach Yourself Visually Word 2003
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Word 2003
ISBN: 0764539973
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 175
Authors: Ruth Maran

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