editing documents lesson 2. editing involves: adding deleting changing moving correct errors refine...
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Objectives (Day 1) Compare characters & nonprinting characters Display nonprinting characters by toggling the Show/Hide button Use backspace & delete key Compare Undo & Redo commands Use Undo, Redo, & Repeat commands Select text multiple ways using the mouse & keyboard shortcuts Use Drag-and-Drop feature to move text quickly and easily throughout a documentTRANSCRIPT
Editing DocumentsLesson 2
Editing
• Involves:• Adding• Deleting• Changing•Moving
• Correct errors• Refine the appearance of the document
Objectives (Day 1)• Compare characters & nonprinting characters
• Display nonprinting characters by toggling the Show/Hide button
• Use backspace & delete key
• Compare Undo & Redo commands
• Use Undo, Redo, & Repeat commands
• Select text multiple ways using the mouse & keyboard shortcuts
• Use Drag-and-Drop feature to move text quickly and easily throughout a document
Characters vs. Nonprinting Characters
• Characters• All items visible on screen that can be printed• Examples: Letters, numbers, graphics
• Nonprinting Characters• All items that can be seen on a screen, but not
printed• Examples: Hard returns, blank spaces, & tabs• Show Hide button
Nonprinting CharactersTab = Arrow Space = Dot
Hard Return = Paragraph Symbol
Delete & Replace Characters
• Backspace Key• Deletes characters to the LEFT of the
insertion point
• Delete Key• Deletes characters to the RIGHT of the
insertion point
Use Undo, Redo, and Repeat• Undo (CTRL +Z)• Reverses the last command• Undo Button (QAT)
• Redo/Repeat (CTRL + Y)• Reverses the action of the undo button• Repeats last action• Redo Button (QAT)
Select Text
• Selecting• Identifies blocks of text for editing
• BEWARE!!• New keystrokes will replace selected text
Selecting Text using Mouse & Keyboard
• Mouse• Click & Drag—Selects 1 character at a time• Double-click a word—Selects entire word• Triple-click—Selects entire paragraph• Triple-click in Left Margin—Selects entire
document
• Keyboard• Shift + arrow keys—Selects 1 character at a time• CTRL + A—Selects All Text
Drag-and-Drop
• Drag-and-Drop• Quick & easy way to move text short distances
• Use mouse—DRAG selected text from existing location—then DROP the selected text in new location
Objectives (Day 2)
• Define & use the clipboard
• Use Cut, Copy, & Paste commands
• Highlight text to emphasize importance
• Insert a File into a document
Cut, Copy, and Paste
• Clipboard• Temporary storage place in computer’s memory• Stores up to 24 items• How To: Clipboard Group--Dialog Box Launcher
• Cut (Ctrl + X)• Removes text from the document and stores it in the clipboard
• Copy (Ctrl + C)• Copies the selected items to the clipboard
• Paste (Ctrl + V)• Places the content of the clipboard at the insertion point
Highlight Text
• Highlight• Used to emphasize important text within a
document
• Use light colors ONLY!• Live Previews
• How To: Button or Mini Toolbar
Inserting a File
• Insert contents from other files into a document• Insert Tab—Text Group—Object button—Text
from File
• **Tip**• Be sure insertion point is properly positioned