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Enhance your document editing skills with these essential techniques for Microsoft Word. Learn how to correct mistakes, make improvements, and adapt to environmental changes using proofreading and various tools like spelling checkers and grammar checkers. Master text editing by selecting and changing text using both mouse and keyboard shortcuts. Discover how to cut, copy, and paste efficiently while managing your clipboard. Familiarize yourself with the Find and Replace feature to streamline your text editing process. Elevate your document quality today!
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Microsoft Word — Editing Rich Malloy Tech Help Today 203-862-9411 malloy@techhelptoday.com
Why Edit? • Correct mistakes • Make improvements • Respond to changes in environment
Proofreading • Spelling checker • Custom Dictionary • Grammar checker • Always proofread with your eyes also
Changing Text • Always: Select first —Then change • Possible changes: • Insert / Delete • Copy / Move
Selecting Text • With mouse: • Left-click and drag • or Double- or triple-click • or Left margin (the Selection Bar) • With keyboard (Shift key): • Use arrow keys
Move – or – Cut & Paste • Click Home | Clipboard | Cut and Home | Clipboard | Paste • Right-click Cut, right-click Paste • Keyboard: Ctrl-X and Ctrl-V • Drag with left mouse button • Drag with right mouse button, Move
Copy & Paste • Click Home | Clipboard | Copy and Home | Clipboard | Paste • Right-click Copy, right-click Paste • Keyboard: Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V • Ctrl + drag with left mouse button • Drag with right mouse button, Copy
The Clipboard • All items that you Cut or Copygo to the ... ... Clipboard • The Clipboard can hold ~24 items • You can Paste any of these at any time • Click arrow at bottom of Clipboard
Find & Replace • Finds certain text ... • ... and can also replace text • Can also find special characters: • Paragraph marks • Can make hundreds of replacements • Click Home | Editing | Find or Replace