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Inserting Text
‘Inserting Text’ means insertion of text in a document.
To insert text:
Step 1: Position the cursor to the right of the character where new text is to be inserted.
Step 2: Type the text. While inserting the new text in a document, existing text shifts to the right.
Deleting Text
We can delete a character, a word or a block of text.
To delete text:
Step 1: Position the cursor to the left of the character to be deleted or select the word or block of a text.
Step 2: Press the ‘Delete’ key (Del) from the keyboard.
Copying Text
Copying means duplication of certain contents of a document by pasting the copy of selected content
to some other location in or outside a document. A user can use ‘Copy’ and ‘Paste’ options to copy
existing text from one location in a document and then paste it to another location. The ‘Copy’ command
stores a duplicate copy of the selected text, leaving the original selected content unchanged. The ‘Paste’
command pastes the selected content at the insertion point.
To Copy text using Copy and Paste option:
Step 1: Select the contents to be copied.
Step 2: Select ‘Copy’ option from the ‘Edit’ menu.
OR Click on ‘Copy’ button from the Standard Toolbar. (The selected content is copied and lies
in Clipboard till it is pasted).
Step 3: Place the cursor, where the content has to be pasted.
Step 4: Select the ‘Paste’ option from the ‘Edit’ menu.
OR Click on ‘Paste’ button from the Standard Toolbar.
Notes
Clipboard is a temporary storage area that stores the object which has been cut or copied for future
use. Whenever one uses the ‘Paste’ option, the object from the ‘Clipboard’ is retrieved by that
application.
Moving Text
The ‘Cut’ option helps to remove or cut the selected text from its original place. It can then be pasted
at the same place or at a new place in the same or a different document.
To move text using Cut and Paste option:
Step 1: Select the content.
Step 2: Select ‘Cut’ option from the ‘Edit’ menu.
OR Click on ‘Cut’ button from the Standard Toolbar.
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