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Items to Select Using a Mouse Using a Keyboard
Character Drag the mouse over a character. Press Shift + Left/Right arrow key from
the beginning of a character.
Word Double-click anywhere on the word or Press Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right arrow
drag the mouse over the word. key from the beginning of a word.
Lines Click on the beginning of the line and Press Shift + Down/Up arrow key over
drag up to the required area of line. the line, starting from the beginning
of a character.
Paragraph Click four times anywhere in a Press Ctrl + Shift + Down/Up arrow
paragraph. key from the beginning of a character.
Entire Document Click on the beginning of the Press Ctrl + A.
document and drag till the end.
Rectangular Areas Alt+drag over the area. Press Alt + Shift + F8 to switch to
block selection mode, then press Shift
+ Down/Up Arrow.
Inserting Text
Inserting Text means insertion of text in a document. To insert text, follow these steps:
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, follow these steps:
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 and Pasting 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 the
Copy and Paste options, follow these steps:
Step 1: Select the text you want to copy.
Step 2: Click the Edit menu on the Menu bar.
Step 3: Choose the Copy option.
OR Click the Copy button on the Standard toolbar.
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