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Inserting Text
‘Inserting Text’ means adding text in a document. To insert:
Step 1: Position the cursor to the right of the character where the new text is to be inserted.
Step 2: Type the text. (While inserting the new text in a document, the existing text shifts to the right.)
To Delete a Character or a Word or a Block of Text
To delete text, follow the given 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 from the keyboard.
Undo
Undo is an option that helps to retrieve (bring back) previously made modifications in a document or reverse
the previous action or a series of actions. To Undo:
Step 1: Select the ‘Undo’ option from
the ‘Edit’ menu. [Or] Click on the 1
‘Undo’ button from the ‘Standard
Toolbar’.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Undo’ drop-down
arrow from the Standard Toolbar.
To Undo a series of actions, repeat the above
for a number of times as required.
The recent actions done are listed in the
Undo drop-down list. Check the last action
in the series to undo all the previous actions. (If the Undo command and the Undo button is dimmed, then that
action cannot be reversed.)
Redo
The ‘Redo’ option helps to reverse the changes which were applied by ‘Undo’. It cancels the ‘Undo’ action. To
Redo the previous action:
Step 1: Click on the ‘Redo’ option from the ‘Edit’ menu. [Or] click on the ‘Redo’ button from the Standard
Toolbar.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Redo’ drop-down arrow from the Standard Toolbar.
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To Redo a series of actions, follow the step repetitively for the required number of times.
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