1. Pasewark & Pasewark Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course 1 INTRODUCTORY MICROSOFT WORD Lesson 2 – Basic Editing

2. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 2 Objectives Select text. Delete and type over text. Undo and redo recent actions. Cut, copy, and paste text. Use drag and drop to move or copy text.

3. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 3 Terms Used in This Lesson Clipboard Copy Cut Drag and drop Overtype mode Paste Selecting

4. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 4 Selecting Text Selecting - highlighting a block of text. Select text by holding down the left button of the mouse and dragging the pointer to the end of the text you want to select. See Table 2-1 in student book, Selecting blocks of text

5. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 5 Delete and Overtype Text Backspace key - deletes characters to the left of the insertion point. Delete key – deletes characters to the right of the insertion point. Overtype – replaces or types over existing text.

6. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 6 Using Undo and Redo Undo –reverses recent actions. Click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar or choose the Undo command from the Edit menu. Redo –reverses an Undo action. Click the Redo button on the Standard toolbar or choose the Redo command from the Edit menu.

7. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 7 Clipboard Clipboard - a temporary storage place in the computer ’ s memory. The Clipboard is displayed in the task pane. See Figure 2-3 in student book, Office Clipboard in the task pane

8. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 8 Cutting Text Cut – removes selected text from the document and places it on the Clipboard. Choose Cut from the Edit menu or the Cut button on the Standard toolbar.

9. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 9 Pasting Text Paste – text is copied from the Clipboard to the location of the insertion point in the document. Choose Paste from the Edit menu or the Paste button on the Standard toolbar.

10. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 10 Copying Text Copy – a copy of the selected text is placed on the Clipboard while the original text remains in the document. Choose Copy from the Edit menu or the Copy button on the Standard toolbar.

11. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 11 Using Drag and Drop to Move or Copy Text Drag and drop – quick method to move text a short distance in the text. Move text – place mouse pointer on selected text. Click and hold down mouse button. Drag text and release button where you want the text to appear. Copy text – same steps as moving text but hold down Ctrl while dragging.

12. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 12 Summary You can speed operations by selecting blocks of text. Delete text using Backspace and Delete. Replace text using Overtype mode. Undo recent actions using the Undo command. Use Redo to reverse an Undo action.

13. Word - Lesson 2 Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Course Pasewark & Pasewark 13 Summary Send text to the Clipboard by using the Cut or Copy command. Retrieve text by using the Paste command. Use drag and drop to move or copy text a short distance.