In this tutorial, you will learn the techniques used to modify an existing document and to improve its appearance by applying various formatting techniques. Session 2.1 introduces the process of editing a document, which entails inserting , deleting , moving , and copying blocks of text. A text block is a contiguous group of letters or words, and may include a single word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, or even groups of paragraphs. In most cases, before you edit a block of text, you will need to select that block of text.
Word provides a number of text selection techniques.
For example, to select a word, you place your cursor anywhere within the word and double-click the left mouse button. The text describes how to select different text blocks on page WD 2.09. It is crucial that you learn and use these text selection techniques in order to be an efficient computer user. Many computer users rely solely on the mouse to highlight the text they want to edit. This is usually a very inefficient way to select text.