Before you can move or edit your text, most of the time you need to highlight it first. You select text by dragging the mouse over the desired text while holding down the left mouse button, or hold down the SHIFT key on the keyboard while using the arrow buttons to highlight the text. The following table contains shortcuts for selecting a portion of the text: Selection Explanation Whole word double-click within the word Whole paragraph triple-click within the paragraph Several words or lines drag the over the words, or hold down SHIFT while using the arrow keys Entire document choose Editing | Select | Select All from the Ribbon, or press CTRL+A To remove highlighted text, you can anywhere outside of the selection of highlighted text or press an arrow key on the keyboard. Move or copy text If you have typed some words that can be placed in another location on your page, then a word processor gives you the ability to copy, or 'cut' (delete) the text, and paste (insert) it elsewhere. Pasting text allows you place the text in several places if you wish. Moving the text around your document can be achieved by selecting and then cutting (CTRL+X) the selected text from its original location; then pasting it (CTRL+V) at some new location in the document window. Another option is to drag the selected text to the new location in the document. To cut the selected text, you can: select the Cut option (or CTRL+X) from the menu, Select the Cut option from the option box when you right-click on the selected text. Select the Edit Cut icon on the menu. To delete text, you can select your text by highlighting it using your left mouse button, and press the Delete key. We can also delete either the selected text or the entire text of the document window. Search and Replace You can find words or phrases and replace or change them all at once. You can also replace text by using the Insert key on your keyboard. When you tap this Insert Key, it allows you to type over or replace text to the right as you type. You can stop the 'type-over' option by tapping the Insert key again.
Formatting the Document: Formatting a document usually means changing the layout and the design of the text in the document to make it presentable, easily readable or according to requirements (e.g. for publication). Some of the options available to format a document include: Various Font styles and Font Paragraph Bullets and Numbering Tables and Columns Printing the Document: During or after creating, editing, formatting and saving a document, we can print a copy of the document. Sometimes, before printing a document, you may want to view your document using a feature called Print Preview, which gives you an idea of exactly how the document will appear after printing. This feature also gives you an opportunity to make any updates and changes before actually printing the document.
Under Numbering, select AutoNumber or Custom Mark. If you choose Custom Mark, insert the symbol or symbols for the reference mark or choose Symbol to open the Symbol dialog box. Choose a font, click the symbol you want to use, and then click OK. Choose OK to close the Footnote and Endnote dialog box. Type the note text in the footnote pane. Apply formatting as desired or, better yet, reformat the Footnote text style (which automatically appears in the Style list when you insert your first footnote). Choose to close the footnote pane or click in the document to continue typing. Headers and Footers Where are they located? A header is located at the top of a document, footer is located at the bottom of a document. Insert a Header and/or Footer in your document To insert Header and Footer information such as page numbers, date, or title, first, decide if you want the information in the header (at the top of the page) or in the Footer (at the bottom of the page), then: Click the Insert Tab on the Ribbon Click Header or Footer Choose a style I The Header/Footer Design Tab will display on the Ribbon Choose the information that you would like to have in the header or footer (date, time, page numbers, etc.) or type in the information you would like to have in the header or footer