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Microsoft Word Microsoft Word —— EditingEditing

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Why Edit?Why Edit?

Correct mistakesCorrect mistakes

Make improvementsMake improvements

Respond to changes in Respond to changes in environmentenvironment

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ProofreadingProofreading

Spelling checkerSpelling checker

Custom DictionaryCustom Dictionary

Grammar checkerGrammar checker

Always proofread with your eyes Always proofread with your eyes alsoalso

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Changing TextChanging Text

Always:Always:

Select first Select first

— — Then changeThen change Possible changes:Possible changes:

– Insert / DeleteInsert / Delete– Copy / MoveCopy / Move

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Selecting TextSelecting Text

With mouse:With mouse:– Left-click and dragLeft-click and drag– or Double- or triple-clickor Double- or triple-click– or Left margin (the Selection Bar)or Left margin (the Selection Bar)

With keyboard (Shift key):With keyboard (Shift key):– Use arrow keysUse arrow keys

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Move – or – Cut & Move – or – Cut & PastePaste Click Click Home | Clipboard | Cut Home | Clipboard | Cut

and and Home | Clipboard | PasteHome | Clipboard | Paste

Right-click Right-click CutCut, right-click , right-click PastePaste

Keyboard: Keyboard: Ctrl-XCtrl-X and and Ctrl-VCtrl-V

Drag with left mouse buttonDrag with left mouse button

Drag with right mouse button, Drag with right mouse button, MoveMove

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Copy & PasteCopy & Paste

Click Click Home | Clipboard | Copy Home | Clipboard | Copy and and Home | Clipboard | PasteHome | Clipboard | Paste

Right-click Right-click CopyCopy, right-click , right-click PastePaste

Keyboard: Keyboard: Ctrl-CCtrl-C and and Ctrl-VCtrl-V

CtrlCtrl + drag with left mouse button + drag with left mouse button

Drag with right mouse button, Drag with right mouse button, CopyCopy

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The ClipboardThe Clipboard

All items that you All items that you Cut Cut oror Copy Copy go to the ...go to the ...

... ... ClipboardClipboard

The Clipboard can hold ~The Clipboard can hold ~2424 items items

You can You can PastePaste any of these at any any of these at any timetime

Click arrow at bottom of Click arrow at bottom of ClipboardClipboard

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Find & ReplaceFind & Replace

Finds certain text ...Finds certain text ...

... and can also replace text... and can also replace text

Can also find special characters:Can also find special characters:– Paragraph marksParagraph marks

Can make hundreds of replacementsCan make hundreds of replacements

Click Click Home | Editing | FindHome | Editing | Find or or ReplaceReplace