Select the item you wish to copy or cut.

Cut: Cntr + x (On a Mac, it is Cmd + x).

Copy: Cntr + c (On a Mac, it is Cmd + c).

Right-click the highlighted item and click Copy or Cut.

Select the item you wish to Copy or Cut.

The selected data can be found only at the new, pasted location (the item has moved from one location to another).

Cut and paste – duplicates the selected item then deletes the original.

The selected item can be found in both original and the new, pasted location(s). Copy and paste – duplicates the selected item.

Cut – removes the selected item from its original position.

Copy – duplicates the selected item (text, symbol, table, image, etc.).

(On a Mac keyboard, press the fn key plus the Delete key.)

To delete text to the right of the insertion point, press the Delete key on the keyboard.

(On a Mac keyboard, press the Delete key.)

To delete text to the left of the insertion point, press the Backspace key on the keyboard.

Click to set the insertion point there (a blinking vertical line).

Move the I-beam pointer to the text you want to delete.

Press the Delete key (on the keyboard).

Or click the Home tab, under Editing, click Select, and then click Select All.

To select an entire document: move the I-beam to the left of any text until it turns into a right-pointing arrow, then triple-click.

To select any amount of text: click and drag the I-beam over the text to highlight it.

To select a paragraph: triple-click the paragraph.

To select an entire line of text: move the I-beam to the left of the line until it turns into a right-pointing arrow, then click.

To select a word: double-click the word.

Move the I-beam pointer to where you wish to select text.

Go to the location where stores your file or folder (hard drive, USB, etc.).

This is also sometimes called “highlighting text.”

Adding text (terms, phrases, paragraphs, etc.)īefore editing text, you’ll need to select it.

The text you type will be inserted into the document.Įditing a document – making revisions to a document, focusing on correcting errors, improving the accuracy of language, rearranging, making words and sentences clearer and more effective, etc.Įditing in word processing may include the following tasks: Steps to create a new word processing document (Word, Office 365): Word processing – the use of a program (software application) running on a computer that allows users to create, edit, format, and store documents.

Microsoft word formatting tests