Working with Text

To Insert Text:

 

1. Move your mouse to the location you wish text to appear in the document.
2. Click the mouse. The insertion point appears.
 
The insertion point
 
3. Type the text you wish to appear.

 

To Delete Text:

 

1. Place the insertion point next to the text you wish to delete.
2. Press the Backspace key on your keyboard to delete text to the left of the insertion point.
3. Press the Delete key on your keyboard to delete text to the right of the insertion point.

 

To Select Text:

 

1. Place the insertion point next to the text you wish to select.
2. Click the mouse, and while holding it down, drag your mouse over the text to select it.
3. Release the mouse button. You have selected the text. A highlighted box will appear over the selected text.
  Selecting text

When you select text or images in Word, a hover toolbar with formatting options appears. This makes formatting commands easily accessible, which may save you time. If the toolbar does not appear at first, try moving the mouse over the selection.

 
Hover toolbar with formatting options   

To Copy and Paste Text:

 

1. Select the text you wish to copy.
2. Click the Copy command on the Home tab. You can also right-click your document and select Copy.
The Copy command
3. Place your insertion point where you wish the text to appear.
4. Click the Paste command on the Home tab. The text will appear.

 

To Cut and Paste Text:

 

1. Select the text you wish to copy.
2. Click the Cut command on the Home tab. You can also right-click your document and select Cut.
The Cut command
3. Place your insertion point where you wish the text to appear.
4. Click the Paste command on the Home tab. The text will appear.

You can also cut, copy, and paste by right-clicking your document and choosing the desired action from the drop-down menu. When you use this method to paste, you can choose from three options that determine how the text will be formatted: Keep Source Formatting, Merge Formatting and Keep Text Only. You can hover the mouse over each icon to see what it will look like before you click on it.

 
Paste Options
 

To Drag and Drop Text:

 

1. Select the text you wish to copy.
2. Click and drag the text to the location you wish it to appear. The cursor will have a rectangle under it to indicate that you are moving text.
 
Dragging and dropping text
 
3. Release the mouse button and the text will appear.
If text does not appear in the exact location you wish, you can click the Enter key on your keyboard to move the text to a new line.