Key Applications Module Lesson 13 — Editing and Formatting Documents Computer Literacy BASICS

Key Applications ModuleLesson 13 — Editing and Formatting Documents

Computer Literacy BASICS

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Objectives

Delete and insert text using the Backspace and Delete keys and Insert and Overtype mode.

Use the Undo and Redo features. Edit text using drag-and-drop editing and the

cut, copy, and paste commands. Find and replace text.


Objectives (cont.)

Format text with fonts, line spacing, alignment, tabs and indents, page breaks, and bulleted and numbered lists.

Check and correct spelling and grammar. Display document statistics, such as word

count. Use Print Preview and format a document for

printing.


Vocabulary

Alignment Attributes Clipboard Drag-and-drop First line indent Font Format Format Painter

Hanging indent Hard page break Insert mode Landscape orientation Overtype mode Points Portrait orientation Soft page break


Deleting Characters

You can delete characters one character at a time by

Using the Backspace key– This deletes the character to the left of the insertion

point each time the key is pressed. Using the Delete key

– This deletes the character to the right of the insertion point each time the key is pressed.

Holding down either key will continue to delete characters until the key is released.


Inserting Characters

Word enters text in Insert mode by default.– When you type new text in front of existing text, the

existing text shifts to the right to make room for the new text.

Turning off Insert mode activates Overtype mode.– When you type new text, it replaces existing text.

Toggle between these modes by– Double-clicking OVR in the status bar– Pressing the Insert key on the keyboard


Undo, Redo, and Repeat

The Undo command on the Edit menu (or the Undo button) can be used to reverse the last edit that you made to the text or document.

The Redo command on the Edit menu (or the Redo button) can be used to reverse an Undo action.

You can use the Repeat command on the Edit menu to repeat your last action or edit.

Shortcut keys for these commands are Ctrl + Z for Undo and Ctrl + Y for Redo or Repeat.


Undo and Redo Commands

Undo Redo

To Undo and Redo multiple steps at one time, select an action in the Undo list, and that action and all actions above it will be undone.

The Undo and Redo buttons are on the Standard toolbar.

Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Undo or Redo button on the Standard toolbar to display a command list box.


Copying and Moving Text

Selected text can be copied or moved from its location in the active document to– Some other location in the active document– Some other Word document– Some other application’s document

The most common methods of doing this are– Drag-and-drop editing– Cut, Copy, and Paste commands


Drag-and-Drop Editing

Drag-and-drop is very efficient when moving text a short distance.

To use this method:– Select the text to be moved.– Press and hold down the mouse button.– Drag the text to its new location.– Release the mouse button.

You can also copy text in this way by holding down the Ctrl key as you drag.


Cut, Copy, and Paste Commands

The Cut, Copy, and Paste commands can be activated by clicking their respective buttons on the toolbar.

The commands can also be found on the Edit menu.

Shortcut keys for these commands are Ctrl + C for Copy, Ctrl + X for Cut, and Ctrl + V for Paste.

Cut Paste

Copy


Cut, Copy, and Paste Commands (cont.)

Cut is used to remove selected text from the document.

Copy is used to copy selected text. Cut and copied text is placed on the

Clipboard, a temporary storage area. Paste is used to insert text from the

Clipboard back into the document at the location of the insertion point.


The Clipboard

The Clipboard is a shared item among all Office applications and can hold data of all Office types. You can paste an item on the Clipboard into any Office application.

The Clipboard can hold up to 24 items. To view the Clipboard task pane shown at right, select the Task Pane option on the View menu. You may need to click the down arrow at the top right of the task pane and then select Clipboard if it does not automatically display.


Inserting Special Text

The Insert menu in Word offers options to insert the current date, time, or special symbols in your document.

The text will be inserted at the place in the document where the insertion point is positioned, so be sure you have the insertion point in the place where you want the special text to appear or you will have to cut and move the inserted text.


The Date and Time Dialog Box

Options in the Date and Time dialog box allow you to enter the current date and time as text. So, if you open the document the next day, the previous day’s date will appear.

You also can insert a field that will always show the current date or time by selecting the Field option from the Insert menu.


The Symbol Dialog Box

Use the Symbol com-mand on the Insert menu to open the Symbol dialog box.

The Special Characters tab in the Symbol dia-log box allows you to insert dashes, copyright and trademark sym-bols, and nonbreaking spaces.


Finding Text

Use Word’s Find command to search for one or all occurrences of a word or phrase in your document. Select the Find command on the Edit menu to open the Find and Replace dialog box.

Enter the word or phrase to find in the text box and then click the Find Next button.

Each time you click Find Next, Word will search for another occurrence.


Replacing Text

Use the Replace feature to search for text and replace it with new text. Select the Replace command on the Edit menu to open the Replace tab in the Find and Replace dialog box.

Enter the Find criteria, enter the Replace with criteria, and click the Find Next button.

Click Replace and Find Next or just Find Next to selectively replace text, or click Replace All to replace all occurrences.


The Replace Tab in theFind and Replace Dialog Box


Formatting Text

Formats are applied to text to manipulate the appearance of the text.

You can change the size, font, attributes, indents, or list styles when you add a format to text.

There are three categories of formats in Word:– Character formats, such as text color and underline– Paragraph formats, such as line spacing and

alignment– Document formats, such as paper orientation and

margins


Character Formats: Fonts

A font is the design of a typeface. Fonts come in many styles, and you can use

more than one font in a document. The size of the type is measured in points

(the larger the point size, the bigger the text). Use the Formatting toolbar to change the

font, attribute, or size for selected text.


The Font Dialog Box


Character Formats: Attributes

The Font dialog box also lists font attributes such as Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold italic.

You can change many more attributes such as color, outline, and shadow.

The Formatting toolbar also provides buttons to quickly change the attributes of text and drop-down list boxes to change the font and size of the text without opening a dialog box.


Paragraph Formats: Line Spacing

The default line spacing in Word is single spacing.– When text is double-spaced, there is a blank

line between text lines.– The blank line between text lines is half the

space for 1½-line spacing.


Paragraph Formats: Line Spacing (cont.)

You can change line spacing by– Using the Line Spacing button on the

Formatting toolbar.– Clicking the Format menu, clicking

Paragraph, and then changing the spacing option in the Paragraph dialog box.

You can also adjust the spacing before and after paragraphs in the Paragraph dialog box.


Paragraph Formats: Alignment

Alignment refers to how text is positioned between the margins.

You can select from four alignments:– Left– Center– Right– Justified

You can quickly set any of these options by selecting the text and using the buttons (shown above) on the Formatting toolbar.

Alignment options

Line Spacing


Displaying the Ruler

You will usually see a ruler at the top of the document window in Word.– If you do not see it, make sure that Ruler is

selected in the View menu. The Ruler is a handy reference to see the

“true” size of your text and document. It can also be used to quickly set tabs,

indents, and margins in your document.


Paragraph Formats: Tabs

Tabs are used to indent text and to line up columns of data.

Word’s default tabs are set at half-inch intervals. You can set custom tabs using tab markers and the

Ruler. You can set left, center, right, and decimal tabs.

Left Tab

Right Tab

Center Tab

Change tab symbols here

Decimal Tab

The Ruler displays at the top of a Word document.


Paragraph Formats: Indents

An indent is a space between the margin and where the text appears.

Text can be indented from the left or right margin, or from both.

You can create first line indents. You can create hanging indents. Indents are set by dragging indent

markers (at right) along the ruler.

Left Indent marker

Hanging Indent marker

First Line Indent marker


Inserting Page Breaks

A soft page break is automatically inserted for you when you fill a page with text or graphics.

You can also break pages manually by inserting a hard page break, which forces a page break at a specific location.– To insert a hard page break, select Break from the

Insert menu and then select the Page break option in the Break dialog box.

– Or you can use the shortcut key combination for inserting a hard page break, Ctrl + Enter.


Page Breaks and Section Breaks

In Normal view, a page break displays as a dotted line.– In Page Layout and Reading Layout views, the pages

actually look like separate sheets of paper.– You may not see any indication of page breaks in Web

Layout and Outline views. In addition to page breaks, you can also insert

section breaks in your documents. A section break allows you to vary the layout of a

document within a page or between pages.


Bullets and Numbers

Create lists using bullets and numbers.– Bullet lists are called unordered lists since the order

does not matter.– Numbered lists are called ordered lists since they

have a sequence number. Select the text and click the Bullets or Numbering

button on the Formatting toolbar to create the list.– Both lists are automatically formatted with a hanging

indent.– You can change the bullet or number style in the

Bullets and Number dialog box on the Format menu.


The Format Painter

To apply multiple character formats quickly to text in several places in your document, use the Format Painter button to copy all formatting to other text.

– Select the text with the formatting you want to copy.

– Double-click the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar. When the pointer changes to a paintbrush, click the text where you want to apply the formatting.

To apply formatting to a group of words, drag the pointer across the words to select them.

Format Painter button


Document Statistics Tools

The Word Count command on the Tools menu opens the Word Count dialog box.

This dialog box provides statistics about a document including the number of words, pages, sentences, lines, and characters.

You can see all the options for available statistics in the drop-down list in the Word Count dialog box.


The Word Count Toolbar

Click the Show Toolbar button in the Word Count dialog box to display the Word Count toolbar.

Click Recount to view updated statistics about the document.

To hide the Word Count toolbar, click the toolbar’s Close button.


Checking Spelling and Grammar

Word has a spell checker that can be used to search for misspelled words in your document.– Misspelled words are indicated in text with a red wavy

underline. It also has a grammar checker to look for common

grammar mistakes.– Grammar mistakes are underlined in the document

with a green wavy line. Right-click an underline to view suggestions for

changes to correct an error.


Spelling and Grammar Options

To check the entire docu-ment for spelling and/or grammar errors, open the Spelling and Grammar dialog box by clicking the Spelling and Grammar option on the Tools menu.

Click the Options button in the Spelling and Grammar dialog box to access the Options dialog box (at right) to change the settings for the spelling and grammar checking tools.


Page Orientation and Margins

Documents can be oriented two ways:– Portrait: The document is taller than it is wide.– Landscape: The document is wider than it is tall.– Set either option by selecting the Page Setup option on

the File menu. Margins are the blank space around the edges of the

document.– The default margins are 1 inch for top and bottom

margins and 1.25 inches for left and right margins.– Margins can also be set in the Page Setup dialog box.


Print Preview

To avoid wasteful printing, preview your document and make adjustments before you print it.

Print Preview is an on-screen, reduced view of the layout of a completed page or pages.

Click the Print Preview button on the Standard toolbar to see how your document will look when printed.


Print Preview (cont.)

Preview mode shows you page orientation, margins, and page breaks.

If you notice any errors, you can edit the document in Print Preview or return to Normal view to correct the errors.

At the top of the Print Preview window, you will see the toolbar shown below with tools you can use in preview mode.


Selecting a Printer

The default printer for your computer system is listed in the text box at the top of the Print dialog box.

To temporarily change the printer, click the down arrow to the right of the text box and then click the name of another printer.

Selecting a different printer from the list gives you the flexibility to use any printer available to your system to print a job.


Fixing Common Printing Problems

Use TrueType fonts, which look the same on the printed page as on the screen.

Check that you are using valid print settings, such as margins that are within the print area of your printer.

Make sure your printer is online and is correctly connected to your computer.


Fixing Common Printing Problems (cont.)

Open the Print dialog box to confirm that the correct printer is selected in the Printer Name text box.

Use Windows’ Printing Troubleshooter (in Help and Support) to determine whether your printer setup is correct.


Summary

The Delete key and the Backspace key can be used to delete characters.

When you add new text in Insert mode, the new characters are inserted between existing text. When text is entered in Overtype mode, the new text replaces existing text.

The Undo and Redo commands make editing easy when you make mistakes or change your mind.


Summary (cont.)

The Repeat command lets you repeat your most recent action.

Selected text can be copied or moved from one location in a Word document to a new location in the same document, to a different Word document, or to another application. Drag-and-drop editing is especially helpful when you are moving or copying text short distances.


Summary (cont.)

When you use the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands, Word stores the selected text in the Clipboard. The Clipboard stores up to 24 items.

The Find command makes searching for text and/or formats easy. The Replace command replaces multiple occurrences of text automatically.


Summary (cont.)

Fonts are available in a variety of styles and point sizes.

Attributes such as bold, italic, underline, small caps, and color can be added to text, and more than one attribute can be applied to the same text.

You can adjust the line spacing in a paragraph to create more or less white space between the lines of text.


Summary (cont.)

Formatting the paragraph alignment for left, center, right, or justified positions the text appropriately between the left and right margins.

Custom tabs can be set by clicking on the Ruler.

Options for indenting text include left indents, right indents, first line indents, and hanging indents.


Summary (cont.)

Word automatically adds a soft page break when you fill a page, but you can add a hard page break to force a new page to start at any point in a document.

The Bullets and Numbering feature automatically adds and formats bullets and numbers in lists.


Summary (cont.)

Document statistics provide information about the number of words, pages, lines, paragraphs, and sentences in the Word Count dialog box.

Word checks spelling and grammar as you key text. Misspelled words are marked with red wavy lines and possible grammar errors are marked with green wavy lines. Spelling and grammar errors can be corrected as you enter text by using a shortcut menu.


Summary (cont.)

To check all spelling and grammar at once, use the Spelling and Grammar dialog box.

The page orientation determines how the document will print on the page. Adjusting the margins affects the white space around the edges of the page.


Summary (cont.)

Print Preview shows a reduced view of the layout of a document. You can also reduce the view of a document by changing the zoom. Print Preview can help eliminate wasteful printing.