Hold
down at the same time as a letter to get a CAPITAL
letter
*
If
a key has two characters (like the number keys) hold
down at the same time as one of those keys to get the
upper character
Caps
Lock:
*
Press
once to type in ALL CAPITALS
*
Press
again to return to lower case letters
Enter:
*
Sends
a command to the computer
*
Moves
the cursor down to the next line
Space
Bar:
Adds
spaces between letters, words, or numbers
Moving
the Cursor:
There
are two ways to move the cursor or the insertion point
around the screen.
1.
Use
the arrow keys on the keyboard.
2.
Use
the mouse
A. Place the mouse pointer (which will look like an "I")
where you want the cursor.
B. Left click once with the mouse.
Highlighting
or Selecting Text
There
are several ways to do this, but remember that To
make changes to text it must first be highlighted.
Click
and Drag
1.
Place
the mouse pointer (which will look like an "I")
in front of the section you wish to highlight.
2.
Click
the left mouse button and hold it down as you move
the mouse across the text you want highlighted.
3.
Let
go of the left mouse button when you have made your
selection.
Shift
+ Arrow Keys
1.
Put
the cursor in front of the section you wish to highlight.
2.
Press
the shift key and the appropriate arrow key (at the
same time) until you have made your selection.
Mouse
Pointer
1.
Place
the mouse pointer in the right margin.
2.
When
the pointer changes from the "I" to
an arrow pointing to the right click once to
highlight the entire line, twice to highlight
the entire section, or three times to highlight
the entire document.
Select
All (used to select all the text in a
document)
1.
Click
on the "Edit" menu
2.
Click "Select
All"
3.
Keyboard Short-cut "CTRL + A"
Once
Text is selected (highlighted) you can:
*
Change
the font style or size
*
Make
the text bold, italicized, or underlined
*
Change
the alignment of the text (which margin the text lines
up against) to left, centered, right, or justified (aligned
against both margins)
*
Delete
it
Un-highlighting
or Deselecting Text
*
To
deselect text click anywhere on the "paper" and
the highlight will disappear.
*
WARNING: If
a section of text is highlighting and you hit a key on
the keyboard the highlighted section will be DELETED.
Use the Undo button to bring back the section.
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