In This Chapter:

Typing / Entering Text

Here we cover the basics of typing in Word.

Selecting Text

Here we go over how to select text in Word; an important skill for many other things that come later.

Inserting and Deleting Characters

As you type, you will eventually make typos or typing errors. You can easily correct them by either inserting new characters or deleting unwanted ones. You can even delete entire words.

Selecting the Text to Delete a Word

Undo and Redo

Here we show you how to use the Undo and Redo commands.

Cut Copy Paste

Here we show you how to use the cut copy and paste Commands.

Find and Replace

Here we go over how to automatically find and replace text in Word.

Spelling and Grammar Check

Word has really handy tools for helping you proofread and correct spelling and grammar errors.

Thesaurus

The Thesaurus tool will suggest synonyms, antonyms, or related words for a word that you want to replace.

Font Attributes

There are many font styles or fonts in Word. They can be divided into two broad categories: serif and sans serif fonts.

Font Size, Style and Color

Now we show you how to change some of the other attributes of your text.

Indenting a paragraph

Indent is the position of text relative to the document margins. You can see indentation markers on the ruler.

Text Alignment

Word lets you change the alignment of the text in your paragraphs to look like the common styles you see in print.

Numbered and Bulleted Lists

While displaying a list, such as names of students, headings of chapters in books, or the number of holidays, each item in the list is marked with icon-like characters or symbols. These symbols help attract attention to the various items. These symbols ar

Paragraph and Line Spacing

Spacing is the amount of white space between lines and paragraphs. The amount of space can be specified in lines or in points.