Blinking Vertical line
Marks the
insertion point, the location where text you type appears in the document and
where certain editing occurs.
Entering Text
To enter text, simply type it. As you type, the text appears
and the insertion point moves to the right. If the line reaches the right edge
of the screen, then MS Word automatically moves to the start of the next line;
this is word wrapping. Press Enter only when you want to start a
new paragraph.
Deleting Text
- To delete the character to the right of the insertion point, press Delete.
- To delete the character to the left of the insertion point, press Backspace.
If you make a mistake, you can recover deleted text with the
Edit, Undo command. You can also click the undo button
or press the shortcut key, Ctrl + Z.
Zooming the Screen
The View, Zoom command lets you control the size of your
document as displayed on the screen. You can enlarge it to facilitate reading
small fonts or decrease the size to view an entire page at one time.
You can change the
zoom setting by pulling down the Zoom control on the standard Toolbar and
selecting the desired zoom setting.
Saving Documents
Saving a document for the first time.
- Select File, Save for an unnamed document , Word displays the save As dialog box.
- In the File Name text box, enter the name you want to assign to the document file.
- Click Save.
Saving a named document
As you work
on a document, save it periodically to minimize possible data loss in the event
of a power failure or other system problem. Once you have assigned a name to a
document, the File, Save command saves the current document version under its
assigned name; no dialog boxes appear.
You can also click the Save button
on the standard toolbar.
Retrieving a Document
This means
to reopen a document from your disk into Word for Windows so you can work on
it.
